Driving The Car To The Compliance Workshop In Nsw?

[GTRR]

Hey Guys,

I need a little help, I'm currently importing a car and just worried about the whole legality of driving the car on NSW roads.

What is involved and what do I do? Once the car arrives to the ports, I was planning to have the car delivered to my house first then drive it myself to the compliance workshop. I had a read on the RTA website but still don't get it. Some people are telling me that all i need is a temp. rego, and then drive it, others are telling me this whole other complicated procedure of driving it to the workshop?

Anyone is NSW that has recently imported their car and drove it to the workshop could they shed some light on here? Or anyone with some knowledge on this?

Here is the RTA link:

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registration/getnewrego/importedvehicles.html

Thanks in advance.

Dave

Edited June 6, 2011 by GTRR

[SKITTLES]

Well what type of car is it?

Makes a big difference between my answer being "risk it and out run the cops" or "get someone to tow it"

But srsly I've heard of people driving their cars around with "TRAFFIC" written on cardboard and put on their car.

[NISMO]

From the website

When the vehicle arrives in Australia, it must be driven directly to a weighbridge or safety check station for an inspection for registration purposes. On this journey it is exempt from registration, but must not stop anywhere or be taken home (except on a trailer).

I would take this as you can only drive to the inspection station, and thats it.

When i had my V35, i did risk it and drove from compliance to home. Actually was passed by highway patrol who checked out the car, but didn't stop me.

Looking back now, at this stage the car is not insured to be driven on teh road as its not registered, so if anything happens you are sh!t out of luck.

Doing it again, i would trailer the car until its registered. Purely for insurance purposes.

[Beer Baron]

seriously just get the towie to take it direct to the compliance workshop. that stuff about 'traffic' plates is 100% bullshit. try it and see how the cops laugh as they write out your ticket. I still wonder at how dumb people are who hear that "rule" and believe it. how would it possibly work? and why wouldn't everyone just write out their own plates with 'taffic' on them and save money on rego?

you can legally drive an unregistered vehicle for the purposes of obtaining registration. BUT in NSW the RTA have declared that you cannot drive an un-complied vehicle on the road AT ALL. hence why all cars must now be collected from ports by a tow truck.

seriously save the hassle, get it dropped and the workshop and go play with it over there. the sooner it gets there, the sooner it's finished and the sooner you can drive it for real.

[GTRR]

I thought that maybe have been the case. Was this law recently changed or was it always like this? My importer was under the impression it could be done as well.

Anyways, thanks for all your help, much appreciated! Guess I will have to get the towing company to do it all then.

[Iron Chef]

It is uncomplied you WILL get reamed if you get caught driving it to the workshop. And they won't use lube.

Edited June 6, 2011 by Iron Chef

[MrRx7s3]

As far as I know and I have driven many unregistered vehicles and have been pulled over, as long as you are driving it to a place to get it repaired or anything that involves the car being registered your allowed to but make sure you ring the workshop first and tell them your coming as I have had a couple officers actually call the workshop and ask, don't put traffic plates, that was quite a few years ago not anymore, also it has to be the closest workshop to you and take the shortest route, hope that helps, thanks.

[Chris Rogers]

listen to chef. unless you have a trade plate handy AND you are willing to risk a $25k fine for using it on a uncomplied vehicle its really NOT worth the effort. pay the towie pay the RAW and enjoy..

[Thelen]

It isn't a 'recent' law, but perhaps not well known until recently. Indeed you either need dealer/trade/complier/engineers plate on the car, or have it towed.

[Blitz_boy]

I always get a 30 day unregistered vehicle permit.

It ususally gives me enough time to get the car complied and registered. If your permit does run out while wait for your rta appointment, then your appointment number will cover you to drive directly there.

That's in Vic anyway.

[Beer Baron]

even a trade plate is no longer legal for use on an un-complied car. un-registered = yes. un-complied = no. there is a big difference in the eyes of the RTA now. I believe most states are in line on this point too. the RTA is very clear. you can be fined even for using a legit trade plate for legit purposes if the car is un-complied. hence many importers stopped bothering with trade plates as that was mainly what they used them for, moving un-complied cars from wharf to shop etc.

yes in the past I have driven dozens of un-complied cars with trade plates, without trade plates etc. but it's just not legal any more.

driving a car for the purposes of gaining REGISTRATION is legal. driving a car for the purposes of getting it COMPLIED is not.

as far as 'traffic' plates being 'a few years ago' that's also 100% BS. it's never been a real scheme, or rule. it's just a bullshit urban myth that was believed in by half wits. how on earth anyone would think that putting a piece of cardboard with the word traffic on it would suddenly make their unregistered car legal is beyond me. might as well just try and make it legal using magic beans or a penis enlarger. they both work just as well as the traffic plates.

[Thelen]

Mmmmmm, magic beans enlarger (think i lost a word? >_>)

What are the plates the engineering shops use? Because from what I've seen those are legal for uncomplied. Or perhaps that is because they are the official RTA/vicroads/etc recognised places?

[Chris Rogers]

they have trade plates just like the rest of us. think you best have a read of the rules. if its not complied then it is not for use on Oz roads and therefore illegal to use a trade plate on. that does not stop people from doing it.

[Alkatraz]

So are you saying that magic beans work just as well as a penis enlarger??? The missus always laughs at me when I bring out the pump before getting in bed, does anyone know how long the beans take to kick in???

[Beer Baron]

I would use the magic beans in conjunction with the penis enlarger as they both work just as well as each other. perhaps throw a traffic plate in the mix if results aren't immediately evident.

magic bean enlarger would be nice but that's just being silly! if such a device really existed we'd all be beanillionaires by now.

on a serious note as I keep saying and as chris also said you cannot LEGALLY (and I stress the word legally) drive an un-complied car on nsw roads. doesn't matter if you use trade plates, traffic plates or the plates off your mums combi van. it's not legal. sure plenty of people still do it using trade plates or whatever but it's not legal and they are risking a fine by doing it.

[PRIMO]

the Cialis GELs are obviously the best ones as it only took Kristian less than 5 mins to get worked up over it.

[Thelen]

Mmmmm, beanillionaires

Well sounds like the thread has done its course, good luck OP with the car

[Iron Chef]

the Cialis GELs are obviously the best ones as it only took Kristian less than 5 mins to get worked up over it.

It depends on whether or not you were timing from when you first rubbed it on me or after you washed your hands...

[PRIMO]

It depends on whether or not you were timing from when you first rubbed it on me or after you washed your hands...

you stick it under your tongue ... dopey

[Iron Chef]

Haha spot the one who doesn't use it....and the one who does