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1500S Custom Title Time!

1,418 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#770160
68AutoBug wrote:Many cars overseas lock all doors with the keys in the ignition..

I think that is disabled over here...

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Kids have got to be safer locked in the car.....

but when its over 35c in the Sun, it doesn't take long for the temperature to rise over 50c in a car with the windows up..

many people here on hot days leave the kids in the 4WD with the engine and air conditioner going..

many cars cannot be locked with the engine going???
never tried that in a Lancer or Swift.. lol

air cooled cars should be exempt anyway... lol

do the 1/4 windows count as a "window" ???

LEE





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Hi Lee. Even the lowly Falcadore has the facility to program the doors to lock when transmission is in drive since at least 2003. Stops the bastards getting in when stopped at traffic lights as long as the windows are up!!

Also, not uncommon for some creep to crawl into the back seat area whilst the owner of the unlocked car is in paying for the petrol. Could be your wife, sister or girlfriend on the end of this robbery, rape or murder. Time for many to think about the positive side to the law rather than completely knock it!

DH

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#770215
Hi Dallas,

its probably second nature to someone in a City or overseas....

but it just doesn't happen in the Upper Hunter... lol

OK on keeping You keys out of the ignition when getting fuel

as I always think that I wouldn't want someone to jump into My beetle and drive off...

and OK with cars with central remote locking....

imagine having to lock 4 doors in an older car....

and then use the key to unlock the drivers door... etc..

same as having to wind up Your windows .....

I would definately do ALL those things if I was in Sydney etc..
or even Newcastle...

but fining people in the country....

many country people still leave their keys in their cars when they get petrol... windows down etc...

and if just popping into Woolworths... windows down...
or windows up and air con on and engine running....

same as they do when opening gates etc... or checking their mail boxes... on the side of the road...

having the laws is OK... but warnings are OK too....

cheers

LEE
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#770217
Wow...

Yes Chis,
I can see that the police aren't Your favorite person at the moment....

A dented number plate..??
cracked light??

I drove a Magna for about 8 years with both of those things...

My Suzuki Swift I bought in december already has a cracked tail lamp where someone has knocked it while parking...
and a chipped windscreen... on the drivers side...

In NSW in the country...
the normal police are usually friendly....

the highway Patrol officers are out to book anyone at anytime for any offence...

including fining interstate P platers for having their P plates inside the car.... in which they lose their licence...
and they love their job....

LEE as i see it...


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- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#770219
matberry wrote:
chippy wrote:I live in a little country town, and very rarely lock my car in the driveway of my house. Heck sometimes I leave the keys in the ignition overnight ... what a crock of sh*t! Go catch the criminals, and not the bloke who leaves his keys in the car!
cheers Todd 😀
x2

I always leave the keys in my car at home...in the drive overnight....no problem, 1 advantage of not living in the city. 🙂

It really is pathetic all these stupid laws protecting us from ourselves....it's bureaucracy gone wrong or is that totally biserk!!!
the people who leave their keys in their cars are easier to find and fine.....

I have no problems with the "normal" police in the country who usually go about their duty...

and leave the people alone...
unless they are really breaking the law...

or are dangerous to other people... etc...

When there is a large function on in Scone... people park in the centre of the road, around the corners etc... anywhere..
on footpaths... etc...

I've never heard of anyone being booked because of it...

LEE




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- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

RED62E Officially Full-On Dubber

228 posts · joined Feb 2008 ·

#770266
If the Police were at a service station then it is a fair bet it was due to someone complaining about something.
It's not a matter of the spin the bottle for offence enforcement each day. 🤪
A Service Station is a Road related area so the rules apply.
As for the argument about leaving kids in cars unattended. Kids have died in such instances. 😬 Thats why the government passed that law.
Just recently there were 2 kids in a car that was jacked. Was in all the papers and tv media.

Why not take your complaints to your local member who is part of the Government that passes these rules?? 🥲

ancientbugger Custom Title Time!

1,986 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·

#770448
How the hell am I ever going to be able to fill up my buggy at the petrol station and then pay?? Drive it through the front doors or just throw the money at the attendant so I don't get too far from it? What's the saying about common sense isn't that common, for crying out loud these people who think up these laws must just sit in their offices trying to qualify their jobs. I'm not bitching about the coppers here as they're just the messengers but where is the sense in this, we actually have this happening in Noosa already so I'm just waiting for a fine🙅

Escort Casual Dubber

27 posts · joined Mar 2010 ·

#770460
i dont know about nsw. but we are starting to get petrol stations where there are no shops/attendants or anything. you pay for it all first by card and that is all..you dont have to leave the pump. In WA that is

amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#773416
amazeer wrote:
68AutoBug wrote:PLUS a mother with small kids can't leave the kids in the car to go pay for the fuel.....

Pay windows like McDonalds is the go.... lol

or like in the USA where You pay for Your fuel... first... YIKES..

LEE
That would be a stupid thing to do anyway. Yes, it is terribly inconvenient, but how many times do cars go missing with babies strapped in the back. Every couple of months. Fair enough if your kids are really ugly/little mongrels/you'd rather save your money for a 42 inch plasma, but if there is a bit of love there, dont do it. My daughter is 11, I lock her in all the time. Even before there was a law. BTW this post is sexist. I was a uni student, stay at home dad until my daughter was in year 2.
Lock your cars!
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/thief-steals-car-as-child-sleeps-in-back-20100414-s86j.html

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#773421
RED62E wrote:If the Police were at a service station then it is a fair bet it was due to someone complaining about something.
It's not a matter of the spin the bottle for offence enforcement each day. 🤪
A Service Station is a Road related area so the rules apply.
As for the argument about leaving kids in cars unattended. Kids have died in such instances. 😬 Thats why the government passed that law.
Just recently there were 2 kids in a car that was jacked. Was in all the papers and tv media.

Why not take your complaints to your local member who is part of the Government that passes these rules?? 🥲
I've been told by a Police Officer that when the Highway patrols have nothing to do...
tha's when they go about doing this other stuff...
annoying ordinary people..... lol

LEE
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

donn Wolfsburg Elder

3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#773577
Page 10 part 213 states that if you are more than 3 m from your vehicle when you leave it on a road then you must lock it up (there are a few exceptions) but my understanding is that a servo is still a road according to the law, so it appears that they can book you tho I have never spoken to any one who has personaly been booked for this offence anywhere. But then I am not an expert in matters of the law. 🙅
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!

Wannavee Insano Dub Head

729 posts · joined Sep 2008 ·

#773717
silver wrote:Umm some negative posts here the police are just doing there job
MODERATORS clean this up
Obviously the cops are NOT doing their job if theyre out busting people for some bullshit law coz theyre bored sitting in a carpark!
Go and buy some donuts.That should keep you occupied till a REAL police matter comes along!

bnicho Wolfsburg Wizard

436 posts · joined Feb 2009 ·

#774208
I'm glad I don't live in NSW anymore. How would I lock the Moke? Put the top up everytime and padlock the zippers? 🙅
Brett Nicholson
Melbourne, Victoria
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HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#774245
Wannavee wrote:
silver wrote:Umm some negative posts here the police are just doing there job
MODERATORS clean this up
Obviously the cops are NOT doing their job if theyre out busting people for some bullshit law coz theyre bored sitting in a carpark!
Go and buy some donuts.That should keep you occupied till a REAL police matter comes along!
I suppose you could say that if they were doing a REALLY GOOD job, there would be no need to lock your car - there would be no car thieves out there!

You need to lock your IF IT CAN BE LOCKED, by the way.

Cheers, Greg
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

Super1302 Officially Full-On Dubber

361 posts · joined Jul 2008 ·

#774833
any government agency these days is a joke all beaureacrats and in it for themselves; they dont care, they dont listen, as long as the money is coming in.

frank2112 Officially Full-On Dubber

215 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#774920
68AutoBug wrote:Many cars overseas lock all doors with the keys in the ignition..

I think that is disabled over here...

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Kids have got to be safer locked in the car.....

but when its over 35c in the Sun, it doesn't take long for the temperature to rise over 50c in a car with the windows up..

many people here on hot days leave the kids in the 4WD with the engine and air conditioner going..

many cars cannot be locked with the engine going???
never tried that in a Lancer or Swift.. lol

air cooled cars should be exempt anyway... lol

do the 1/4 windows count as a "window" ???

LEE





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The wife's Pt Cruiser locks the doors when you drive away and reach 24 km/h. It's weird until you get used to it.

Isn't it also illegal to lock your kids in the car. The two laws contradict themselves.

We had pay pay at the bowser at our local Mobil servo. The card readers were always unavailable pecially on weekends) so you had to go in and pay at the counter. Obviously they figured out that they were losing too much money with no-one coming into the shop.
Spare the Duct tape, spoil the job - Red Green