AWOL sell off begins

[dugite]

Here's a good'n.   I'm a little confused (nothing new!).
Lot 28.   Description states ... 'forward facing 3rd seat (complied)'     So whoever 'complied' it, doesn't know how to use a pop-riveter after modifying the compliance plate.   AFAIK, modding the plate is illegal, yes?  As well as not having the smarts to use said riveter  .   This mod should have a blue mod plate attached by an engineer?, or might they get away with some form of signed paperwork?
There's other RFSVs there where they haven't even bothered bodging the plate.
Maybe someone can enlighten me on this please.

http://www.graysonline.com/lot/0028-7012086/motor-vehiclesmotor-cycles/land-rover-110-4x4-regional-force-surveillance-soft-top-rfsv-6-1991

Is the "blue plate" you refer to just a Queensland requirement ?

[circlework]

Is the "blue plate" you refer to just a Queensland requirement ?

Not entirely sure dugite, but I thought it to be a national requirement.
I know they were reg'd in NSW, but I thought NSW was always tougher than Qld anyway.

[dugite]

Is the "blue plate" you refer to just a Queensland requirement ?

Not entirely sure dugite, but I thought it to be a national requirement.
I know they were reg'd in NSW, but I thought NSW was always tougher than Qld anyway.

NSWRMS claim that they're tougher than QLD .... but I do not think it slways applies

I do know that they can be reluctant to accept a QLD blue plate -  some time ago we were looking at a QLD  Blue plated S3 with a turbo'd Isuzu engine - RMS (then RTA) were going to make it so hard it just wasn't worth it.

[THE BOOGER]

blue plates are Queensland in nsw we are hi tech a manila folder with all your mod certs in it and carry it in the car

[Ravvin]

I don't know if it's the same thing, but here in Tassy I used to have an old Commodore that had a silver engineer's mod plate to show the LPG conversion was approved.
In QLD my old Belmont panelvan had a blue plate showing the old and new engine numbers.

[circlework]

blue plates are Queensland in nsw we are hi tech a manila folder with all your mod certs in it and carry it in the car

So, the boys in blue would have to be well up on their vehicles and options to know what they're looking at, without the mod plate. This system still doesn't explain the anomaly of some of the RFSVs having the standard compliance plates ...  is the modified compliance plate with the '3' stamped into it a mistake/trickery perhaps?  I find it strange that any state would allow any modification of any compliance plate.
FWIW, SA and Tas now both use the blue mod plate.

[303Gunner]

Them Blue Plates can do some magic stuff. Lot 6 now has a GVM of 3200Kg!

Interesting that some vehicles do actually have Queensland issued blue plates, when, as I understand it, these vehicles have only been registered in NSW. Why go to the trouble of having them certified in Qld when NSW may possibly not recognise the certification? In fact, the RMS specifically say they don't recognise interstate certifications and require them to be re-examined by a NSW certifier. Were the 10-seater 6x6 "tour buses" reg'd in Qld?

[Barefoot dave]

Gunner, the 10 seat conversions were done in Qld and to my knowledge, none were registered at the time of Administration. Most were still at the Engineers. That is why one is half converted.
Perhaps El can shed some light...