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NSW Police Given New Device To Help Issue On-The-Spot Fines For Illegal Tints (click)

“DARKEST LEGAL TINT” is a common term in car window tinting advertisements, and now car owners in New South Wales have even more reason to look for those words.

NSW Highway Police Officers have this week been issued with a new electronic device that can measure the darkness of a window’s tint, allowing officers to determine immediately if a fine is warranted.

Cars with windows tinted darker than the legal limit face fines up to $84.

NSW law requires that side and rear windows allow at least 35 percent of outside light to pass through, but according to Rob Hamilton, President of the Window Film Association of Australia, federal law allows rear windows to be darker.

“These automotive film rules are not widely known, which is why the instance of illegally-darkened windows is so high,” Mr Hamilton said in a statement.

“Drivers need to abide by state regulations because if a car is deemed unroadworthy due to dark film, it may receive a defect notice.”

[Shiv]

Now hopefully this electronic device is more accurate than those radar guns they use....

[Alex]

$84, ey? meh.

[B4TT]

Tis very old technology, one of dads old Brake Test machines for doing rego checks used to also check the level of tint and put it on the rego print out.

[Delete This Account]

18% Tint all around FTW! Meh you gotta be pretty unlucky if you get done for tint...

[buzzda]

I can see a few gettin done when they pull up for a "RBT" and there's nothing else wrong with the car.

[Shiv]

Never knew other states could get darker tint on the back windows. How much darker can you get your rear window in another state?

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I think is SA its ment to be 75% on the front and 35% on the back, but they dont pick you up unless your on your P Plates with a commonwhore

[Ericmcg]

Maybe the cops should spend more time doing what they are paid for, catching criminals for a start. The legal limit over here is 20% for front side windows but there are no regs for rear windows.