Does This Number Plate Look Illegal (QLD)??

Ok, the law pulled me over & told me I could be booked for my number plate being mounted on a 45 deg angle. I argued that I have seen my Z in oncoming traffic (wife was driving) & could clearly see the letters & numbers from a good distance & I dont want to drill more holes in the bumper or restrict air flow by mounting it over the guaze intake. Pic is below, opinions??

 

hmmm have u seen rollins front bar. Its never seen a number plate ever. He has good luck too. And in all honesty i think it would draw less attention if there was not one there other than making it look different to the correct mounting point

 

I think they let you off lightly - use the $150ish 'bonus' you just made by not getting a fine and put it towards slimline plates bud.

 

meh it looks shit there anyway, get a slim line plate and mount it inbetween the fog lights on the bar

 

Nah man. I dont know the exact piece of legislation but i can see problems with mounting it like that. Apart from looking like shit...imagine looking at it from ground level (say the car was on a rise(flat part), you wouldn't be able to see it)

just my thoughts.

matt.

 

yeah I know it looks awful, but was this way when I purchased it, just hate drilling extra holes anywhere on the exterior

I 'spose I can just rip it off, carry it in the cab with me & "yes it just fell off after I scraped over a speed bump officer"

 

http://www.pexcom.com/images/rego.pdf

Page 27, as far as I interpret that, it is illegal.

 

See where mine is mounted. You put holes in the underside of the 'mouth' that way if you decide to move the plat there will be no holes visible.

cheers,
matt

 

$80 and 1 demerit point for not having a front number plate fitted. "There isnt anywhere to fit it properly without restriction air flow to my FMIC officer" wasnt really taken as a valid argument either

 

does the plate have to be on the bumper? or can you put it inside on your dash showing through the windscreen?

 

lol........

common sense would even say no to that.

 

Not really, Common sense would have you think that a number plate would be easier to read at eye level ( dash ) compared to front bar for oncoming traffic and cops...

 

lol again. Put your numberplate on your dash then get out in the sun..see a problem?

apart from having to look in multiple locations for the numberplate the glare would also obscure it on certain angles. Also if its not affixed you take a sharp corner and it flies off..

just sounds ridiculous to me man.

matt.

 

obviously you would stick it to the screen not just leave it there. Kind of how people put L and P plates up.

Although your right in saying if it does go flying and hit ya it would certainly hurt...a lot lol.

 

Not sure about other states but I would say the regs are pretty much the same.

I QLD the plates must be attatched to the front and rear of the vehicle. The windscreen isn't the front, but I guess it comes down to how the magistrate interprets the regs if you get fined and follow it up with a court appearance.

 

nope, displayed in front window in qld will cop you a fine. Illegal or not there, you're not exactly going to argue the point with an officer who hands you the defect notice.

I can rattle off 13 other common "modifications" that your local defect happy traffic branch officer will defect you for also

 

Go on then...

Btw mick, come into work and wire up my lathe motor.

 

1. Front number plate not secured to front of bumper
2. Fibreglass front bumper bar
3. FMIC
4. Carbon Fibre Bonnet
5. Alloy radiator
6. Timing covers removed
7. Oil catch can
8. BOV's
9. Silicone intercooler piping
10. Battery not secured properly
11. Ride height- 40mm at lowest point.
12. Window tint- 5%
13. Steering wheel not within min. circumference and flattened bottom
14. Seats not complianced
15. Sub box improperly secured

Not ALL of these are illegal in qld, but you arent exactly going to argue the point with the officer issuing the defects. FMIC's for example are legal in qld, provided that you havent structurally changed the vehicle at all. This means retaining the factory reo bar. There is no code for them for a mod plate either, so you will suffer the same problems every time.

Something that did raise an eyebrow..... in comparison to my drooping bottom lip, was that the officer inquired as to whether or not the turbos had been upgraded. Didnt think too much of this question until the Qld Dept of Transport Officer asked the same question.

and bear in mind, in qld, think its anything over 4 defects and you have to make a court appearance

Will drop in tomorrow to check out lathe requirements.

 

Page 25 is pretty clear in the requirements...

The registered operator of a vehicle must ensure that each number plate issued for a vehicle is permanently attached to the vehicle so that, if the vehicle is on level ground?
(a) the number plate is?
(i) in an upright position parallel to the vehicle's axles; and
(ii) not more than 1.3m above ground level; and
(b) unless an accessory plate is attached to the vehicle in the way required under section 31,the characters on the number plate are visible from 20m away at any point within an arc of 45 degrees from the surface of the number plate above or to either side of the vehicle, in the way shown in figures 1 and 2 at the end of this section; and​

 

Same page, 25 of the booklet or 27 of the file.