Unmarked police vehicles

[AllanB]

Who gives a shit.

I went past some road works today - nine guys on site - three working, six doing nothing. Shall I call Fulton Hogan?


I didn't respond to two e-mails today - I may tomorrow, but I'd better dob myself in to my manager first ....


What do you do for a job?

[Moise]

Fair enough. I blacked mine out to 5% but had a 4x4 which I think have different rules.
I'm wrong about the commercial vehicle thing to. That is overseas now that I think about it.

Either way it's bit shit but there has always been double standards when it comes to those with the power and those without.

The darkest legal tint is 35%. That includes the loss of light through the glass, so in practice, a 40% film is the maximum. The only exception, apart from the cops LOL, are Jap imports with dark, tinted rear windows, although this seems to be recognised informally. Last time I looked, Commies were Made in Oz. There is nothing in the rules about exceptions for police cars, so the unmarked car I saw yesterday should not get a WoF with that tint.

I found all this out when I got my last new business vehicle. Turned out that the tinting people the dealer used were applying tints that were too dark.

Can be a real safety issue, but again the NZTA and the cops don't seem to think so.

[AllanB]

Shit just thinking about it I checked out someones arse at work too - that's not acceptable in the workplace any more - I may need to go to HR tomorrow and tell them, or at least offer her an apology.

Happy to defend this specific case of questionable workplace behavior as I believe a jury of my peers will agree it was worth looking at.

[Kickaha]

The darkest legal tint is 35%.

Goods vans can have anything they want behind the front doors on the side and rear

[Tazz]

The darkest legal tint is 35%. That includes the loss of light through the glass, so in practice, a 40% film is the maximum. The only exception, apart from the cops LOL, are Jap imports with dark, tinted rear windows, although this seems to be recognised informally. Last time I looked, Commies were Made in Oz. There is nothing in the rules about exceptions for police cars, so the unmarked car I saw yesterday should not get a WoF with that tint.

I found all this out when I got my last new business vehicle. Turned out that the tinting people the dealer used were applying tints that were too dark.

Can be a real safety issue, but again the NZTA and the cops don't seem to think so.

As mentioned above, vans, 4x4's and utes can have 0%
I originally thought it applied to 'commercial' station wagons too, but I thought wrong. So that car did have illegal tints if they were below 35, but other classes can be below without issue.

Av' a look ere http://www.aa.co.nz/cars/licensing-s...d-regulations/

[Tazz]

Who gives a shit.

I went past some road works today - nine guys on site - three working, six doing nothing. Shall I call Fulton Hogan?


I didn't respond to two e-mails today - I may tomorrow, but I'd better dob myself in to my manager first ....


What do you do for a job?

To be fair though, if your job is penalising others for what are (not always) but quite often genuine mistakes, it should be considered fair and reasonable for you to follow those same rules that you enforce I would think.

[Ender EnZed]

As mentioned above, vans, 4x4's and utes can have 0%
I originally thought it applied to 'commercial' station wagons too, but I thought wrong. So that car did have illegal tints if they were below 35, but other classes can be below without issue.

Av' a look ere http://www.aa.co.nz/cars/licensing-s...d-regulations/

Here's the definitions of vehicle classes to go along with that: http://www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicles/veh...hicle-classes/

[Oakie]

I'll leave it there, as I expect the cops monitor KB.

Monitor us? Several of them are members!

Bit of a pious post IMHO.

[Scuba_Steve]

The darkest legal tint is 35%. That includes the loss of light through the glass, so in practice, a 40% film is the maximum. The only exception, apart from the cops LOL, are Jap imports with dark, tinted rear windows, although this seems to be recognised informally. Last time I looked, Commies were Made in Oz. There is nothing in the rules about exceptions for police cars, so the unmarked car I saw yesterday should not get a WoF with that tint.

I found all this out when I got my last new business vehicle. Turned out that the tinting people the dealer used were applying tints that were too dark.

Can be a real safety issue, but again the NZTA and the cops don't seem to think so.

No for vans & station wagons, anything behind the front seats can be completely covered (if you have 2x external mirrors) upfront has a maximum of 35% as does everywhere on a car

[admenk]

Shit just thinking about it I checked out someones arse at work too - that's not acceptable in the workplace any more - I may need to go to HR tomorrow and tell them, or at least offer her an apology.

At least it was a her...

[Ender EnZed]

No for vans & station wagons, anything behind the front seats can be completely covered (if you have 2x external mirrors) upfront has a maximum of 35% as does everywhere on a car

Going by the links in posts #20 and #22 that's only the case for MB (forward control passenger vehicles) "in which the centre of the steering wheel is in the forward quarter of the vehicle's total length."

Which some wagons probably manage to qualify for but not most of them.

[Moise]

Goods vans can have anything they want behind the front doors on the side and rear

Yes, agreed.

[Scuba_Steve]

Going by the links in posts #20 and #22 that's only the case for MB (forward control passenger vehicles) "in which the centre of the steering wheel is in the forward quarter of the vehicle's total length."

Which some wagons probably manage to qualify for but not most of them.

So you are right guess things have changed since I was last interested in it, station wagons are no-longer included (guess also companies stopped using them for work vehicles with the rise of SUV's)

On a rear window of a car (sedan, station wagon, hatchback, sports car, convertible) – it must be completely within 100mm from any edge of the window.

On a rear window of any other vehicle – it can be fitted anywhere.

[Moise]

Monitor us? Several of them are members! olice:

Bit of a pious post IMHO.

That's different, they're not spying on us!

I've learnt a lot about how the police use radar since I got a detector 10 years ago. I'm not about to post this on a public forum.

You're welcome to your opinion mate. But pious? Never been called that before!

[Moise]

No for vans & station wagons, anything behind the front seats can be completely covered (if you have 2x external mirrors) upfront has a maximum of 35% as does everywhere on a car

Yes for van side windows, but not wagons and cars. Have a look on the NZTA website.