Fear
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Registered: 20th Nov 02
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Got pulled yesterday for my plates and copper started looking round the car checked tyres front only, all lights and wiper and spray and asked for ID and that, all normal i thought.
then......
he said " do you know there is a law that a car has to have a minimum of 4 inches ground clearence " 
Is this true as i dont think it is and he was just spouting shit, i said i hadnt ever heard that law before but didnt say anything else as he didnt fine me or even give me a producer
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
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nah is a load of shite!
think of all the sports cars which don't have clearence more then 4"! theyd all be feked!
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drunkenfool
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Registered: 7th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Drives: Audi R8 V8
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i dont think there is a limit set, but if you ground out all the time and cause damage to the roads you can get in trouble.
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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is shite
how many sports cars are lower than that
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DanielJ
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Location: gwent, south wales
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bollocks
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sxi boy
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dont think there is any law on ground clearance
the only law i know regarding how low a car is is that you'll fail an MOT if your wheels are rubbing on the bodywork
or... if the police deem the car to be dangerously low, but buy that it would have to be silly low i reckon
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ArdenSXi
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Registered: 12th May 03
Location: Stirling,Scotland Drives: 2.0 16v Corsa b
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Hope not!!!  Must be talking gibberish 
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Kiddy_Corsa
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Registered: 7th Nov 02
Location: Kidderminster Drives: Astra VXR
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more guidlines
there is a law but not all the cops know about it!!
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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There is in america but if you have clearance over here youre ok.
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corsa5dr
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Registered: 12th Jan 03
Location: Bath/Bristol - Evo 4 GSR
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Would have to be constantly hitting the floor causing damage to the road. As said there are loads of standard sports cars that have less than 4" clearance.
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Fear
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Registered: 20th Nov 02
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I never bottom out in my car and i swear there are a few parts of the car that are lower than 4 inches but he said i was just about ok
I dont think he was a modder at heart, he was a bit of a knob aswell as he was sat in a layby waiting for people to turn right at a no right turn junction, bored or loser or both
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corsa5dr
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Registered: 12th Jan 03
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Oh dear, havent coppers got anything better to do.
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Paul H
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iv'e heard of that law in oz but not here
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vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by CheekyCorsa
Got pulled yesterday for my plates and copper started looking round the car checked tyres front only, all lights and wiper and spray and asked for ID and that, all normal i thought.
then......
he said " do you know there is a law that a car has to have a minimum of 4 inches ground clearence "
Is this true as i dont think it is and he was just spouting shit, i said i hadnt ever heard that law before but didnt say anything else as he didnt fine me or even give me a producer
ah he was talking out his arse then
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boyracer2002
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Registered: 10th Aug 02
Location: West Yorkshire
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Irs bull shit, mates escort turbo is about an inch or 2 off the floor and coppers had a go at him once, prob only thing they can do you for is the lights been at the wrong height if anything but that comes to an mot at end of day lol
well thats my opinion on it haha
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Andy GSi
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Shropshire, Drives 2.0l 16v Corsa
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talking bolloxs mate! one of my mates have been pulled over for being too low, but let him off!! ignore it!
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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get hydraulic suspension
then when they say its too low wait till there face is naer the car and raise it
is that high enuff??
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boyracer2002
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Registered: 10th Aug 02
Location: West Yorkshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam-D
get hydraulic suspension
then when they say its too low wait till there face is naer the car and raise it
is that high enuff??
quality haha they would prob just come up with some reason to do you for having hydro sus haha
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R Lee
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Registered: 15th Aug 03
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they have laws in other countries about bumper height don't they?
don'#t think they have anything like that here though.
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