Yellow Stickerable?...You be the judge

Sikplague · 01-02-2007, 10:51 AM

G'day everyone check this out some picky cops thought i might be worth a yellow sticker.

these are the things they picked me up on!

blue headlights they said, which they are more green than blue lol

blown taillight

and a loose battery which he had to yank to say it was loose

i mean how funny does a yellow sticker look on this car its not natural

peoples opinions would be funny to hear so please feel free to say anything lol

james22 · 01-02-2007, 11:03 AM

jesus, what did you do to **** em off like that. My first car had 10 times more things wrong,and they never even looked at me sideways lol.

Where do you live? Why did they pull you up?

fiery · 01-02-2007, 11:06 AM

I couldn't tell the colour of the lights as the pic was small (or maybe my eyes aren't great lol).

Not sure as don't really know what you mean by blue headlights but you say they are more green.
Is that a coloured bulb, painted within the light area or ??

I am not sure about blue on the front of the car, I know they frown upon red being at the front of a vehicle.

The blown tail light, well yeah.. looks like he got you on that one.

Battery being loose... Aren't all batteries supposed to have a clamp on them? If so, then he got you if you didn't have one.

They aren't major things (a warning maybe would have been better), so won't be a huge thing to fix up to get that yellow sticker off.

Good luck

Casper · 01-02-2007, 11:09 AM

Gets you for a blown taillight.... but ignores the tinted lenses... thats funny.

As for the battery, it should be clamped down, that was a fair call.

Sikplague · 01-02-2007, 11:26 AM

yeah the parker bulbs are coloured and they said that i could by rights pull someone over lol, i took the battery out once and completely forgot that the clamp wasnt back on and it fell out underneath the car that was fright after hearrin it lol and the taillights i thought u only need a minimum of 2 to be legal i have 3 that light up instead :P i just laughed at it and i live in rockingham just south of perth the cops here are gay

fiery · 01-02-2007, 11:34 AM

I think your thinking about brake lights.

As for standard tail lights I am pretty sure that the original lights on the vehicle that were designed to work still have to be operational.

Are you headlight lenses tinted.
I thought they were in the first pic, then saw the others and thought no. Then Casper mentioned it, so now am unsure.

Like I said though, I thought it really should have been a warning not a sticker.
Lesson learnt in your area. Make sure you car is perfect or don't take it off the driveway. LOL

DoreSlamR · 01-02-2007, 06:43 PM

Cops can yellow sticker you if your windscreen washer bottle is empty, doesn't take much you'd have to **** them off pretty well, wondering if you 'laughed' at them about the tail light?
Also no offence but when you said you're from rockingham i had a little chuckle to myself. A lot of hoons and jackarses up that way.

Hope you got that light fixed :nutsycuck

kennys · 03-02-2007, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by DoreSlamR

Cops can yellow sticker you if your windscreen washer bottle is empty, doesn't take much you'd have to **** them off pretty well, wondering if you 'laughed' at them about the tail light?

I've been done for the empty washer bottle, at one of those vehicle inspection buses, the ones where they search the car and everything....i am also on my p plates, but im north of the river

**GasoLane** · 03-02-2007, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by kennys

I've been done for the empty washer bottle, at one of those vehicle inspection buses, the ones where they search the car and everything....i am also on my p plates, but im north of the river

Thats about as stupid as what we get in road transport. I (or at least my company) have been booked for major road safety defects like...

'Long Vehicle' signs 20cm too high on the trailer. Reason. Motorists cant see them if they're too high. (if the car is that close, reading the sign is the last thing he should worry about!)

Spare tyre (1 of 4 carried) with not enough tread. Reason. If you get a flat tyre and put this tyre on you will be driving an unroadworthy vehicle.

B-Double 20cm overlength (overlength because it has a bullbar) this is on a vehicle 25m long.

Spotlights mounted too high on bullbar. I guess utes with lights on their roof dont count?

No spray suppressant on a B-Double (the hairy stuff you see on Trucks, usually around guards) This can be anything from a small split in full arch mudguard to missing bits of the spray suppressant strip brush. The thing here is that only B-Doubles need this by law, single trailers and triple road trains dont need any spray suppressant at all. Road safety? yeah right.

So anytime I read about a blitz where a gazillion defects have been issued to P Platers/Cars/Trucks/Bikes/Skateboarders I turn to the next page in the paper.

GK · 03-02-2007, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by GasOLane

Thats about as stupid as what we get in road transport. I (or at least my company) have been booked for major road safety defects like...

'Long Vehicle' signs 20cm too high on the trailer. Reason. Motorists cant see them if they're too high. (if the car is that close, reading the sign is the last thing he should worry about!)

Spare tyre (1 of 4 carried) with not enough tread. Reason. If you get a flat tyre and put this tyre on you will be driving an unroadworthy vehicle.

B-Double 20cm overlength (overlength because it has a bullbar) this is on a vehicle 25m long.

Spotlights mounted too high on bullbar. I guess utes with lights on their roof dont count?

No spray suppressant on a B-Double (the hairy stuff you see on Trucks, usually around guards) This can be anything from a small split in full arch mudguard to missing bits of the spray suppressant strip brush. The thing here is that only B-Doubles need this by law, single trailers and triple road trains dont need any spray suppressant at all. Road safety? yeah right.

So anytime I read about a blitz where a gazillion defects have been issued to P Platers/Cars/Trucks/Bikes/Skateboarders I turn to the next page in the paper.

Case of the letter of the law, not the spirit of the law being enforced!

Money, money money!

GK

Casper · 01-02-2007, 11:35 AM

I was referring to the rear lights being tinted..

Sikplague · 01-02-2007, 11:53 AM

no there not tinted and as for the taillight it is the brake light thats out my driving light works fine

**GasoLane** · 02-02-2007, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Sikplague

no there not tinted and as for the taillight it is the brake light thats out my driving light works fine

Dont know about your rules on the other side of the world but in NSW if you have a boot wing, with inbuilt brake lights, you have to have the rear window one disconnected!

xr8-200 · 01-02-2007, 11:55 AM

What did the pull you over for. Was it a random stop or was it one of those blitz's where the yellow as many cars as they can as quickly as they can. In my experiance I have found the Rocco cops to be pretty good, but then again they tend to be drawn to a P plate like a moth to a flame.

Sikplague · 01-02-2007, 11:57 AM

yeah i seem to attract them alot now lol they pulled me over coz they went really slow of a set of traffic lights and i went ahead of them so they followed me a little and went BAM we are givin u a sticker lol

Baboon_AU · 02-02-2007, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Sikplague

yeah i seem to attract them alot now lol they pulled me over coz they went really slow of a set of traffic lights and i went ahead of them so they followed me a little and went BAM we are givin u a sticker lol

and in my opinion mate, if i was a cop and a P plater took off faster than me i would nail him too... i dont think anyone here would take off faster than a cop. here in perth mate the cops do take of reasonably faster than other people.

JC · 02-02-2007, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Baboon_AU

and in my opinion mate, if i was a cop and a P plater took off faster than me i would nail him too... i dont think anyone here would take off faster than a cop. here in perth mate the cops do take of reasonably faster than other people.

I take off at the same pace every time. Not flat out, but not slow either. If that means I take off faster than a cop, so be it. If they pulled me over for that, I would suggest to them that they perhaps had better things to do.

au2sw · 02-02-2007, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Baboon_AU

and in my opinion mate, if i was a cop and a P plater took off faster than me i would nail him too... i dont think anyone here would take off faster than a cop. here in perth mate the cops do take of reasonably faster than other people.

sometimes though, the cops deliberatly take off slower as they already have a car of intrest in their sights and want to get behind it to do plate checks etc.

Baboon_AU · 01-02-2007, 12:03 PM

yeah mate sorry to say but that is deff a sticker.. your not aloud coloured parkers and a loose battery is a big no no... also blown rear light... im taking it that your in perth... so am i and that is deffinately sticker material.

sorry mate, but its a bit lazy having blown lights. they should be fixed the day they blow and AU's comes standard with a battery clamp

MRJUCY · 01-02-2007, 12:33 PM

They're all fair enough defects I wouldn't worry too much as they're all cheap & easy enough to clear. Defects for mods **** me off but ones for cars being broken don't.

JC · 01-02-2007, 01:45 PM

Defects for defective items is fair enough - there should be more of it. The more well-maintained cars on our roads, the less accidents caused by poor maintenance.

**DJM83** · 01-02-2007, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by JC

Defects for defective items is fair enough - there should be more of it. The more well-maintained cars on our roads, the less accidents caused by poor maintenance.

Ditto, but i hope u get them all cleared so ur back on the road again. I do agree with the battery one as has been said it should be clamped down

poolkeeper · 01-02-2007, 02:25 PM

P plates were clearly displayed = Solved....

**Mechan1k** · 01-02-2007, 07:51 PM

Did they check for oil leaks ... cos you acn get a yellow sticker for that (even oil seepage around gaskets) ... and did they check if you have water in your washer bottle as well .... cos I have seen people getting canaried for that as well.

Have never been bothered by the Police while in the ute ... even with all of my mods .... reason being is that I "try" not to attract attention to myself ... and I steer clear of the cruise spots.

BPXR6T · 01-02-2007, 07:58 PM

Sometimes cops just have to get there quota. Wrong place wrong time...

XR6-VCT-2000 · 01-02-2007, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by FourBarrel

Sometimes cops just have to get there quota. Wrong place wrong time...

Yep ! . :lookedat:

au2sw · 01-02-2007, 08:47 PM

here on the sunshine coast i see a lot of doof doof boys running around with blue or green parkers and the high visibility head lights (the ones that look blue). but different states have different laws. fair call on the clamp, and the brake light, if your car was factory fitted with 3 working brake lights, they need to be maintained and working at all times. my response usually to a taillight problem is "sorry officer, i didnt realise it was out, i'll go and get it sorted imediatly", honesty, agreement and compliance are the best ways to deal with mr plod, and more often then not, if your nice about it and dont **** him off, he will give you a warning and send you on your way.

AUIII XR8 MAN · 02-02-2007, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by au2sw

my response usually to a taillight problem is "sorry officer, i didnt realise it was out, i'll go and get it sorted imediatly", honesty, agreement and compliance are the best ways to deal with mr plod, and more often then not, if your nice about it and dont **** him off, he will give you a warning and send you on your way.

Agree 100%.

Tony_4500 · 01-02-2007, 09:30 PM

I was of the understanding that if it is fitted to the car it must work. It dosnt matter if you have 5 brake lights, 5 brake lights must work, not 3 or 4 but 5.
I see a lot of cars with blue lights on the window washers on the bonnet and tinted tail lights which make it hard to see the brake lights during the day. So the safer the police make the roads the better.

janek · 05-02-2007, 07:56 PM

Amen to that. Be nice and tell them what they want to hear, no worries! on my move to qld i have a boat fully loaded with my crap tarped over. he didnt even want to peek under. his only grievance was that the trailer had only one working brake light, and one working indicator (left). being a boat trailer, its massively common to blow globes (which is why i upgraded to LED), and i did check my brake lights (not parkers). i explained this to him, and he said i wont fine you, but you have to go straight to the next servo (at 3am theyre hard to find on the pac). He escorted me 45km to the port macquarie turnoff, and left me be.

He could have been a ****, but he wasnt, and i put it down to being reasonable. that and 3am is too dark to write a ticket