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Originally Posted by excopau
So I get an work vehicle, do I go get it tested so I know what it is out?? This is such bull crap, dodgy rules
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There was a case in NSW last year where an employee was driving a work van around. He didn't know the boss had wound back the clock in the van 15 minutes so when it was 10am, in reality it was 9:45am. This was done so workers got to appointments on time or just prior.
The guy got done in a school zone a few minutes prior to the cut off, and because he didn't know the clock was out it went to court and the fine was removed. The boss stepped in for him and explained what happened...
On the other hand, a friend of mine was asked by his manager to drive him around for work as the manager got done drink driving and lost his licence. Cops pulled him over and fined him because the car he was driving wasn't registered (managers car, not his). Cop didn't care what story they gave, mate wore the fine and didn't persue it as he parted with the job soon after and knew the boss wasn't going to help him out with the case.
In terms of speedo accuracy... is the tolerance +/- or is it just to read under all the time??
With the Focus, well worn standard factory tyres read about 6% below indicated. I think 100 indicated was around 94km on the GPS.
I put on a larger profile tyre and the speedo was spot on accurate, so there is even room for movement if you go for a larger wheel / tyre combo.