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Dirty Stinking Local Councils Attack car enthusiasts

Started by enderwigginau , Jul 21 2010 10:06 AM

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#26 _Woodsy_

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Posted 22 July 2010 - 09:45 AM

the neighbour is just coming back to check on his hydro setup chris, coz your other neighbour is putting his kids through school lol

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#27 _Quagmire_

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Posted 23 July 2010 - 10:32 PM

careful guys my council is the same but if you can do it all behind your gates you should be safe (rangers words where "put them behind the gates ")
mind you i do have a cocks#$ing ahole living down the road

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#28 mr5000

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Posted 24 July 2010 - 08:25 AM

kill em all

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#29 _mumstaxi_

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Posted 25 July 2010 - 12:31 AM

I guess the moral of the story is...... get to know your neighbours if you can, be as considerate as possible and try to be inconspicuous. :ph34r:

However,i do understand some people (neighbours) can just be pricks, and will cause sh*t over nothing :Headbang2:

MT

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#30 _73LJWhiteSL_

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Posted 28 July 2010 - 12:00 PM

Yep i reckon it all comes down to the neighbours you have and not being inconsiderate.

Steve

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#31 _Woodsy_

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Posted 28 July 2010 - 12:07 PM

Thats it, i wouldnt go spraying a car right next to a boundary line unless it was protected and the neighbours were ok with it. Most of my neighbours are old people and cant hear anything anyway and i can get quite noisy in the garage. Doing things to the laws is one thing but being considerate is another.

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#32 _Quagmire_

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Posted 28 July 2010 - 10:14 PM

kill em all

you offering your services?
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#33 enderwigginau

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Posted 30 July 2010 - 08:13 AM

Anger continues
27th July 2010

Daniel with one of his cars.
LAST week, The Reporter broke the news about Heritage Park's Shane Arnold, who was threatened with a fine of up to $5000 by Logan City Council just for working on his own car, on his own property.

We had an overwhelming response from Logan residents about the issue, including from Daisy Hill resident Daniel (last name withheld), who similarly received a visit from council officers.

Last year the officers visited his house following a complaint from one of his neighbours, and investigated whether he was running a business from his house.

When this claim proved false, the Office of Fair Trading were also contacted to investigate whether Daniel was also running a caryard, because a number of his vehicles still had auction numbers on the windows.

"It's the Australian thing to do," Daniel said about working on cars.

"I understand you can't be out there spray painting but I find it ridiculous you can own a car, but you can't work on the thing."

Daniel said the Logan City Council officers had told him they had to investigate complaints, but council didn't go searching for this sort of thing.

The Reporter again contacted council and was told council responded to complaints lodged by complainants and that repairs on vehicles could only be day to day maintenance and the vehicle must be owned by the owner of premises.

Some letters to the paper -

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I like the last one best.

My local councillor - a man for the people - has said to call him straight away if they ever try and go us.

Grant..

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#34 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 31 July 2010 - 03:19 PM

Jeeze that Grant Pearson bloke seems to be on the money...Must be switched on...Bet he's attractive to...

Cheers.

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#35 Statler

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Posted 31 July 2010 - 03:29 PM

Jeeze that Grant Pearson bloke seems to be on the money...Must be switched on...Bet he's attractive to...

Cheers.

Is that your alias? lol

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#36 tinkers

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Posted 31 July 2010 - 03:38 PM

A member of the forum..

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#37 Statler

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Posted 31 July 2010 - 03:45 PM

A member of the forum..

.....& the penny drops. :Headbang2:

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#38 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 31 July 2010 - 04:31 PM

Hehehehe.

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#39 _TJ308_

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Posted 31 July 2010 - 07:01 PM

Really WTF is the world coming 2 least he is doing something constructive why don't they hastle the shit bags breaking into old peoples homes and doing drugs!

Edited by TJ308, 31 July 2010 - 07:01 PM.

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#40 _Quagmire_

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Posted 31 July 2010 - 09:13 PM

well that would be the police forces problem not the stinking rangers problem
mind you they still don't stop the frockheads parking on my lawn and a no standing zone every weekday
which is there job

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#41 _niterida_

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Posted 31 July 2010 - 09:25 PM

I find it bizarre - there is no rule saying you can't weld, drill or hammer metal, or bolt any thing to any other thing in your back yard.
But if you try and do that to any part of a car it is illegal Posted Image

If I was ever 'advised' by the council to cease and desist working on my car at home then I would start beating the crap out of a flat piece of steel and drilling lots of holes in it etc etc etc just to piss off the neighbour that dobbed me in, and there would be nothing they could about it hehehehe

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#42 _Quagmire_

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Posted 31 July 2010 - 09:42 PM

mmmm taken under advisement to be used at a later date
along with leaving the lawnmower running for an hour at 6-8 am every mornining

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#43 enderwigginau

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Posted 31 July 2010 - 11:29 PM

Mentioned this to David Raynor tonight, as if more councils do it, it will become an issue for Rares and other retailers. �He said the Logan Autobarn is one the highest grossing, so it may become an issue VERY quickly..........

Jeeze that Grant Pearson bloke seems to be on the money...Must be switched on...Bet he's attractive to...

Sounds about right

and no, he won't go out with you.

Grant..

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#44 Steve TPF

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Posted 01 August 2010 - 09:30 AM

I can undestand noise issues, but if you work during the day it should be permissable. As for odours, there are filters you can buy for this sort of thing. If you spray in your garage, with a filtered vent it shouldn't be a problem for anyone.

But the idea that anything more than changing a light bulb is illegal? Bloody ridiculous.

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#45 enderwigginau

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Posted 13 August 2010 - 01:11 PM

Response from council -

All is okay........
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But it's still illegal.

BTW anyone in the Gold Coast area - it's illegal for you too according to this.......

What a bunch of morons - Spray painting is already nationally regulated. Spend my money on something worthwhile. Bet if I wanted to use the local TAFE facilities they'd tell me to get bguck'd!!

Grant..

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#46 _Big T_

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Posted 13 August 2010 - 01:40 PM

Thank goodness I live in the Redlands

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#47 enderwigginau

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Posted 13 August 2010 - 01:51 PM

By any chance could you check out there?

Lots of restos and hotrods out that way, and I fear it may be the same.
I believe, but not sure, that Ipswich is free of this insidious evil.......

Grant..

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#48 _Big T_

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Posted 13 August 2010 - 02:11 PM

I gave them a call before I posted. So long as we comply to noise laws i.e power tools, compressors etc between 7am-7pm weekdays and Sat and not before 8am Sundays its all cool. We can spray paint but need to be mindful of neighbours if doing a whole car and need to ensure fumes dont blow all over the neighbourhood, so basically dont paint on a windy day and tarp up the shed.

Panel beating, engine rebuilds, welding, grinding etc.... All good.

Edited by Big T, 13 August 2010 - 02:12 PM.