I've lost my number plates :-(

[OZR32GTR]

Well my baby has now been transferred from NSW to ACT rego and I have therefore lost my number plates.

So if there are any New South Welshman/Welshwoman out in our merry group with a GTR my old plates(GTR OOM) should now be available in the NSW.

On the bright side I do have some Y series plates(ends in GT 32R) on order that should do the job :-)

[MYSHY32]

BUMMER, but not a bad result with the ACT plates you got.

[OZR32GTR]

Yeah I was pretty happy about the ACT plates, thought it'd gone already.

I was looking at personalised($1800) ones but I could do alot of other things with that money(like replace my clutch :-()

[MYSHY32]

Yeah clutches are GOOD

[Sinista32]

I had more money than sense when I first got my plates for the GTS-T. Still I like em on the GTR but $1800 could buy all sorts of nice parts for the car. Cost is $122 for replacement - but I know this fella who .... if your interested

I am advised there is a cheaper method for Personailsed Plates.

1. Register a business (whatever name you like) $100-$150

2. Get the plates (Business Name) $350 ?

3. Do nothing with the business! - Claim the cost of the plates as a tax loss.

Meh - Sounds good, anyone want to test this?

[Aurora]

It's dodgy...i had a long chat with the lady at the Shop Front one day about ways to get around it, and she was very forthcoming with information. However, i forget pretty much everything she said, as this was a good few months ago

[MYSHY32]

Sounds good in theory, would like to see it in practice thou

[leech_]

i am sure cotempt can probably offer more advise on this when we were speaking to him he said his car and plates are under his business so maybe pm him but if you dont have a proper business it could be a little dodgy

[race_snooze]

I have know that ppl have done that before, reg a buss then used the something about the buss name in the number plate of the car. Reg buss in the ACT will cost you $110, then to buy the plates it will cost $500. (have to have something to do with buss name.) YOu will also pay a bit more for reg as your car will now be a buss car, so you can park in loading zones and shit.

[leech_]

out of interest though would you not then have to declare under your insurance that its for work and daily use in which you will pay more $$$ ???

[race_snooze]

prob not sure about that one, but its all taxable.

[PhantomS14]

After talking to an accountant, you have to earn at least $4 000 before you can claim anything as a loss. They put this in place to stop people getting a business name, and buy heaps of stuff they wanted so they could claim it back.

My GF has a business name, but had not yet earned enough to claim her business expenses at a loss. This is how I found out about it. This can carry on for a number of years until you've accumulated at least 4 g's of business.

[rumble]

what was the process transfering nsw rego to act? I made some early enquiries and was told I had to have an inspection-I am concerned about getting knocked back on things like exhaust, wheels, inductions etc. (had bad experiences in the past-17 defects!-which were all BS)

[MYSHY32]

Rumble go to a local garage like curtin servo or the mobil at fyshwick and get it looked at rather than dickson pits as they do not like imports. Thats my advice.

Dan

[rumble]

thanks Dan-sounds like the way to go-the exhaust is the main thing I'm concerned about-still have a few months rego yet.

[MYSHY32]

Go and get what I like to call a REGO muffler made for you. This way you go over the pits/rego station with the pee shooter and then when you get home you take it of. Also helps with if you ever get a defect for noise you go home and get the pee shooter for rego etc. Braddon exhaust made ours and I am sure they would do you a good deal also. Dan

[OZR32GTR]

I was lucky with regards to transferring rego from NSW to ACT 'cause my GTR was one of the australian release ones so I didn't have to go over the pits.

As far as I know you now have to take all imports over the pits. But saying that I'm not sure if you have to go over the pits if you're transferring ACT rego to ACT rego.

[MYSHY32]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.