Police Blitz Brisbane Gents beware that there is currently a police blitz in Brisbane and surrounding suburbs on over sized tyres and bull-bars for the highway patrol teams.
Specifically looking for anything that might have oversized tyres (they are measuring them not just relying on the tyre stamp), anything 1mm larger than 50mm over what's is allowed on your sticker is a fine, can see any part of the tyre past the guard another fine, look too aggressive on the tread pattern another fine. They are also chasing people with aftermarket bull-bars that are not compliant (ie. have to have a airbag compliance sticker on them, although it seems they won't check if you have a ARB sticker on the front). While they are there they also are doing lights check (looking for HID & LED light kits), engine modifications without compliance/mod plate (had to argue that a aluminium radiator replacement is not a modification of the engine, "oh it's shiny that's got to be a fine"), number plate obstructions (apparently a winch fairlead is enough of an obstruction despite it may only be obstructing the coloured line across top of plate), full check under the car (sway bars present and connected etc) and a working horn that is not too loud, in other words any other revenue they can get while they have you. You also have to argue that you are driving a yank car so the compliance stickers are all on the left side, they seem to think they must be on the drivers side on only let it go because the owners manual showed it being there. It is also worth noting that a oversized tyre is now considered an offence as part of the hoon laws, which means if you get caught again drying a "modified vehicle not in compliance" in the next 5 years no matter who's car it is you are driving then the car gets impounded for 7 days, 3rd time its 90days....what the hell, who is going to know or check to see if someone else's car is compliant before driving it. I now fully understand why they call QLD the nanny state, guess the fun police have ensured I go back to driving a girls car..... |
They're also hunting motorcycles that have "illegal" mods done ie: slip on pipes, loud exhaust, hid/led headlights, tail tidies, moving rego plate angle. turbo's and such.
Was pulled over twice during ekka week on my old cbr100f because of the slip-on Yoshi pipe and them claiming it was "above noise DB's" |
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where do I get a 255/70/18 sticker from and is yours in the glovebox? was it old mate in the black and blue highway car? |
Tyre placard inside drivers door on jk
They were at Caboolturein a blue hwy car but had guys up the road stopping everyone. Would have hated being the pootrol behind me with the 6" lift I wouls reckon |
My placard says 245/75 17 on a 2014 Rubicon, guess I'd better cross my fingers or start looking for some legal tyres for when I get done.
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Whats a swaybar?
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So, $750 for number plates, another $350 for tyres (surprised it's not per tyre) and another $120 for swaybar....... $1200 thanks for coming oh and because tyres are considered a major defect now you can't drive it home (less than 1.5km away), fortunately I have mates who drive tow trucks so no issue there other than the bother of waiting. |
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