Apologies if this has been posted before.
Even though car rego stickers in QLD are completely redundant, you can still be fined $190 for having an old one on the windscreen. Can't think of any good reason why this would be an offence (laziness?) as the stickers themselves are meaningless, but it's an earner for the govt. Don't know what the situation is in other states.
Excellent question, but no response from OP yet.
We haven't had stickers in years now, you should get a fine for being so damn lazy.
Damn, a fine for being lazy. The government is going to make a killing…
oh…the irony….
In one part of the job I do, it would be really good to have stickers still as we can then see the vehicle description, VIN & rego number etc.
rather than a vehicle with no plates and no way of gaining info on the vehicle.
Alleged abandoned vehicles are a pain to deal with..
It may well have saved the relevant Governments some money, but the stickers still had a place and use in society.
Riiight. We should keep to the very outdated model of replacing the sticker every year so your job is easier?
Isn't the VIN# prominently displayed on the windshield on most vehicles these days, anyway?
don't get me wrong, I also like not having to put a sticker on every year.
I guess reminiscing because I note the difference in how effective they were in providing what a number of agencies/businesses need and now the issues it makes by not having them.
yes, on most New vehicles over the last few years I completely agree, the VIN's are displayed,
but on the whole, the VIN is not displayed under the glass of 'most vehicles'.
It also makes it harder for people to use stolen plates. Eg. Put stolen plates on my car and park in pay and display areas without ever getting a fine because the true details of the vehicle are unknown.
But for vast, vast majority of consumers the removing of the label is beneficial, don't you agree?
@ThithLord: yes, I do agree,
and I definitely like not needing to put one on each year..
there is a small bunch of people (like me) that having said info available is very beneficial, we work around it as best we can.
Very Outdated? Murder is outdated, doesn't mean it is OK.
Nice false equivalence ya got going there, Mullsie
Of its got no plates and it’s on the road, it’s abandoned. Tow it away.
even then, there are processes that must be followed to ensure a product is abandoned.
a lot of vehicles are not left on public roads or crown land, a lot are on private/leased land which means that it is not in the jurisdiction of the council/rangers etc. They cannot sticker them and tow them away. It becomes the land owners, public housing body, strata manager, body corp, real estate (etc) responsibility to work it out.
A car without plates absolutely can be legally on the road.
The plates could be stolen. The car may have an unreg permit.
I recently bought an interstate car and the owner took the NSW plates. I paid for insurance, rego and ordered personalised plates. They took 10 days. I parked and drove that car legally while waiting for the plates.
So long as the car has some kind of rego, it is allowed to be on the road.
@oscargamer: https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/registration/plates-labels.…
It is an offence for drivers and registered operators of vehicles if its number plates are not fitted properly, obscured, defaced or otherwise not legible.
@whooah1979: In my case, (or in a case where they are stolen or not available), you can't display what you don't have.
If this were not the case, are you saying that I must keep my car off the road and not use it, because I am waiting for the roads authority to make my plates? (remember I have already paid for the plates, paid for rego, paid for insurance etc…)
Think before you type….
@oscargamer: Vehicles that are parked on NSW roads must be registered and a number plate or have an exemption for not displaying a number plate.
@oscargamer: https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/registration/unregistered.html#UnregisteredVehiclePermit(UVP)
Exemptions from registration
@whooah1979: That's absolutely NOT an exemption. It's an alternate registration, hence my question. Where are these exemptions you quote.?
@oscargamer: Drivers in NSW may apply for an UVP.
https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/registration/unregistered.html#UnregisteredVehiclePermit(UVP)
This stopped years ago, I honestly can't imagine that people would still have them on their cars. Unless they were old and are finding it hard to let go.
Some people who aren't up with technology probably find it easy to use as a reminder when their rego will be due.
OP still has not provided a reference for the statement. I wouldn't get too excited about why, when, etc., until they do.
I like how the fine far outweighs the crime. There are far more dangerous things that incur a far more lenient penalty. With police cars now fitted with ANPR cameras and computer terminals in the cars, these stickers should not even need to be used by the police. So an out of date one should be ignored.
It's just a loophole in the law that has yet to be removed from the legislation, so some coppers like to pad their "daily tally" out with it.
In Qld, driving with an expired rego sticker compared to;
Driving less than 13 km/h over the speed limit = $177 (and 1 demerit)
Driving vehicle when image from television or visual display unit visible to the driver or likely to distract another driver = $177 (3 demerits)
Failing to give a proper left or right change of direction signal = $80
Failing to drive to the left of the centre of a 2-way road without a dividing line or median strip = $106 (2 demerits)
Don't panic Qld peoples; found this on the qld.gov.au site:
"Changes to rego labels
You no longer receive a registration label when you register your vehicle.
You will not be fined if you leave an expired registration label on your vehicle.
You may attach a label, you have made or purchased, to remind you of the vehicles due date, as long as it is attached in a way that it does not obstruct a drivers vision. For example, it is recommended that it be attached to the lower left corner of the wind screen, or to the lower part of the left side window."
Op was quite poorly informed it seems.
Above is correct, obstructs view. If the whole left side if full of stickers you could probably miss someone appearing out of that side until it is too late. Plus removing the sticker paste is a pain in the back side.
Ah, so the alleged fine is for having an obstruction to the view on the windscreen?
Not limited to rego stickers then. A GPS unit installed in the wrong place could similarly obstruct the view.
Good point. Why do you start a letter writing campaign to your MP? I am sure there are plenty of people like that changing this into a nanny state.
The hen house is stone broke! Even former cops who get post turtle jobs in the ACT get hair loss!
OK, to explain. Was stopped at a servo when approached by a guy filling his motor bike.
He says “You might want to take the old rego sticker off, two of my friends got booked recently”.
Thank him for the advice.
Just passing it on. Feel free to ignore. I’ll try not to be as lazy in the future …
Confession accepted.
Reference?