Qld Police on the warpath!

[750hp]

Modified car owners in Queensland, beware! I was speaking to a gent who was pulled over the other day in a reasonably new HSV ute. He had fitted an approved aftermarket exhaust to the car, and lowered the suspension ride height slightly.
The police officer pulled him over with the express intention of inspecting the car. He kept him on the side of the road for 45 minutes, going over the car with a fine toothed comb.

End result - the only thing that the police officer could find was that the ride height (as measured on a heavily cambered and rutted road mind you) sat at less than the required 100mm or 4". He was told to continue to drive to work, but that the vehicle then needed to be "repaired" prior to being allowed back on the road. On a level ground, the owner subsequently measured the ride height at 92mm, so lifted the suspension and had the required roadworthy check performed. He took the paperwork back to the police later in the day.

The problem is that the police now have the discretionary powers to determine whether a vehicle defect is a minor or major infringement. The 8mm ride height difference was deemed by the police officer to be a MAJOR infringement, meaning a mandatory court appearance, with fines to be determined at that time!!!!!!!!!!!!

How can this happen?