Quote Originally Posted by BillsGU View Post
If tie down points are only required when shipping a vehicle from overseas - why aren't they removed when they land in Australia? That would solve one of the problems.
Because there's no law against using them to recover, it's just a bad idea.
Manufacturers or dealers don't want to pay to remove them.
In a lot of vehicles the tie down is part of the sub frame and can't be removed.
The tie down may come in handy if the vehicle needs to be trucked or ferried another time in its life.

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