I think there's confusion with the numbering.
The old declaration was form # 1259.
The current one on the website is 1835.
I haven't see 1859, only 1835.

Ask your club registrar - or if that's you, raise it with the CMC/ACMC to get a copy, as reports are coming back that a number of cars are now on the CVS, so the forms must be working.



Different sort of "log book" as such. Consider the HVS/CVS "logbook" an "authorised movements" book instead.

A CVS/HVS would not work without the involvement of the clubs and motoring bodies. Can you imagine all the riff-raff of "self approved" historic vehicles that would be on it, and only for cheap rego? The Victorian scheme is the best example of this abuse, and it still requires club membership, but the rules regarding the clubs are much more lax, which is why you see VN commodores on historic rego being driven as daily drivers, until their 90 days is up (which they extend out by using a pencil & rubbing it out, or they don't fill the date in properly unless pulled over).

1835 is the correct & current form. They are available as a download from the RMS website.

Do a search for Classic Vehicle Declaration.

Dr Terry

The government does, and that's why the RMS consulted with various people & groups before making the decision.
Without clubs being involved, and more to the point, representative bodies like the ACMC etc, we simply wouldn't have historic rego.

And that's the whole point here. It's not "cheap rego" as you put it - it's historic rego. People who see it simply as cheap rego are the ones who abuse it & spoil it for the enthusiasts who follow the rules.

Historic rego has been around for decades in NSW. It's only since 1/10/15 that the logbook trial has commenced, and some 14 months later the addition of a scheme to allow modified (legally and/or engineered) to access club rego properly (previously this was an abuse point on historic rego, with heavily modified vehicles being 'approved' by clubs for "historic" rego, without a care for the potential damage they could do to the system by that abuse (or totally derail the trial). Imagine if it was "self approved" as you wish it could be? There's be no end to illegally modded cars going onto historic rego.

When the previous system of only using the car on club runs & maintenance was around, there was a significant number of cars on historic rego, which grew incrementally each year as more modern cars became eligible. This was a restrictive system for those who didn't want to be part of a club or its activities.

The RMS and the lobbying bodies recognised this, which is why they pushed forward for a logbook system. Many hours of negotiations with all parties (RMS, State Govt, Insurance companies etc) went on for several years before it was agreed to allow far more freedom to the owners of these cars, and the approval was granted for a logbook system to go on trial in NSW.

Almost within days of the green light, club registrars were being contacted by heaps of owners who previously didn't want the restrictive system, but now wanted to join up for the logbook trial. Numbers of cars going onto club rego grew significantly after this - I know dozens in the clubs I'm in that were previously on full rego for the 'freedom' it offered, that now all switched over to club rego, as the 45 day logbook trial gives them the same usage freedom (hell I've only used my 30 year old car 3 times in 12 months, and it's on full rego).

But there's a very important word here - trial. If it wasn't administered by the club representative bodies, then we wouldn't have the trial, and we wouldn't have a logbook system that allows more freedom.

Accept the way it is, and play by the rules, and it's a massive win for car enthusiasts with vehicles over 30 years old.

Wow, I just got a tractor registered with concessional rego. I needed engine and chassis number, name a rough location it will be used, list safety devices, proof of ownership (which I forgot but they let me fill in a stat dec) and a primary producer dec. $116 later and it's got a number plate. Now that's how hard it needs to be for "cheap" rego for a thirty year old plus classic car. The only other thing you should need is a log book and pink slip. All this club stuff is rubbish.

I disagree I am afraid. It's exactly the same. They are all used on the road for limited time. But you miss the point I am afraid. You can make the system as simple or as complicated as you like. It seems clubs want complicated. I want simple.
It can work like this, any car over thirty years old could be registered with cheap (and I mean cheap) rego if the pass road worthy and the owner proves they are not using the car as a daily driver. This is simply proven by a lot g book showing limited kilometres of use.
As far as I can see there is absolutely no need for any club involvement in registering any vehicle. They don't need to be involved in proving my truck log book is accurate do they.

My club participates in the Historic Vehicle Logbook trial (in NSW), the trial was said to be for 2 years, expiring this October. Anyone got any inside word on whether the trial was successful and will be extended? Can't see any updates on RMS about it (besides adding the modified scheme)