Allen
1st August 2019, 05:18 PM
Dear All,
Long time lurker, first time poster.
Last year I daringly bought a 2008 TD4 Freelander 2 at Pickles, Pete Davis from Roving Mechanical made some immediate repairs, as it was off being blue slipped I bought the greenslip and could convince AAMI that the shape code PVS (Panel van with seats and windows) was incorrect and of course the thing is a 4wd wagon with four doors and rear hatch.
When the greenslip renewal arrived this year the RMS rego record was now formalised with PVS shape and AAMI would not be moved.
They said the RMS records are inviolate, wrong or no, and they would charge a $200 odd increase in CTP insurance.
A call to the RMS didn't help: answer "that's what the computer says we should call it".
But, a call to RMS Technical Enquiries put me in touch with a nice chap who 1) understood the issue, 2) spent 20 mins or more reviewing the JRA technical data spec sheets.
He found and provided me with a Road Vehicle Descriptor document issued by Aust Govt Dept of Infrastructure & Transport that showed my model was indeed a WAG and not a PVS shape.
I took this to the RMS and they grudgingly, with gritted teeth updated my rego details to show Shape WAG at no cost.
So, my CTP greenslip renewal was then re-issued less $221 than with PVS shape code.
Which only matters because I'm an insurance broker and paying too much would be a constant annoyance and a professional embarrassment. And I have too many of both as it is.
The document applies to those models of the Freelander 2 where the Compliance Plate Approval number starts with 36681 (although I didn't mention that at the Bankstown RMS office and they didn't ask. My compliance plate does carry those numbers).
The document is attached as a .pdf.
I hope it might be of use to anyone else with a wonky shape code and a big greenslip bill.
cheers,
Allen
153198
Long time lurker, first time poster.
Last year I daringly bought a 2008 TD4 Freelander 2 at Pickles, Pete Davis from Roving Mechanical made some immediate repairs, as it was off being blue slipped I bought the greenslip and could convince AAMI that the shape code PVS (Panel van with seats and windows) was incorrect and of course the thing is a 4wd wagon with four doors and rear hatch.
When the greenslip renewal arrived this year the RMS rego record was now formalised with PVS shape and AAMI would not be moved.
They said the RMS records are inviolate, wrong or no, and they would charge a $200 odd increase in CTP insurance.
A call to the RMS didn't help: answer "that's what the computer says we should call it".
But, a call to RMS Technical Enquiries put me in touch with a nice chap who 1) understood the issue, 2) spent 20 mins or more reviewing the JRA technical data spec sheets.
He found and provided me with a Road Vehicle Descriptor document issued by Aust Govt Dept of Infrastructure & Transport that showed my model was indeed a WAG and not a PVS shape.
I took this to the RMS and they grudgingly, with gritted teeth updated my rego details to show Shape WAG at no cost.
So, my CTP greenslip renewal was then re-issued less $221 than with PVS shape code.
Which only matters because I'm an insurance broker and paying too much would be a constant annoyance and a professional embarrassment. And I have too many of both as it is.
The document applies to those models of the Freelander 2 where the Compliance Plate Approval number starts with 36681 (although I didn't mention that at the Bankstown RMS office and they didn't ask. My compliance plate does carry those numbers).
The document is attached as a .pdf.
I hope it might be of use to anyone else with a wonky shape code and a big greenslip bill.
cheers,
Allen
153198