Mount Isa Police are reminding motorists that if you regularly check your vehicle you will improve your safety, cut down of fuel costs, improve your vehicles resale value and help cut down pollution levels.
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It's important to try and do a regular safety check on your vehicle at least once a month to monitor the following things:
- The engine oil, transmission fluid, windscreen washer liquid, radiator coolant, brake and clutch fluid
- Tyres to ensure they are in good condition and at the right pressure, don't forget your spare
- All of the gauges and warns lights work when you start the vehicle
- The lights outside the vehicle are all in working order
- All your glass is free from chips, cracks or scratches
- The handbrake holds the vehicle still on steep hills
- Your horn works
If you come across anything broken, ensure you have it looked at by a mechanic as soon as possible.
It is also recommended that you check your seatbelts and child's seat restraints are in good conditions, your battery is clean and secure, your fan belt has good tension and not cracked or frayed and that you do not have a brittle or cracked radiator hose.
Vehicles requiring Road Safety Certificates are cars, motorcycles, trailers (including caravans) with and aggregate trailer mass between 750kg and 3500kg and any other vehicles up to 4500kg gross vehicle mass.
In Queensland you will need to obtain a safety certificate if you:
- offer a registered light vehicle for sale in Queensland, or
- transfer the registration to a new owner, or
- transfer registration to Queensland from another state or territory, or
- when reregistering an unregistered vehicle.
You can find more information here.
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