Thread: New Permit System for StocKton Beach

Not to expensive then.

Their costs?? Paying another drop kick to sit in an office and look at ways to restrict access and when he buggers up gets a huge bonus golden handshake. Taxes are already supposed to pay for Rangers and ifrastructure. Just another way to rip off the public and restrict access. Allright for those who can afford it, not for those who can not. I reckon tell em to go jump, public access to our country.
Remember they do not own it.

Originally Posted by CraigE

Their costs?? Paying another drop kick to sit in an office and look at ways to restrict access and when he buggers up gets a huge bonus golden handshake. Taxes are already supposed to pay for Rangers and ifrastructure. Just another way to rip off the public and restrict access. Allright for those who can afford it, not for those who can not. I reckon tell em to go jump, public access to our country.
Remember they do not own it.

If you cannot afford $30 for a yearly permit, how could you afford to go for a play on the beach anyhow? You can't buy much fuel for $30 nowadays

Not the point. This is why we pay taxes. Permits are an additional tax.
$30 may not be much to you or me but some people do struggle and can mean the difference between a day out or staying home. I have already paid for the privelege of park access in my taxes and I do pay high taxes, why should you pay again? Read the constitution regarding taxation.
Just another way of the government ripping us off, like tollways. I would much rather see that money go to my kids or something else useful.

Originally Posted by Bush65

Permit fees for driving on Stockton Beach are to be reintroduced from May 1st.

$10 for 3 day permit
$30 for 1 year permit

I have heard:

If the fees don't cover NPWS costs, then they intend to raise the difference from fines!

If a club will have 20 or more participants, they will be required to submit an intended route prior to use and complete consent forms, 30 days prior to entry.

Vehicles must stay clear of any shell deposits or historical sites.

Fines on the beach?? I dont think i have ever been checked for my permit in the past i guess they intend on starting to check,, as for the club thing of 20 plus,, i guess it would be hard for them to police that part of things especialy with groups like AULRO - we are just 20+ friends who happened to be on the beach at the same time

Originally Posted by Bush65

Permit fees for driving on Stockton Beach are to be reintroduced from May 1st.

$10 for 3 day permit
$30 for 1 year permit

I have heard:

If the fees don't cover NPWS costs, then they intend to raise the difference from fines!

If a club will have 20 or more participants, they will be required to submit an intended route prior to use and complete consent forms, 30 days prior to entry.

Vehicles must stay clear of any shell deposits or historical sites.

I am really starting to hate this sh*t. The way things are going it'll cost me and the missus a hundred grand to see Australia - and that's just for the bloody permits!

I can see that a second set of plates and a false name are going to come in very handy.

G'day All, I don't want to sound like a wet blanket, but if your smart don't come to NSW with a set of dodgy plates, they have a gadget that ID's plates in less than .5 of a second, trapped lotsa idiots with unregistered cars etc, anyway cheers Dennis

Originally Posted by Dinty

G'day All, I don't want to sound like a wet blanket, but if your smart don't come to NSW with a set of dodgy plates, they have a gadget that ID's plates in less than .5 of a second, trapped lotsa idiots with unregistered cars etc, anyway cheers Dennis

Actually I think they have about three of them - but I am sure there are more to come! Probably be a while before they appear on any beach though - pickings too good on the highways.

On that subject - following the introduction of the gadget a few months ago, they published that there are about 10% of drivers on the road unlicenced. In a separate release they also published about the same time that unlicenced drivers are involved in about 10% of accidents and deaths (very dangerous!). Anyone else spot the fact that these figures do not support unlicenced drivers as being any more dangerous than average?

John