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Postby ihavelift » Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:53 pm

What's the legal status of these in New Zealand? All I know is they were thinking of banning them a while back, havn't heard anything about it for quite a while though
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Postby B1NZ » Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:00 pm

As far as I am aware nothing came of that, they are still legal in NZ
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Postby ihavelift » Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:00 pm

I was reading a previous thread about this, and it seems like some people have had problems with police in regards to radar detectors in the past?
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Postby Boosted_162 » Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:13 pm

Isnt illegal atm, and ive never had any problems having one on my window. Mines relatively hidden tho, so cant really see it without knowingly looking for it.
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Postby Mr Revhead » Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:33 pm

mines about as visible as can be with out me throwing it at a passing patrol car :lol:
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Postby Bling » Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:18 pm

All you naughty people tsk tsk :lol:
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Postby AE82 FXGT » Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:42 pm

I was pulled over by a cop, when he was checking my wof and reg he paused his flash light where you can clearly see suction cup marks on my windscreen where I put my radar detector.

He was like

cop - "you got a radar detector?"
me - "yep"
cop - "did you put it away as I was pulling you over? Cause your allowed to have them"
me - "nah, I just use it for road trips, I don't need one in town"

he just carried on as normal.

That was maybe 2 months ago?

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Postby XSVWGN » Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:05 pm

i have a V1 and wouldnt go on long trips with out one. Around Wellington there is no need for one but long trips are a must ;)

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Postby Miss_S » Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:55 am

I have a V1, saved my friend from getting done at 140 k/m, cop never said anything about it when he pulled us up.
They're not illegal.
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Postby Mr Revhead » Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:02 am

no, but 140 is!!

i only have mine coz it was free :lol:
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Postby Adamal » Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:17 am

Who needs a radar detector when you have Spidey Sense!

However, its something that seems to come round once a year, but never has anything done about it.
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Postby Miss_S » Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:56 pm

Mr Revhead wrote:no, but 140 is!!

i only have mine coz it was free :lol:


hahaha yeah we passed 3 cars that were too scared to pass the first car that was doing 70km :evil: he pinged us and she got done for 120 k/m
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Postby Mr.Phreak » Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:48 pm

But is she hot?? :twisted:
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Postby ihavelift » Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:53 pm

Mr.Phreak wrote:But is she hot?? :twisted:


oo now that's a valid point ...
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Postby Miss_S » Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:09 am

ummm... depends what your tastes are like? She's 175cm tall and pretty solid! She's got a nice rack =P
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Postby ihavelift » Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:25 am

Miss_S wrote:ummm... depends what your tastes are like? She's 175cm tall and pretty solid! She's got a nice rack =P


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Postby Miss_S » Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:14 pm

ihavelift wrote:
Miss_S wrote:ummm... depends what your tastes are like? She's 175cm tall and pretty solid! She's got a nice rack =P


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Hahahahaha... Yeah.
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Postby Bling » Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:41 pm

I missed the photo, can you post it up again?

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On topic though, I used to have a cobra POS, did the trick, but it was never going to protect me 100% so I go oh natural now and take it on the chin when I get snapped :lol:
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Postby Simon K » Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:04 pm

Don't need one, Carib struggles to do the limit most of the time ;)
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