The "no more rego labels" talk has started here in QLD now. Can't see the benefit of it, but it will happen.
The "no more rego labels" talk has started here in QLD now. Can't see the benefit of it, but it will happen.
"Proud To Be An Old Fart".
Nah, the driver is licensed. The car is registered with registration plates. And I just drove around (unintentionally)for two months with no rego by mistake with no trouble. I also of a bloke who has swapped plates between his two Ducatis for years.
Great. I will just take my police computer with me next time I go to buy a car.Originally Posted by Innuendo
Just take a phone or an ipad with an internet connection: NSW RMS rego plate check website
Nunc est bibendum...
Bingo, you have just paid money instead of the rta printing a 2cent sticker. You have also done the rta work out of your own pocket. If it had a sticker on it you could have just used your eyes.
No, not really. As playwme mentions in the post above mine - no papers=not regoed (in my eyes). A quick check with your phone (lets face it, it would have to be the majority of the population that now has their own mobile internet ia their phone) on the free to use RMS website for a NSW vehicle is enough to quickly check.
I'm actually surprised it is still free, we've lived in a user-pays society/government for at least the last 15/20 years...
Nunc est bibendum...
Yeah I know how to check. But there have been many cases of people buying a vs or vt commodore unlic for $500 for eg... Put a pair of plates on them off anything, drive to kalgoorlie park in street with 4 sale sign and wham, $2500. Catch train home. Many people still don't have computers, like in these marginal areas.
There are over 100 plate recognition cop cars in WA.
To spell it out. If u have car and it has number plates on it of any description and perspective buyer doesn't have iPhone. It's a "licenced" vehicle ...
I think you make a valid point here Adam, if there is no rego sticker, how, (especially on a weekend) is a prospective buyer to genuinely know the registration (and TPI) status of the car?
There are some very real issues in the no rego sticker development as far as I can see it, I dont understand why state and teritory governments would go for it.... where is the money spinner for them - there must be one, otherwise why deregulate, its unheard of.
Fom a soley revenue raising perspective, would a government decrease their ability to prevent potential crime committed against the unassuming purchaser of a vehicle, (leave that responsibility to the purchaser!) in favour of inceased surveilance? Hmmmn.
Personally, for my two cents, I really dont like this development of no rego stickers, I dont see how it helps, I also dislike the way it is being implemented carte-blanche without any say or choice of the community.
Choice is always good.
It would be nice to be given an explanation from government of why, and how, the removal of rego stickers reduces crime in our community.
Last edited by SLR_dave; 30-09-2013 at 06:09 AM. Reason: corrected typos
I don't know about you but when I buy a registered car I get the current certificate of registration with the previous owners details, signature and .....drumroll....... the registration expiry date.
No rego papers = I pay no rego price.
Stickers or lack thereof won't change people who don't have the common sense to check that one small thing when buying a car.
Sure, of course, but... when implementing legislation or codes of practice, it has long been the better ideal to attempt to protect people who may ignore, or not realise their common sense (or are just innocently ignorant) . This has particularly been the case in motor vehicle trade over recent decades in Australia, it's too easy for people to get burned. I was looking at the topic more from a general community point of veiw than from just us motorheads who should know better.
My reason for continuing to comment on this thread stems from previous work in the steel/car recycling industry, and seeing some of the stuff that goes on with number plate theft, the creative uses a spare set of plates can be used for, and the crap this can cause for all and sundry, so I was just putting my two cents in.
Motor car resale hadn't occurred to me previously, however reading through the thread, it stuck me that it's another good point, without a sticker, the clarity (for a confused or non-discening buyer) is, to my mind, reduced.
But anyway, earlier in this thread I pointed out that a likely outcome of this development is increased number plate theft, thats really why I have a disagreement with it.
Last edited by SLR_dave; 01-10-2013 at 05:11 AM.
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