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Originally posted by Tex Scrotum rides again
I seriously looked at club rego a few years ago(I live in NSW)and tried to figure out the rules!!!
What an effing minefield!!!
Every club has it's own interpretation of the rules.
Some clubs will only allow stock standard cars while others will allow stuff like rollcages etc because they do track days.Other clubs will allow "perod" modifcations.
After many phone calls to the RTA I began to realize they didn't have a good handle on the rules and couldn't get a straight answer out of them.....TOTALLY USELESS...
I'll give you one example that I came across,these south coast guys came up with the idea that if they formed a club and filled out the right paperwork they could have really cheap rego.Now some of the other clubs know about it and are pretty pissed off about it.
The problem is that these clubs have different rules themselves and it all just seemed way to dodgy for me.
Yes, the club's interpretation of the rules is the problem. But I don't see how it can be that difficult.
Unfortunately at present, modified cars are not allow on historic rego.
The RTA rules say the car must be as close to original as possible, but period accessories are allowed. The problem is when does an 'accessory' become a 'modification'. Things like car radios, weathershields, sunvisors, exterior mirrors of all types, wheel trims, chrome or alloy wheels from the era would be considered accessories. However, what about lowered suspension, multiple carbies, overly wide wheels & engine conversions, are these modifications or accessories.
Where the car clubs are getting dodgy is, as you say, when guys get together & bend the rules to allow all sorts of modifications, dodgy or otherwise, for the sake of cheap rego. If a copper pulls you over & he knows the rules & your car is not legal, you will be booked for being out of registration & CTP ($1,000 +) & the club could lose its authority to issue permits.
The RTA do not have the manpower to police it, & why should they. They leave it to the clubs to self-regulate. If any club comes to grief with the RTA it can stuff it up for everybody.
Dr Terry