this is another Law that can be used on Us poor motorists by the Highway Patrol in NSW if they want more revenue...
car must be locked with windows nearly all the way up..
If there are kids in the car.. they must be taken with You...
its illegal to lock them in the car....
Now someone who fills Your car up with fuel - like in the old days - then takes the money and gives change....
will make a fortune if these rules are activated..
[they were in Singleton NSW early last year]
LEE
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---
I work at a caltex and laugh at people that lock their cars whilst filling up!
You're Two feet away at most. And if they play a prank, check the CV and report the little buggers!!!
OMClarke wrote:I work at a caltex and laugh at people that lock their cars whilst filling up!
You're Two feet away at most. And if they play a prank, check the CV and report the little buggers!!!
I think two metres away from Your car and You are by law required to lock it..
with windows up etc.. in NSW..
or at least put the alarm on.... lights flash..
this is easy with a remote....
with keys a headache...
many country people get out of their car ute 4wd to open gates every day...
so they don't automatically put windows up and lock their vehicle...
many still leave the keys in the car....
its still a different world in the country...
LEE
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---
another Law broken quite frequently in the country...
outside Woolworths or Coles on a 40C degrees day You will find a 4wd usually with kids sitting in it with the engine and air conditioner going....
while the driver is inside woolies or coles..
windows are up... doors locked ??
engine going - kids inside.... would be illegal...
I see this all the time...
LEE
PS: My daughter in law had the engine going, air con on and got out of the car [parked on a hill] to see a friend for a minute... ??
grandson got out of the back door, got into the front moved the gearlever to reverse ... a tree stopped the car going into the house... by wrecking the door.... Lee
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---
68AutoBug wrote:If there are kids in the car.. they must be taken with You...
its illegal to lock them in the car....
LEE
Wouldn't that be great - young kids hanging around the pumps, getting in the way, creating conjestion, at risk of being hit by other cars etc. hazards all round. 😎
I do lock my car when filling up, especially if there's anything of value inside it. I'm paranoid of someone doing the wrong thing while I go inside to pay (even though I have an immobiliser). Fortunately I don't have kids (for many other reasons besides).
Always wondered about that central locking thingie, thinking about the layout of a car the most central thing that you could lock would be the gear stick, spose that's what gets locked then. 🤪
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
I;ve often left the bug sitting at the bowser with keys still in the ignition, not usually on purpose though.
there wouldnt be many people out there stupid enough to steal something as stand outish as a modified beetle
especially in a rural town like here, everyone in the area knows my bug anyway
if i lock my car i cant open the fuel lid! would have to open fuel lid, lock car, fill up with fuel, unlock car, close fuel lid, lock car and go and pay for it.
see.... air and water do mix 😉
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blutopless2 wrote:if i lock my car i cant open the fuel lid! would have to open fuel lid, lock car, fill up with fuel, unlock car, close fuel lid, lock car and go and pay for it.
WHAT?
LIFE IN THE LOW LANEAll people have the right to stupidity but some abuse the pr
Well i guess I could say that is why i don't live in NSW nor ever want to. LOL
I usually take the keys out of my cars at the servo just so that some of my mates don't decide to play some of their outlandish pranks they have been known to do.
As for my Kombi try your hardest kids as my ignition barrel is worn and simply turning the key won't start the car hehehehehe
The joys of owning an old VW!! Love it......
ACCEPT THAT SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE PIDGEON AND SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE STATUE
I undo my fuel cap, then lock the car with a key (its a ford, central lock dont work), then fill up, then pay, then come back and unlock and drive away. Its no problem at all. I've been doing this since before it was law. You never leave the kids in the car. My sister let the car handbrake off when she was little and it rolled into traffic. Potential fatality. Another time she was playing with the cigarette lighter. Burnt her leg badly. But what if she dropped it and the car caught fire? Fatality. What if the car is stolen in the 30 seconds you are paying for fuel and your kid is in the car. Happens a lot. What if theif crashes your car doing a runner? So many bad things could happen.
Or you can always use a servo that lets you pay at the pump and not worry about it if locking your car is an inconveniance.
I have always locked my car when refuelling and going to pay. The couple of seconds it takes to lock and unlock saves a lot of headache of someone trying to pinch your car with a full tank of fue,l driving off with it, and then setting it alight or taking it for a very long joy ride.
It's an unfortunate part of today's life that we have to lock everything up.
