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NismoR34 Grand Master

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just back from vicroads website and it seems that current cost is $486.50

Made up of $140 Registration Fee - which has NOT changed for a few years!

TAC Premium [this is the killer] $346.50 which includes $31.50 GST, this is the one that keeps climbing up and up and up :mad:

The TAC premium also has high/medium/low categories, which I seem to always be in high! Which doesnt make ANY sense because with my Comprehensive car insurance [and house ins.] I am not in a high-risk area. I am not 100% on what the "high/medium/low" refers to - they dont elaborate, funny that.

hmm I think I may have found a couple of loop holes whilst browsing their site...will investigate further and if there is money to be saved I will let you guys know - unless you are happy to keep lining the pollies pockets?

/end not so pessimistic but more realistic rant.

SmoothLine Grand Master

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Originally posted by dabigbolf

just a thought.  can we claim rego back on tax, if its necessary for us to have cars for our jobs.  we could also charge petrol.  i am not too sure.

would it work.  any accountants out there?

No you cant claim rego.

You can only claim running costs etc that is a direct result of your work, and this doesnt include to and from the office. Rego is a cost you would have to pay if u needed ur car for work or not, so cant be claimed.

Hope that explains it. :mad:

BTW my qld rego was about $375 for 6 months, when i was living in melb, that was nearly a year!

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You realise that Bracks doesn't drive - he has a Statesman & driver, all other front benchers have 'Government' cars (all expenses paid) - so what the f*ck do they care if they put rego/TAC/toll/fuel prices up.

It would be nice to live in a world where politicians had to abide and deal with the laws and taxes they made.

And if the new 'funding' goes to pulic services like Police - can we expect better protection from theft/vandalism - or more anti-import behaviour and 'traffic safety' cameras. As our brand new freeways are such dangerous places to be.

Perhaps we should all drive crappy old Camiras with no brake lights or rego and bald tyres as Government mandated safety devices.

:D

Mind you - I'm still bitter and angry about the c*nts who violated my car. I miss it. I want it back. I want them to pay. Sorry about the rant.

predator Grand Master

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I mean most of the stuff they pull motorists over for these days are not bordering on "dangerous" anyway to probably most people.. A few neon lights on your car (whether u like them or hate them issue aside) really doesn't make your car a safety hazard for all road users... or a guage, slightly positioned in your field of view is that is not legal in the book. So what do people do when they get caught? Mount them down below - legal, but of course, where are you looking when you're looking at a boost guage in your console?? not at the road! Its all whacko whacko.. and i thought Victoria had a bit more sense than other states when it came to some things. Not these days.

If police were more actively patrolling areas and things rather than sitting on a quiet stretch of road in the middle of nowhere with their lights off waiting for some speeder, you're right James, maybe your car would have been less of a target.

I just cringe each time i see those signs on the Ring Road - "Road Safety Cameras"...like they are doing so much to keep us safe on the freeways which have been statistically proven to be the safest parts of our road network. Bullshit - more like "Road Revenue Cameras"

Times have changed, people want cars that are customised and have a bit of personality and difference, and yet we're stuck with ADRs and Roadworthy requirements that were largerly engineered in the 70's - an entirely different era to today.

It all frankly SUCKS .. and anybody who didn't wake up yesterday will know a change of government will not make much of a difference. If they cut down on road revenue program where do they get the cash from? No government in their right mind is going to do away with a great way to screw people out of at least $100 per incidence. And most polly's haven't like you said been a driver on the roads themselves for so many years..and everything WE pay for they get for FREE.

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Originally posted by Jamezilla

You realise that Bracks doesn't drive - he has a Statesman & driver, all other front benchers have 'Government' cars (all expenses paid) - so what the f*ck do they care if they put rego/TAC/toll/fuel prices up.

It would be nice to live in a world where politicians had to abide and deal with the laws and taxes they made.

And if the new 'funding' goes to pulic services like Police - can we expect better protection from theft/vandalism - or more anti-import behaviour and 'traffic safety' cameras. As our brand new freeways are such dangerous places to be.

Perhaps we should all drive crappy old Camiras with no brake lights or rego and bald tyres as Government mandated safety devices.

:rolleyes:

Mind  you - I'm still bitter and angry about the c*nts who violated my car. I miss it. I want it back. I want them to pay. Sorry about the rant.

99% or the new crap polys bring out dont effect them!

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