Australia’s worst DIY mechanics revealed: Shocking photos show the VERY unsafe quick fixes motorists make to their cars – and they’re putting lives at risk
- Drivers have been caught with bizarre quick-fix solution additions to their cars
- Breathalyser tubes replaced gear sticks and fry pans acted as steering wheels
- A South Australian driver fined $752 for plastering solar panels on 4WD bonnet
Australia’s worst DIY mechanics have been caught making highly dangerous quick-fix solutions to their faulty cars.
From frypans used as steering wheels to breathalyser tubes replacing gear sticks, drivers have been taking quirky and unsafe measures to mask faults with their vehicles.
Many thrifty drivers have risked road users’ lives with makeshift brakes and bizarre vehicle additions.
Australia’s worst DIY mechanics have stunned with their unusual quick-fix solutions to their faulty cars including one driver using vice grips instead of a steering wheel (pictured)
One man who plastered solar panels to his bonnet (left) and strapped a gas cylinder to his spare wheel holder (right) was fined $752
One driver replaced a gear stick with a breathalyser tube (pictured)
South Australia Police found one car with vice grips acting as a steering wheel, Adelaide Now reported.
Vice grips appeared to be a favourite fix for the tragic DIY mechanics, who also used the tools to modify their brakes.
Another motorist could be seen replacing a gearstick with a breathalyser tube that protruded from the transmission.
One unconventional driver also swapped out their steering wheel for a frying pan covered with words written in white-out.
Another motorist caught driving a four-wheel drive with solar panels plastered to the bonnet and a gas cylinder clasped to the spare tyre holder was fined $752 and was ordered to remove the ‘potentially dangerous modifications’.
‘Police stopped the driver … and also uncovered the front number plate had been cut in two so that both sections were affixed on either side of a winch,’ SA Police said.
‘These illegal additions create a significant safety risk in the event of a collision … any fittings, hooks or attachments must not have any sharp edges corners or protusions.’
The State Government recently rejected a proposal. for regular safety inspections of privately owned cars despite the annual testing occurring in other states.
Vice grips are a favourite fix for the DIY mechanics, who even used them to modify their brakes
One motorist appeared to make the most of duct tape to keep their car in one piece (pictured)
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