Thread: Towing a trailer on "H" plates.

Originally Posted by Homestar

Amen to that! It’s the thing that ****s me off the most about this town.

Regarding the beer, all pubs I’ve been into here in the last 20 sell a lot more that Carlton... thankfully...

When I lived there the vast majority of pubs only had Carlton on tap. Later, after I left that job, I had another which required me to fly there regularly to visit our distributors and keep them up to scratch. There was then a brief flirtation with Courage which didn't last long. A pity, because I tried some of their stuff. They had some good products much better than the Carlton swill.

It is going the other way here and in much of Sydney. Once in the days of tied houses, pubs sold the product of their brewery owner. When the brewers sold off their pubs to stay afloat following bad business decisions and takeovers, we then commonly had pubs selling several brands. Now we find pubs that are selling only Carlton because Carlton are buying the business by kicking back so much per litre to get the tap rights. This indicates to me as an old marketing manager that the stuff is grossly overpriced if the brewer can afford to kick back $1 per litre to get the pourage rights. Quite a few pubs and many small bars are selling only "craft beers" which are all to my mind grossly overpriced. Undersize glasses at over size prices usually in twee little yuppy bars with dim lights and carpet. Most craft beers taste peculiar to me.

I reckoned rural Victoria, particularly Gippsland and the high country and to a lesser extent in the small towns in the sheep shagger country, had
more hillbillies and rednecks than West Virginia and Tennessee. A friend defines confusion as Father's Day in Gippsland.

I do like the free rego for small trailers. Only good idea I can think of that came out of Vicroads. I have no regard for concessional, club, special interest rego. schemes. Never had a vehicle registered on one and I had plenty over 50 years that could have been. I liked to drive my cars whenever I felt like it so I had full registration. I believe these schemes serve no useful purpose other than giving discounted registration to a privileged minority. Let's face it. If you have a collector, classic, vintage, or veteran vehicle, many of which are worth a squillion or you have spent many thousands maintaining and/or restoring said vehicle then surely you can afford to register it.

Sorry mate - I couldn’t disagree with you more.

Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

When I lived there the vast majority of pubs only had Carlton on tap. Later, after I left that job, I had another which required me to fly there regularly to visit our distributors and keep them up to scratch. There was then a brief flirtation with Courage which didn't last long. A pity, because I tried some of their stuff. They had some good products much better than the Carlton swill.

It is going the other way here and in much of Sydney. Once in the days of tied houses, pubs sold the product of their brewery owner. When the brewers sold off their pubs to stay afloat following bad business decisions and takeovers, we then commonly had pubs selling several brands. Now we find pubs that are selling only Carlton because Carlton are buying the business by kicking back so much per litre to get the tap rights. This indicates to me as an old marketing manager that the stuff is grossly overpriced if the brewer can afford to kick back $1 per litre to get the pourage rights. Quite a few pubs and many small bars are selling only "craft beers" which are all to my mind grossly overpriced. Undersize glasses at over size prices usually in twee little yuppy bars with dim lights and carpet. Most craft beers taste peculiar to me.

I reckoned rural Victoria, particularly Gippsland and the high country and to a lesser extent in the small towns in the sheep shagger country, had
more hillbillies and rednecks than West Virginia and Tennessee. A friend defines confusion as Father's Day in Gippsland.

I do like the free rego for small trailers. Only good idea I can think of that came out of Vicroads. I have no regard for concessional, club, special interest rego. schemes. Never had a vehicle registered on one and I had plenty over 50 years that could have been. I liked to drive my cars whenever I felt like it so I had full registration. I believe these schemes serve no useful purpose other than giving discounted registration to a privileged minority. Let's face it. If you have a collector, classic, vintage, or veteran vehicle, many of which are worth a squillion or you have spent many thousands maintaining and/or restoring said vehicle then surely you can afford to register it.

Well I was going along with you for a start there, but that last paragraph is the biggest load of bollocks I’ve seen written on this forum and that’s saying something.

The whole idea of club reg - in every state - makes keeping older vehicles easier for the masses not the privileged minority - you’re completely backwards and wrong there - must be something in the Queensland water up there...

I drive my classic vehicles whenever I like too - I can drive them every weekend and not run out of club reg, you obviously have way more money than me - I’m not rich or privileged which is why I use and need club reg

Go back and talk to the pixies on your TV - you’ll get the conversation you’re looking for from them. If you don’t talk to pixies, then you’re trolling which is a breach of forum rules so which is it - breaking the rules or off with the fairies? - there isn’t another alternative.

I don't understand the point of this polate.... What is it about. If the trailer under 200kgs ... and about 6 x 4 in size. It doesn't need registration. You just stick the rego number on it. If its being towed by a club permit vehcile, stick the club permit cars numberplate on it!

so where and how does this plate come into it ? I often just make the number on trailers with thick wide masking tape.

seeya,
Shane L.

Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

When I lived there the vast majority of pubs only had Carlton on tap. Later, after I left that job, I had another which required me to fly there regularly to visit our distributors and keep them up to scratch. There was then a brief flirtation with Courage which didn't last long. A pity, because I tried some of their stuff. They had some good products much better than the Carlton swill.

It is going the other way here and in much of Sydney. Once in the days of tied houses, pubs sold the product of their brewery owner. When the brewers sold off their pubs to stay afloat following bad business decisions and takeovers, we then commonly had pubs selling several brands. Now we find pubs that are selling only Carlton because Carlton are buying the business by kicking back so much per litre to get the tap rights. This indicates to me as an old marketing manager that the stuff is grossly overpriced if the brewer can afford to kick back $1 per litre to get the pourage rights. Quite a few pubs and many small bars are selling only "craft beers" which are all to my mind grossly overpriced. Undersize glasses at over size prices usually in twee little yuppy bars with dim lights and carpet. Most craft beers taste peculiar to me.

I reckoned rural Victoria, particularly Gippsland and the high country and to a lesser extent in the small towns in the sheep shagger country, had
more hillbillies and rednecks than West Virginia and Tennessee. A friend defines confusion as Father's Day in Gippsland.

I do like the free rego for small trailers. Only good idea I can think of that came out of Vicroads. I have no regard for concessional, club, special interest rego. schemes. Never had a vehicle registered on one and I had plenty over 50 years that could have been. I liked to drive my cars whenever I felt like it so I had full registration. I believe these schemes serve no useful purpose other than giving discounted registration to a privileged minority. Let's face it. If you have a collector, classic, vintage, or veteran vehicle, many of which are worth a squillion or you have spent many thousands maintaining and/or restoring said vehicle then surely you can afford to register it.

The "schemes" as you refer to them are not a discounted registration for a privileged minority, but available to anyone and everyone who wants to take up the opportunity of joining a club and enjoying owning an older vehicle or vehicles, and driving them on a limited use permit. The CPS generates a lot of spending and gets dollars circulating.......enthusiasts buy parts, get mechanical work done, paint jobs, trips, fuel, accommodation, wine, beer, meals.


Cheers, Mick.

Originally Posted by Homestar

Well I was going along with you for a start there, but that last paragraph is the biggest load of bollocks I’ve seen written on this forum and that’s saying something.

The whole idea of club reg - in every state - makes keeping older vehicles easier for the masses not the privileged minority - you’re completely backwards and wrong there - must be something in the Queensland water up there...

I drive my classic vehicles whenever I like too - I can drive them every weekend and not run out of club reg, you obviously have way more money than me - I’m not rich or privileged which is why I use and need club reg

Go back and talk to the pixies on your TV - you’ll get the conversation you’re looking for from them. If you don’t talk to pixies, then you’re trolling which is a breach of forum rules so which is it - breaking the rules or off with the fairies? - there isn’t another alternative.

Brisbane probably doesn't have a logbook scheme. It may be light that old hopeless victorian scheme where you needed "special permission" to drive your car anywhere other than a club event. I had cars on that, and it was bloody hopeless.

The Victorian scheme is now absolutely brilliant.... fantastic.... bloody unreal. I hope its never changed!

seeya
Shane L.