defect notice.

**na-118** · 11-08-2010 10:22 PM

if you have been pulled over for a roadworthy inspection by the police, and they have inspected your car and come to a conclusion that your car is too low, without using the measuring tool,

can you sort of ask/ demand them to use the measuring tool?

**lsvtec** · 11-08-2010 10:26 PM

im pretty sure that they cant just say the car is to low without using some sort of measuring device to prove it

**na-118** · 11-08-2010 10:30 PM

we'll they obviously have that's why i asked that question, its only a defect notice, don't think it' will worth mouting off cause the vehicle is fairly low...

**m3ntAL_l2** · 12-08-2010 11:32 AM

officers can defect you upon their own discretion, no tools are required

**Nepolian** · 12-08-2010 07:04 PM

Originally Posted by na-118

if you have been pulled over for a roadworthy inspection by the police, and they have inspected your car and come to a conclusion that your car is too low, without using the measuring tool,

can you sort of ask/ demand them to use the measuring tool?

No, considering that you can get defected without actually driving the car or speak to the officers....ask my brother who received 4 defects in 6mths.

Then again, it doesn't take a genius to figure out which car is low to require a measuring instrument!

**jdm_b16a** · 12-08-2010 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by lsvtec

im pretty sure that they cant just say the car is to low without using some sort of measuring device to prove it

Oh yes they can. Here in NSW it happens all the time.

Peter

**nikolaz01** · 12-08-2010 09:45 PM

I got defected for my exhaust even when they didn't even check it with the decibel reader... mugen rep twin loop is quite as well!

But yeah no tools are required they just use common sense but some don't have any at all as they thought my radiator was an intercooler.

**na-118** · 12-08-2010 11:22 PM

we'll that's just odd, for an rta examiner who clears defects day in day out, were the ones who actually get the tools out, and say whether its roadworthy or not,,,

same goes with airbox without resenator and bottom box hooked up,
if the rta examiner who is inspecting it sees that the filter is covered he can't go check under it etc,

**aznsiko** · 13-08-2010 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by na-118

if you have been pulled over for a roadworthy inspection by the police, and they have inspected your car and come to a conclusion that your car is too low, without using the measuring tool,

can you sort of ask/ demand them to use the measuring tool?

from my previous experiences they like to measure the height of the car with your drivers license upright...

**ekay1** · 13-08-2010 06:43 PM

Ouch, your car must of been pretty low. Officers are getting stricter and stricter these days. They try to defect over anything possible, due to so many hoons these days. Hate it how cops target "done up" cars >< Goodluck getting out of it.