Thread: Can someone please explain how club plates, rego and usage works?

For Victoria, and to save myself a lot of typing


The Victorian club permit scheme allows members of car clubs (including motorcycle, trailer/caravan and machinery clubs) that are recognised by VicRoads to make limited use of historic vehicles on the road network.
A club permit can be issued to the following vehicles in the following categories:

• Veteran vehicles – manufactured before 1 January 1919;
• Vintage vehicles – manufactured after 31 December 1918 and before 1 January 1931
• Classic and Historic vehicles - manufactured after 31 December 1930, but more than 25 years before the date of the application for a club permit.

These categories can include trailers and modified vehicles such as street rods. Vehicles which are replicas of vehicles in the above-mentioned categories may also be issued with a club permit.
Club permits are issued for 12 month periods and vehicles are issued with specific club permit plate(s).


Conditions of use
VicRoads may suspend or cancel a permit if the permit holder fails to comply with the permit conditions or engages in conduct which threatens public safety or undermines the integrity of the permit scheme.

• Club Permit vehicles can be used at any time for any purpose other than for the carriage of goods or passengers for hire or reward. Permit holders are not restricted to club sanctioned activities when using their vehicles.
• The vehicle that is being driven on a valid Club Permit must be maintained in a manner which ensures that the vehicle is in a 'safe condition' for use on a highway.
• A logbook must be carried in the vehicle, or on the rider (in the case of motorcycles), at all times the vehicle is in use. On each day of use, a logbook entry must be made prior to the vehicle being used (unless the vehicle is within 100 metres of the garaged address).
• Ensure that the Club Permit number plate(s) and windscreen label as issued by VicRoads are correctly displayed on the vehicle at all times.

Applying for a club permit
To apply for a Club permit you will need to complete a Club Permit Application form together with:

• • • • written verification by the club secretary (or person authorised by VicRoads) that the applicant for the club permit is a member of the car club
      • in the case of a club historic vehicle that is not a street rod, a current certificate of roadworthiness or a letter from a scrutineer authorised by the club, stating that the vehicle is safe for use on the road
      • in the case an application made in respect of a street rod, that is a vehicle modified in excess of the level prescribed in the Vehicle Standards Information No.8. (VSI8) document [PDF, 279 KB, 8pp.], a Street Rod Inspection certificate issued by any VASS Signatory authorised to undertake street rod inspections
      • Club Permit fee - refer to Permits (Club, Rally and Unregistered Vehicle Permits)
      • If the vehicle is recorded as a ‘Repairable’ Write Off, a Vehicle Identification Validation (VIV) Certificate is required to be issued prior to a Club Permit application being processed.
      
      Once you application has been accepted from VicRoads you will be issued with a:
      
      
      • Club permit certificate to be affixed to the inside cover of the logbook
      • Windscreen label to assist in identifying vehicles operating with a current permit;
      • Logbook to record the use of the vehicle over the permit period.
      • Number Plates (only single number plates are issued to veteran and vintage vehicles, trailers and motorcycles) with the allocated Club Permit number which are only manufactured in a maroon coloured background with white characters.
      
      
      
      Renewing and extending a Club Permit
      Once you have received the renewal for your Club Permit in the mail, you must:
• Provide your Club/Association with the Club Permit Renewal for your vehicle, the Club Secretary (or other authorised official) must sign the renewal to declare that you are a current member of that particular Club/Association.
• Attend any VicRoads Customer Service Centre to pay the renewal, or
• Mail renewal to VicRoads with a cheque, money order or credit card details

For Club Permit holders who obtain a 45 day permit but later on decide that it is not enough, another 45 day permit may be purchased later on.

This may be done by calling VicRoads on 13 11 71 or attending a VicRoads Customer Service Centre requesting a second 45 day renewal. The Club Secretary (or other authorised official) must also sign this renewal to declare that you are still a current member of that particular clubor association.

Payment can then be made in either of the ways mentioned above.

The Club Permit certificate is to be attached to the nominated page in the Club Permit logbook but only after payment has been processed and the certificate stamped by VicRoads

Club Permit holders will not be able to obtain a permit to drive their vehicle for more than 90 days in each 12 month registration period.

• • Cancelling a Club Permit
    To cancel a Club Permit the permit holder must contact VicRoads with relevant evidence of identity
    
    
    • • • Refunds are not available for Club Permits once the period for which the permit obtained has commenced.
          
          Number Plates
          Club Permit plates have white characters on a maroon background.
          
          When submitting your Club Permit application at any VicRoads Customer Service Centre, in most cases you will receive your number plates on the spot. If you submit your application by mailing it into VicRoads, you will have to wait for the delivery of your number plates.
          
          Custom plates cannot be issued to a vehicle on the Club Permit Scheme.
          
          Find your closest VicRoads Customer Service Centre
          
          Note: Customer Service Centre's do not always carry Veteran plates and do not carry Street Rod plates.
          

What is it you want to know I have two veh on club reg. Its no good if you want a daily driver but if you only want to use the truck for club outings or other clubs drives then an its a good way to go heaps cheaper than normal rego.

Here are the NSW regs for historic/club rego
http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/registrati...ubs_policy.pdf

Main difference between Victoria and NSW is that in NSW the club rego can only be used for official club sanctioned events and outings, for prebooked maintainence or rego inspections.
In other words you can't just jump into your S1 with club plates and drive down to the local shop to get bread and milk on a Sunday morning.
To do that you have to have full rego, green slip and insurance. Very expensive bread and milk!
Phil.

The Queensland scheme is similar to that operating in NSW. It is called SIVS or "Special Interest Vehicle Scheme". Full details are available on the Transport and Main Roads web site.

Without going into the fine print, it works this way.

You must be a financial member of a recognised club.

Vehicle must be thirty years or older. Age confirmed by your club's Dating Officer.

Use is restricted to travelling to and from and participating in events authorised by your club committee.

Other permitted uses are for road testing after repairs or maintenance restricted to within 15 kilometres of the address of record.

Travel to and from a place of repair. Note that backyard amateur repairers are not recognised.

The vehicle must not be used for carriage of freight or passengers for hire or reward.

May be used for events such as a marriage of a close family member. See web site for definition of family member.

Driving down to Supercheap to buy parts for use in repairing/maintaining the vehicle is classed as private (unauthorised) use so don't do it.

If found using the vehicle outside the permitted uses then the vehicle is regarded as being used unregistered. You get a fine and points and the vehicle must be removed by towing.

An authorised event does not have to be one run by your club. You can get any event authorised by your club this way. Write to your club committee and ask that such and such event be authorised for attendance by your club members. The letter should then appear in the meeting minutes and the approval also. The approval should be published in the club's newsletter. Carry a copy of each with you on the day. The world is full of pedantic transport officials and suspicious coppers who love to pull over SI vehicles to check their bona fides. Remember unauthorised use is unregistered use.

Please don't abuse the scheme. It may not suit all enthusiasts but is better than no scheme. Look at it from the bureaucrat's point of view. It serves no useful purpose, is something extra to administer, serves a special interest of a very few voters, and costs the govt. revenue.

G'day AIF

The Qld Scheme is pretty much as Brian Hjelm has described it,you need to belong to a RECOGNISED Car Club,and yes, you can "Road Test' for a radius of 15 Klms,and or take the vehicle to a brand specialist repair facility,if you are a club member you can request a special run be noted,I belong to a Military Vehicle Club,and it has a special "Run Book"with which the vehicle registrar records the trip,(from-to-return) and estimated durance,the club also has several regular events which take place over several days Corowa,Bundaburg Swim-In,and Airshows.

cheers

Also getting back to the NSW HCRS applicable to someone in the Central West of NSW.

The RMS specify basic guidelines and parameters for the HCRS, however it is up to individual clubs to establish rules and to police the use of HCRS vehicles in their club. A modified vehicle may be unacceptable to one club and approved by another. e.g. the Historic Racing Car Club authorises significantly modified vehicles for HCRS, so long as they actually raced in that configuration when fully registered.

In some clubs, your HCRS vehicle can't touch the bitumen of the street without first seeking permission from the club registrar first even if it is a club event. In other clubs, you don't need to notify the registrar if going to an event that is listed in the published club calendar.

In some clubs, if you are going to a club event, like a weekend 4WD trip, there is no reason that you cant do the shopping for that event in your HCRS vehicle.

There is no limit to the number of days your HCRS vehicle can be on the road in any calendar year, provided it is (club approved) for club (or community) events and maintenance related activities. Your vehicle can't be used on HCRS in WA and can not be used continuously outside NSW for more than 3 months. So you could do the Simpson Desert or Cape York trips so long as you are back in less than 93 days.

The Council of Motoring Clubs NSW, regularly receive reports of HCRS vehicles spotted on the road allegedly in breach of the rules. These are investegated by the CMC or by the RMS directly. A club can get a please explain and may lose their authorisation if the breaches are significant enough.

It's almost worth shifting to victoria to access our scheme. I have 5 vehicles on a club permits at the moment (hey it's $69 bucks a year) and one fully registered boring piece of modern junk... I generally drive a club permit car anytime I have a chance. There way more fun than modern crap. Strangely I rarely use more the 45days a year on each of them. Even driving a permit car every chance you get, you'll be surprised how little you actually use them when you have a fully registered modern car to do all the "family run" work.

seeya,
Shane L.

This is a very good idea for me when I get the County going! We have 1 car at the moment (Disco) and I doubt we drive it 90 days in a year. With the County being a second vehicle, there's no way we'd go over that...

So, which club should I join?

Also, does VicRoads call any modified vehicle a "street rod"? I.E. Is my County a street rod? (yes, it's modified beyond VSI8).