Thread: Will be Retro

Originally Posted by cripesamighty

I wonder if people have had issues registering Perenties with jerry cans mounted on the sides.

I know of more than one that sailed through a RWC with side mounted jerry cans and still have them attached to this days with current and club rego.

Originally Posted by Arapiles

Actually, that's not how it works. As an example, the Old site was showing what roof and tray loads were acceptable - it wasn't addressing other issues. So, an absence of comment doesn't rule out other laws being applicable.

Again, if its not illegal, its legal.

No laws against it, its legal.

Originally Posted by blackrangie

Again, if its not illegal, its legal.

No laws against it, its legal.

That's called a loophole.

Originally Posted by blackrangie

Again, if its not illegal, its legal.

No laws against it, its legal.

It's not established that there aren't any laws against it.

So is it legal to walk on the beach in the gold coast?

Yes because there is no laws against it.

Shall we move on

So we can move on, I found a section in ADR 42/04 (General Safety Requirements) 2005 that covers this to a point, but nothing before the previous ADR (1989) which is probably why Perenties and other vehicles get away with it. Anything made after this new ADR came into effect shall comply with it, so modern vehicles have to meet the following -

Section 11 deals with internal and external protrusions - Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 42/04 - General Safety Requirements) 2005

Based on this I would assume that an Australian variant couldn’t have a side ladder from the factory and fitting one aftermarket would potentially be illegal, but no more so than a fishing rod holder, side awning and such so like a lot of things we do with our vehicles, it’s up to each individual to determine what risk they are happy to run with and accept the consequences of those actions. I this case, if you were pulled up I don’t think it would be too hard to remove it to keep the Police happy. Much lower risk than say running 35” tyres and a 2” lift on a vehicle it is not designed for.

Just my 2 cents. 😊

The Perenties must have been legal from the manufacturer when they were delivered, and military users might get special exemptions from civilian rules.

Some more info on defender shoot.

Awesome looking setup on the yota camera vehicle too