LITIGATION....that's what NSW RTA is scared of. Apparently someone built a hotrod, the engineer approved it & the RTA passed it. Someone crashed and his pregnant wife lost the baby. He sued the engineer. Who sued the RTA. The RTA found a "sacrificial lamb" and now are terrified of anything out of the ordinary.
Another twist to the story. In their wisdom during the "downsizing days" they re-assigned inspectors to other positions and deemed garage owners to be authorised inspectors. This was a bonus to me as they don't know all the rules. When they ring the RTA to ask for further info they get abused by the "redundant" inspectors. So they are hesitant to contact them and ask for advise. A mustang that I built for a cousin was passed with monster wheels on it because the RTA "inspectors" abused the garage bloke. My Cobra received the same deal on blue slip inspection ( thats the prerequisite for rego). I had no windscreen and no roll bar and the garage bloke said "no way to register" when he rang the RTA "inspector" I could hear the blue language from four feet away and I'm deaf. My car was passed.
