Thread: ABS light and NSW rego inspection

Gday all

Had an issue obtaining a pink slip from our mechanic yesterday due to ‘ABS light remaining on after ignition/start up’
I explained to the mechanic that the light remains on until 7km/h then goes off, this is a factory standard LR function and that it has always been the case since new and has been the same on all Defenders I’ve had fitted with ABS.

He flatly said, ‘it’s a fail, I’m not passing it. Take it somewhere else if you don’t like it!’

There are 2 mechanics in this local business that I’ve taken our cars to for the past 10 years or so and I’ve always dealt with the other guy, (purely by chance) so other than saying Gday to this bloke, I’ve not had dealings with him.
I generally do minor services on our cars but my wife’s Subaru goes to these guys for pink slips, whatever I can’t do/don’t have time for as they’re local and convenient to shops etc.
My Defender generally goes to them for pink slips but I take her to Greg at Get It Automotive, who is great and very knowledgeable with LR’s, for the bigger jobs.
I would use Greg for all mechanical on both cars if we lived closer.

To be fair, yesterday was Melbourne Cup Day (I honestly had no idea of that til afterwards, no mention was made of it when I booked the day before, nor when I arrived) but I can only think that my bringing the car in at lunch time, caused time pressure on the bloke - at the end of 1/2hr I was there they shut shop and headed to the pub for the race.
I have no issue with that at all.

I emailed them the pages from the LR manuals, screenshot of nanocom showing nil faults and reminded him that they’d carried out the blue slips/pink slips for my Defenders & passed them all, never mentioning the ABS lamp in the past.

In reply to my email I got this copy of the Rules For Authorised Inspection Stations 2005 RWT - Safety Check Standards.’ (2005 seems a little old, given my 110 is an ‘06?)
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No other comments or text and I can’t seem to obtain the whole document as I’m not a licensed inspector.

I’m a tradesman and I’ve reacted strongly on a few occasions when under pressure but I’ve always apologised and made good; this bloke doesn’t seem to care for that though.
If he’d said they were going early for Cup Day, bring it back tomorrow, I’d have been fine with that but to make up an excuse and stick to it????

So, before I burn my bridges (and this business) :

Anyone else had this issue w ABS light and rego in nsw?
Anyone send me a link to the whole inspection document?

Cheers,
Col

A few years ago now when I lived near Nowra. They failed it for the same reason.
Anyway I then took it to Graeme Cooper in Sydney, they serviced my car and then did a vehicle inspection, no problems.

My long term solution to this was annual problem to move to South Australia. No vehicle inspections here. Not sure why.