A Day to Mark Time By

[pete roper]

So whats the score with Californian plates?

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Dunno about Ca. but in Oz it varies from state to state but basically in NSW to register a vehicle , unless it's new in which cased documentation comes from he importer stating it meets the current ADR's, (Australian Design Rules), you need to take it to a certified inspector who will issue it with a 'Blue Slip' which says it meets the requirements of the Roads and Traffic acts, post '72 (?) machines must also have a VIN plate stating year and model. After you have your 'Blue Slip' you have to get a 'Green Slip' which is he compulsory third party insurance. This covers injury to individuals but nothing else, if you want cover for property damage this is NOT compulsory but it's obviously wise to have.

 

Armed with your blue and green slips and another wad of cash you then go to the Motor Registry where you wait in a long queue to talk to a disinterested and obstructionist idiot who will search their database for an identification code for your machine, (Great fun if, like me, you try to register something like a Motobi that was never officially imported!). Sometimes they can't even find Moto Guzzi but that is getting rarer. They then separate you from the wad of cash and stummble off into the back of the registry and return with a number plate made by a criminal at Goulburn gaol and issue it to you along with a document with a removable sticker that has to be displayed in a holder either at the rear of the machine or on the left hand side facing the curb. If the registration is allowd to lapse the plate has to be returned to the motor registry and then you have to go through the whole sorry rigmarole all over again next time you register the machine. If the bike has been purchased un-registered you also need a bill of sale from the previous owner or some form of proof of ownership.

 

If you want a personalised plate, say TO55ER, you can be separated from yet more cash on a yearly basis!

 

Pete

[Martin Barrett]

Thanks for the replies. I'd forgot that it had been written off . They now do various category write offs here but a vehicle examination is all that's normally require. The only exception would be if you used a new frame and then there would be questions that it was still the original vehicle and would either issue a new pate, a relevant aged plate or a "Q" plate