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  1. 19th May 2019, 12:41 PM #1
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    Hi All,

    I thought that I would share something that happened to me recently.

    SUMMARY - RACV Total care doesn’t cover un-registered vehicles unless you have a UV Permit.

    Makes sense but read on...

    I had a car booked in at VicRoads to be registered. Vicroads informed me that I don’t need a UVP if driving the car from home to VicRoads for my registration appointment. In this instance my appointment was at 1pm... I would be driving to work at 9am, past a police station. Parking. And then going down to VicRoads at 1pm. A part of me thought “geez I would be really unlucky for a copper to pull me over and gave me a ticket”... For a few days I thought “bugger it, I will save myself $40 and not get a UVP”... But being conservative - I ended up getting one....

    Lucky I did... On the way to work (and in reality it could have been on the way to VicRoads) - the car went kaboom... Rang the RACV and they wouldn’t tow it (even though I have the top level of care) - UNLESS I had an UVP. Which I did...

    It would be easy to get caught out... RACV Total Care

    I realise that it’s an unusual set of circumstances - but I thought that I would share the story. My advice - get an UVP even if you don’t technically need one (if you have total care that is).

    Oh - the car was my Freelander 1, and the kaboom was a runaway turbo... Let’s just say the trip didn’t end well. RACV Total Care

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    How interesting. I used to get an UVP but haven’t of late with the last two I’ve registered.
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  3. 21st May 2019, 07:57 PM #3
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    Do Vicroads say you don't need a uvp when you are driving to an appointment? Did you get that in writing?
    I was with a friend from over the border on his way to Hamilton for a registration appointment. We were stopped in Casterton. "Do you have an excuse for driving an unregistered vehicle?" "Yes" we said. "We're on our way to a registration appointment." We were told that is no excuse and we needed a uvp. Luckily, you can get one over the phone. Luckily the police didn't fine my mate. When we got to Vicroads, we asked about needing the uvp for the appointment. The police were right. Even if you have a appointment, you still need a uvp to drive on the road.
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    Looks like the rules have changed - it used to be written on the VicRoads website that a UVP was not required when travelling to the registration appointment, but that’s not what it says now -

    “My vehicle is unregistered

    You’ll need to get an unregistered vehicle permit (UVP) and follow the rules to legally drive when preparing for registration.
    An unregistered vehicle permit (UVP) means you’ll have full TAC compulsory insurance cover for the trip. Learn more about the TAC charge(External link).
    You’ll need a UVP when taking your vehicle to VicRoads for registration.”

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    Indeed it looks like the rules have changed. AND the person that I spoke to at VicRoads was WRONG. Fancy that. RACV Total Care
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    If it changed, it changed years ago.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaps View Post
    If it changed, it changed years ago.
    2 years ago tops I think as I had a print out of it saying I didn’t need one when travelling to a booked appointment only about that long ago.
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    In Queensland, you don't need a permit to drive to Transport, to register a vehicle, but the CTP has to have been paid.
    If you don't like trucks, stop buying stuff.
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    Quote Originally Posted by V8Ian View Post
    In Queensland, you don't need a permit to drive to Transport, to register a vehicle, but the CTP has to have been paid.
    That is what a uvp in sth aus and victoria are for. It's the compulsory third party insurance.
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    I always get one. Got pulled over with an unregistered trailer on the way to a VicRoads appointment, copper was surprised I had a permit for the trailer and even thanked me for doing the right thing.
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