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    Are you at risk? See how new roadworks cameras are costing Aussie drivers millions in fines!

    How about having speed reduction signs removed whilst there is no work actually taking place and the roadway is not under repair or construction. South Australia introduced laws and penalties for not removing. Why have speed reductions 24/7 where there are no road works taking place. Just too...
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    Looming blackout threat with upcoming heatwave exposed—are you prepared?

    Now is the time for solar owners to unite and turn off their solar panels and turn their air conditioners on FULL BLAST. Then and only then we may receive a reasonable feed in tariff change we had when we installed them. Was there not a decision of approval to charge at FEE for those of us who...
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    Long-due overhaul: This airport will face major renovations after 30 years

    The Brisbane Airport was built based on many lies and mistruths. The community was told that ALL aircraft would arrive and depart over Moreton Bay. News paper article, full page, stated that 80% of daytime departures would be over Moreton Bay and 95% at night. Never happened in 35+ years...
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    This possible road rule overhaul may force you to change your driving habits ASAP!

    Not enough funds are spent on building decent roads and their maintenance is usually very poor. In Queensland overtaking lanes are few and far between. Yet the transport Main Roads hand book reads that they should be no further than 20k apart. With slow moving trucks, cars with caravans and...
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    Hidden sign stumps motorist for $300!

    Whilst in Brisbane Queensland obey all traffic signs. Those you can read, those you cannot read, those which are hidden and especially those with no paint on them. Sign photo taken 8 December 2023 and stills remains blank in April even though the sticker reads new sign ordered. Good one Lord...
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    Foliage fiasco: Retiree roots for justice against council's hefty fine!

    Moreton Bay City Council has introduced a Local Law which provides 50 penality units fine ($7744) for not mowing the verge in front of your property. But you can have a garden on the verge.
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    Coles, Woolworths worry shoppers with price tag overhaul: 'Now they can dupe us and we can't prove it'

    My concern which I expressed to a Woolworths manager a couple weeks ago was that the way caned and bottled fruit was stacked in their box over hanging the shelf it hid the price tag from view. I pointed out that the unit price must be clearly visible which it was clearly not nor was the price...
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    Coles shopper pulls off act of rebellion against supermarket giant

    Just how many people are sitting in the back room watching video screens WHO could be actually Maning a checkout. How many self serve checkout can a single person watch In the back room at a time? What do they do when there are few customers in the store? Even more interesting is just how do...
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    Selfish parking act sparks outrage: ‘I struggled to get into my car’

    I have a disability parking displayed on my windscreen. Did any other reader notice that neither of the two legally parked car had their drivers door opening towards the illegally parked car between them? How did this third car prevent the disability driver entering their car? If they needed...
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    Aussie driver slapped with $116 parking fine, gets mixed reactions online

    “If you don't want to get slapped with a parking fine like this driver, make sure you pay close attention to any signs—faded or otherwise—you might come across in car parks and other public areas.” FADED? the symbol was insufficiently discernible to enable the meaning of the symbol to be...
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    Driver pays $305 fine for this obscure parking rule: ‘Help me understand’

    With my poor old memory when I got my licence at 17 years old the distance was 12 feet clear of double lines and 10 feet from a single white line. I am now 76 years old. Maybe the driving tester or application form need far more questions answered for passing driver licence tests. I have been...
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    Coles shopper allegedly gets scolded by employee for scanning groceries ‘in the wrong order’!

    I tend to place heavy items in the bottom of the trolly thus the more fragile items on top of the cart. Thus fragile items would be the first items out of the trolly. Maybe grocery shops need to redesign their shelves so that as you go from row to row you put the fragile items in first and the...
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    Urgent Recall for Jeep Grand Cherokees: Over 40,000 Vehicles Affected by Manufacturing Defect

    Question: How can you tell if your Jeep has had its recall notice attended to? Answer: it comes back painted Lemon Yellow!
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    Tips for Aussie Drivers: Why Reverse Parking is the Smarter Choice

    Reversing into a parking bay is not for me. I drive a Prado and keep a three wheel mobility scooter in the “boot”. With the space required to open the rear door to remove the mobility scooter and assemble there is no room and would be unable to pass between my car and neighbouring vehicle once...
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