Thread: Main Roads Queensland regarding Ex ADF Vehicles

G'day Guy.
This woeful piece of BS has been popping up for a while now on various state transport sites. Copy and pasted with their state logos and all álternative truths'and spelling mistakes intact.
There is always the possibility of retrospective legislation, but the facts are these;
Your 6x6 is purpose built as it is, not modified from a COTS product.
You registered it prior to the release date of this dross document. Won't stop a copper with an attitude from defecting you and sending you for inspoection. No change there, been going on for years.
Ths crap about +100mm suspension lift is just that. The 4x4 are +50 due to the 1tn suspension fitted. Still within the pre-approved limits that are current.

Short version;
This is an ass covering exercise brought on by a 'concerned individual' who was "just trying to find the facts about registerring a 'military modified'ex-army Perentie". This ****wit saw fit to write to every state and Federal transport department and the usual collection of bleeding hearts and state his case, er.. ask pointed questions about, the 'safety' of these vehicles.
The only potential issue you might have is around the bonnet mounted tools and recovery points (front/ rear protrusions).
I am working on solutions for both these issues to comply without firing up the gas axe.
Hope this helps.

Laffing my arse off at the new swear filter and **** substitution! Awesome!! ))))

Thanks Dave for taking the time to reply.

I will take on board your comment about the bonnet tools and remove them (Don't want to attract needless attention like the 'concerned individual' has done).

Also I bet he went round in ever diminishing circles and in the end did not buy one!! (Tyre Kikker/Dreamer!!)

Thanks again

Guy MacDonald

With the light switch, the concern is the brake light may be isolated. This can be rectified with a couple of bridging conductors on that switch.
I'll post up a diagram is this thread later.

The ignition steering lock is also another one easily rectified.

The rest is a non-issue.

I have a "Club" steering lock on mine. No issues thus far.

Any vehicle can be deemed defective and, as that particular policeman in Windsor has shown, even when they are not.
It is interesting, though, I have never seen a Perentie with tail/brake lights not functioning but every second Commodore or Falcon I see has at least one tail light not working and every second farmers ute I see has at least one tail light working.
Farmers trailers never have working tail lights.