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Editorial standards
How we create and review our guides
Our knowledge hub exists to help Australian drivers make safe, informed decisions about their vehicles. That only works if you can trust what you read here — so this is exactly how our content is written, fact-checked, sourced and kept current.
Last updated : July 6, 2026
Qualified authors
Written by tradespeople, not anonymous content writers.
Independently checked
Every guide is fact-checked before it goes live.
Properly sourced
Claims link to official Australian sources.
Kept current
Re-reviewed and dated whenever rules change.
On this page
1 Who writes our content
Every guide on the Car One knowledge hub is written by a qualified member of our team — motor mechanics, service advisors and licensed inspectors who do this work day to day. We don't publish anonymous articles, and we don't outsource our guides to writers who've never held the tools.
- Each article carries a named author with a profile page listing their trade qualifications and experience.
- Authors write within their area of expertise — our inspector writes the roadworthy guides; our service advisor writes the maintenance guides.
- Credentials shown on author pages are real and, where possible, independently verifiable.
Daniel Morrison
Lead Technician · Inspections
Sarah Pham
Service Advisor · Maintenance
2 Our content process
Before any guide is published, it goes through the same four steps:
- Drafted by a specialist from hands-on workshop experience, not desk research alone.
- Fact-checked by our Approved Inspection Station supervisor against current rules and standards.
- Sourced — every factual claim is checked against an authoritative reference before publishing.
- Dated and signed off so you can see when it was last reviewed and by whom.
Reviews are done by someone other than the author. The person who writes a guide is never the only person who checks it.
3 Sourcing & accuracy
Where a guide states a rule, a figure or a legal requirement, we tie it to a primary source — not another blog. For Australian motoring content that usually means:
- State transport departments (for example, Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads) for licensing, registration and safety certificate rules.
- The Australian Design Rules (ADRs) for national vehicle safety standards.
- Manufacturer servicing schedules and official technical specifications.
Guides that rely on regulations carry a visible Sources & references list, and important safety or legal content includes a plain-language disclaimer pointing you to the relevant authority for your specific situation.
4 Our stance on AI
We use software tools to help with research, drafting structure and proofreading — the same way we'd use a spell-checker or a search engine. But the expertise on this site is human.
No guide is published as AI-generated content. Every article is written, reviewed and signed off by a named, qualified person who takes responsibility for its accuracy. AI is a tool we assist with — never the author.
5 Independence & funding
Car One is a workshop and licensed inspection station. Our guides are written to be genuinely useful first — not to push a sale.
- We don't accept payment to feature or recommend a product, brand or business in our guides.
- Where a guide mentions our own services, we say so plainly and only where it's genuinely relevant to the reader.
- Advice is the same whether or not it leads to a booking — if the honest answer is "you don't need this", that's what we'll write.
6 Keeping content current
Motoring rules, pricing and safety standards change. A guide that was right last year can be wrong today, so we treat currency as part of accuracy.
- Each article shows a clear last-updated date.
- Guides covering regulations are reviewed when the underlying rules change, and at least annually.
- Significant updates are recorded in a visible revision history on the article.
7 Corrections & feedback
We get things wrong sometimes, and when we do we fix them quickly and openly. If you spot an error — a changed rule, an out-of-date figure, anything that doesn't look right — please tell us. Our full process for handling and logging corrections is set out in our corrections policy.