- Sun Feb 19, 2012 3:05 am
#295432
About 2:30am I was in the city and thought I'd do a favour and drive 2 friends home from a party
I was pulled over, and the police on duty checked over my car. He gave me a defect noticed for my car for "being too low", anyone who knows me knows I mod my car within specs. The law states I may lower my ride height only if it's 100mm off the ground which it is, except for my beaks bar which is 90mm from the road. Therefore the office should say I should remove my beaks bar.
Fair enough, I said to him, okay I will remove my beaks bar and it will be within spec, he said "don't say anything or you will embarrass myself" I clearly tried to explain myself several times but he kept shutting me up.
On the defect notice it says
1. "vehicle 100mm suspension to be returned to stock" instead of saying, I should remove my beaks bar
2. "Vehicle to be noise tested", i'm using a twin loop muffler, original design by MUGEN! Which is a sub company off Honda which in fact would mean it's a factory option and they designed it for street use and it is within noise limit! (I tried to explain that to him and wouldn't listen)
I went to the police station to fix this problem at the "ground level", I asked if I may email this officer, I was told he would just delete my email. Only way to fix this is to take it to court which will be $1000 and up which is not worth it.
So far my expenses:
$88 vehicle modifications do not comply with standard
$40 for Bridgestone to adjust my coilovers to standard height ( I don't have the right keys)
$50 blue slip for inspection to see if car is within specs
= $178
Currently I am not working at the moment, I start back in March. In the meantime I receive centrelink from the government which is $420 a fortnight which leaves me $242 after my defect, when you have bills, petrol, rent, food to pay, it doesn't leave me with much.
I figured I was on the same side as the police, seeing that I was a 1st year apprentice mechanic, I donate blood, I'm polite and have a clean criminal record.
If this keeps going, I'll sell my Civic and forced to buy something stock
COMPLETE FUCKING BULLSHIT!!
I was pulled over, and the police on duty checked over my car. He gave me a defect noticed for my car for "being too low", anyone who knows me knows I mod my car within specs. The law states I may lower my ride height only if it's 100mm off the ground which it is, except for my beaks bar which is 90mm from the road. Therefore the office should say I should remove my beaks bar.
Fair enough, I said to him, okay I will remove my beaks bar and it will be within spec, he said "don't say anything or you will embarrass myself" I clearly tried to explain myself several times but he kept shutting me up.
On the defect notice it says
1. "vehicle 100mm suspension to be returned to stock" instead of saying, I should remove my beaks bar
2. "Vehicle to be noise tested", i'm using a twin loop muffler, original design by MUGEN! Which is a sub company off Honda which in fact would mean it's a factory option and they designed it for street use and it is within noise limit! (I tried to explain that to him and wouldn't listen)
I went to the police station to fix this problem at the "ground level", I asked if I may email this officer, I was told he would just delete my email. Only way to fix this is to take it to court which will be $1000 and up which is not worth it.
So far my expenses:
$88 vehicle modifications do not comply with standard
$40 for Bridgestone to adjust my coilovers to standard height ( I don't have the right keys)
$50 blue slip for inspection to see if car is within specs
= $178
Currently I am not working at the moment, I start back in March. In the meantime I receive centrelink from the government which is $420 a fortnight which leaves me $242 after my defect, when you have bills, petrol, rent, food to pay, it doesn't leave me with much.
I figured I was on the same side as the police, seeing that I was a 1st year apprentice mechanic, I donate blood, I'm polite and have a clean criminal record.
If this keeps going, I'll sell my Civic and forced to buy something stock
COMPLETE FUCKING BULLSHIT!!
