so the government makes the laws, the police see a violation and it is a police state...alrighty then.
No blame for someone that makes a purchase or upgrades with a larger purchase and does not make appropriate inquiries.. Kind of like just go buy a vessel and toss it in the water, but don't look up laws applicable to the use of the vessel? Or just build a garage in the backyard as I can purchase the wood, shingles and nails, whats wrong with that?
No blame for the dealership that makes the sale?. The dealership usually does all the registration stuff, plus they can issue the annual safety.......but seems they want the 40k for the sale of a vehicle, but don't give a rats behind about the person who made the purchase. If anything they should be right on top of things before that vehicle leaves the lot, possibly even waiver/check box thing so the purchaser has been completely informed.
The laws for pickups actually have become more complicated. Used to be everything at 4,500kgs required everything, plain and simple. About 3 yrs ago, the laws were slacked off for larger pickups that typically pulled 5th wheel campers, hence the 6,000kgs personal excemption. It just did not make sense for a family to need a log book, inspection report and CVOR for a camping trip. It does make sense to keep the annual safety due to the weight, braking, stopping distance of the heavier vehicles.
There are other laws pertaining to the weights (not applicable in this case) that I wonder, why did the gov't pick that weight? Why not make it all the same number across the board.
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