a distressing encounter with zombie apparatchiks

Western (mis)leaders are apt to criticise political officials from communist nations, but we have our share of government zombies here at home. 

I bought my boat (& trailer) from the Australian Capital Territory which is completely landlocked by New South Wales. There is no appreciable border apart from a roadside sign, and people of Queenbeyan, literally an out suburb on NSW land, are allowed to move freely about. 
Anyway, I return with the boat & trailer, despite the fact that the trailer is in very good condition, currently registered in ACT & was recently checked over by am ACT motormechanic, my local roads authority have demanded I have its road-worthiness verified by a NSW mechanic. No amount of fact stating swayed our local zombie apparatchiks, they stood, madevup, uniformed & fix stared repeating the mantra associated with this particular policy.

So now I must book in with a suitable mechanic, some distance away, pay $90+ (regardless of vehicle type ie: truck, car, caravan, boat trailer) to have it checked over. Only with written certificate may I return to complete the deal (with additional payment) to the roads authority zombies. 

As they say ffs. 

I now get what legal people were cautioning about governments imposing further layers of restrictions on freedoms following Nine Eleven & Covid. 
Boat free, Trailer $90 + Base Charges + Stamp Duty. 

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