I'm taking my 66 Deluxe into regency park on monday for a vehicle inspection. Any tips?

Bribe

if only that were possible

Be polite to them.

We have taken two cars through regency. And havent had a problem.

Just make the car look tidy and presentable. Make sure all the things they could pick you up on are okay and that there is nothing obviously wrong. It gives the impression that the car is well looked after and maintained.

Remember they are used to ricer burners that have been back multiple times due to defects etc etc. A tidy mini is a breath of fresh air.

Adjust your brakes too before you go too.

Matt

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Wash and wax, paint or gloss the tyres, clean all the windows.
Make sure the engine and gearbox is clean.
Clean all the rubbish out of the cabin.
Beg borrow or steal a good set of pedal rubbers if yours are badly worn.
Make sure the hand brake works
Make sure the car stops in a straight line with a good pedal.

Apart from the above - make sure all the obvious things (lights, indicator etc etc) that were mentioned by others are right.

My experience with registration inspectors (admittedly in NSW) is that they dont have biases etc, they only want the car to be safe for the driver and passengers and for other road users. If a car looks as they is has problems then they will go looking until they find problems. If the car looks good then they are less likely to seek problems.

If they do find a fault - then regard it as something you missed - accept that with good grace, go away and fix it and then take it back to be signed off. Mostly they dont re-inspect the whole car, they just inspect retification of the noted fault.

matt you mentioned that i should make sure that my brakes are adjusted. I have just replaced my front end and now have cooper discs without a booster so i'm interested in knowing what sort of brake test they do. I am worried that the feel isnt the same as the brakes on most cars.

make sure there is no oila nd grease and stuff in teh engine bay,

also make sure there is no wear in seatbelts etc

goodluck

let us know how u go

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-jamie-
1963morris 850
1965 solid side van
1994 rover racecar

my tip possibly may help you but this is how to pass the pits in WA -

1. take ur car to kelmscott licensing centre at 6:30 be one of the first in line

2. be polite and just keep him talking.. preferably bitching about how crap his job is..

then you are their best mate.. and they miss things like missing handbrake lever covers and missing sunvisors and dodgy welding and faded seatbelts

ONLY IN WA

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- '74 Clubman Ute project

Last time I took a car to Regency in Adelaide (admittedly it was about 15 years ago) the brake test involved driving your car onto a set of powered rollers and standing on the pedal so they could measure the force required to keep the wheels turning. Front wheels first, then rears (foot and hand brake). I assume there is simply a minimum force that the brakes need to be able to apply to pass the test.

As well as having a roadworthy car it's all about presentation , the car AND YOU . Show them you are a responsible car enthusiast and not a hoon , you and the car should be clean and set the right image .

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Going back to the beginning, how did the regency inspection go ?????

Yeah, I dont lose any sleep before an inspection for registration, be it an original inspection or a yearly check inspection. The car is either right or it has a problem/s that need to be rectified.

Provided an inmspector is not scouting work by knocking back cars, they are genuinely trying make sure a car is safe to be on the road. They are not trying to "get old cars off the road". I totally agree with Ian (sports850) that give them a reason to think that YOU or the car should not be on the road then they will or can make it difficult.

For me regency isn't the problem.
as long as everything works, car is presented well and you are decent in talking to them.
The police ID inspection is where i get hassled...
So many times i have been warned/chatted. I must have upset someone there because everytime i go there it's something different.
Tinted window inspection... on a non tinted car
Not having new oil, oil filter and air filter...WTF
Having a convertible mini
Having brickworx number plates on a display car
Tampering with vehicle ID... hard to explain but someone changed their mind on our chassis number stamping.
They would prefer i didn't go to the id inspection at Sturt(2 kms from my shop) i have to travel 45 minutes to the one at regency.
any many other incidents
Well that's my experience

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that's just evil!

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

Nah, it isn't too bad. . .even the cruddy old MkII Cortina I was taking over at the time passed. . .

That is the way they normally do it.

Last time I went to Regency the bloke just drove the car around the car park.

As long as the pedal is "high and hard" I am sure the feel wont be criticised as long as they work sufficently and are safe/legal.

Cheers
Matt

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