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Originally Posted by meme405
Basically (and someone can give you the actual code section), but the cops are using some BS section of the MVA that is supposed to be meant for them to be able to direct traffic to a parking lot in order to look at it, to bend the meaning of the rule to say that you have to go to "X" spot to have your car inspected. I'm 100% sure this isn't how the rule is intended to be used, and it's an abuse of power. Full stop.
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Section 25.08, items (1) to (3) from the MVAR are the sections you are referring to:
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(1) Despite an inspection certificate being in force, the director or a peace officer may, on having reasonable and probable grounds to believe that a vehicle may not comply with the standards, notify the owner or operator of a vehicle to present it for inspection to a designated inspection facility within the period set out in the notification.
(2) The director or a peace officer may order the owner or operator of a vehicle, in respect of which no inspection certificate is in force, to surrender to either of them the vehicle licence or the number plates, or both, for that vehicle.
(3) The owner or operator must comply with a notification under subsection (1) and an order under subsection (2).
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My personal and literal interpretation of these 3 items are:
a) If the vehicle in question already has an inspection certificate in force (ie. it has previously required an inspection already), then the police can direct you to whichever facility of the police's choosing.
b) If the vehicle in question has no inspection certificate (ie. never required one / never been VI-ed?), then then police is supposed to seize the vehicle licence or number plates, or both.
In light of that, if the vehicle does not have an inspection certificate and the police issues you a Box 2 VI, it seems to me that it doesn't actually follow the letter of the MVAR. But if the alternative to receiving a Box 2 VI is to immediately surrender the vehicle licence / number plates, I guess it's preferable to "just get a Box 2 VI" instead?
