Thread: Re register a written off 130 NSW?

Have a chat with Erich:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/private.php'do=newpm&u=17561

Known as Bundalene here

I assume you have combed the RMS website for all the relevant info. On the brief reading I did, the written off rules apply to "vehicles" up to 15 years from date of manufacture (not as you put as the alternative, 15 yrs from written off register). How you go about repairing and re-registering, can't help. While it might not assist, I upgraded my 130's GVM to 3850kg and it puts me into the NB1 class (light truck not light vehicle) If stock, your 130 will be NA. Long and short, different ADRs apply to NB1 which might offer you an easier path to re-registration. comes at a cost of higher rego but I gained 350kg of pay load and I can call myself a true 1 tonner.

I bought a repairable written off 130 that was registered in ACT at time of write off, transported to Vic, repaired, registered and I bought it and transferred it to NSW. I had to be real careful to not let VIC rego lapse before the transfer to NSW rego otherwise the NSW WOVR rules applied. My story doesn't illuminate your situation.

best of luck, my tip is to chase rabbits down burrows until you find the path of least resistance. That means, going to the NSW regulations and Instruments and ADRs. Don't rely on summaries on the internet. Only the source document will give you the correct answer.

http://https://legislation.nsw.gov.au

Just a thought...
When I first started refurbishing old vehicles (like Austin A40's etc), the only identifying numbers were the engine number and the chassis number, stamped on the engine block and chassis frame respectively.

The chassis number, as I understand, remains the primary number for identifying the vehicle, no matter what other items are attached.

Engines could be easily swapped.

When the VINs came in, I assume associated with monocoque vehicles, the chassis number was stamped onto the chassis/body and a seperate (aluminium) VIN plate was added elsewhere, likely for ease of inspection.

I suggest (???) this aluminium VIN plate could be altered / changed so long as it corresponded to the actual chassis number.

My 1995 130 has a chassis number stamped on the chassis and a VIN plate on the windscreen frame ('body'). They're both the same number.

Could you consider buying a completely new chassis with new "VIN" and swap all the other items across.

Possibly $8k + but then you would have a new chassis as well as, effectively, a new vehicle without the historical "written off" legacy.

Having been through this game with a Jeep that came equipped with a mismatched VIN plate number to the VIN number attached to the tag on the windscreen frame and the number stamped on the chassis I can tell you that from the RMS perspective the VIN plate wins as the identifier of the vehicle. It would be different in a vehicle without a VIN plate I would imagine

Regards,
Tote

I'm currently looking into a replacement chassis for a 130 that is NOT written off. The price of a brand-new galvanized chassis is surprisingly reasonable- about $4500- but I'm awaiting a shipping quote which may well double it. VIN can easily be stamped into a chassis. No idea how RTA would view this as you would be re-registering.