Thread: No rego allowed

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Any updates?

Take the boxes Dave refers to off the sides and take it through the inspection again.

Once the boxes are off, it is the same as the 1500 or so sold ( & mostly registered).
Hard for them to argue against that weight of numbers.

Attached is photo of a scout vehicle on show in WA on weekend .....its licensed guns and all

As others have said I'd remove the boxes on outside of vehicle, and hope that common sense prevails.

Hope you get it sorted and are on the road soon.

cheers

Baggy

Have you had any luck?

I read on REMLR it is now registered with little modification.

Yep its registered minus the side baskets and rear seat Chris posted on REMLR about a week ago

Excellent!

Having worked in aftermarket and compliance/vehicle modifications (albeit WA) it would appear that the engineer in question is not applying correct interpretation to the relevant design riles applicable to the vehicle and its year.

That said if the vehicle is unmodified from manufacture then an engineers certificate should not be required - did you speak to your DOT? a road worthy inspection should be all that is needed - in WA these are done at the 'pits' owned and operated by the Transport Dept, maybe third party in SA

I finally got around to registering my GS Perentie today in SA.
Purchased in April, registered today! Yeah, I know - a long time between drinks, but I wanted to do some work on it, plus the rear drive shaft was basically stuffed and had to be rebuilt.
Yesterday I got the permit to drive it to Regency Park which cost about $40.
This morning I headed off for the first ever drive in the truck! Loved the drive - steering is a bit loose, but I'll never worry about answering the mobile, as I can't hear it!!!!!
I did NOT take it for a roadworthy, I took it for an ID check at 7 Naweena Rd.
Filled in the forms and was called 10 mins later to present it for them.
Schmoozed the inspector (although I didn't really need to as he was a genuinely nice guy) and asked if I could show him where the ID numbers were to save him time. I'd cleaned them all up for him so it took no time at all. Found out he had done 28 years in the RAAF, so with my Perentie being Ex-RAAF, we had good mutual ground.
He took 10 mins to do his thing, then disappeared into an office to do his computer checks and came out 5 mins later with the completed paperwork.
Absolutely no issues whatsoever.
Then it was up the road to fork out $1400 for rego, third party etc, and I had my plates.
It was all too easy, and after some of the stories I have read, I did breath a big sigh when it was all finished.
My suggestion to ANYONE in SA is do NOT go for a roadworthy, just do the inspection. I had taken off the tool holders on the bonnet because I put a checkplate panel on it, but it all went without mention.
By the way, full insurance through Shannons for $12K cover is $400.
Hope this helps others, and I have posted this on the REMLR forums also.