ryan wrote:
From what I have read, it's up to the club how they manage this. A lot of clubs require the pink slip (e-safety check) to cover their own butts and simply use the inspection day to ensure that the owner is keeping the car within the 'spirit' of the scheme i.e period correct. You must remember that not everyone is a mechanic, and some people who think they know what 'safe' is, know nothing at all.
I know personally if I was the person responsible for the club, I would either want to be a qualified mechanic or I would require a pink slip.
I'm with the pink slip on this one. i can imagine having to deal with every clown who wanted to register a car with a sump full of leaks, or a bald set of tyres, or a stinking great engine swap on drum brakes.....something along that set of lines.
They are always the same, they would like you to look over these shortcomings because while they're not too busy to take time out of your day to inspect their car, they're too busy to make their cars roadworthy. Knock them back and you will be an arsehole, or something like that.
These days under the statute of the WH&S Act (which gazumps anything anyone cares to write in club rules) when that fellow goes on and spears into a kindergarten, it will be the Officers of the club (ie the committee members....ie YOU) who will be prosecuted for doing that guy a favour. As of 2011 a person successfully prosecuted under the Act gets a criminal conviction too....and once the criminal charge goes through the civil claims and liability will step in.... and there goes your hopes and aspirations for the future for you and your family.
The fellow with the bald tyres will walk away telling all and sundry he feels disappointed that the nasty negligent club official convinced him his car was safe. Maybe if he's cheeky he will sue you for damages as well.
For the discount they get in reg, I reckon they can go get a roadworthy. I don't know why any committee member in their right mind would take on the responsibility for other people's liabilities.
Couldn't agree more.