Residents in the trial locations (Cairns, Townsville and Mt Isa) will be able to apply online for a $500 voucher towards the supply and installation of an engine immobiliser. The customers will present the voucher to a service provider who has been registered and approved as part of this trial.
To be eligible for a voucher, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Principal place of residence for the eligible vehicle is within the trial zone (postcode restrictions apply)
- Cairns: Trial zone postcodes: 4865, 4868, 4869, 4870, 4878, 4879
- Mt Isa: Trial zone postcodes: 4825
- Townsville: Trial zone postcodes: 4810, 4811, 4812, 4814, 4815, 4817, 4818
- Applicants must be the registered operator of an eligible vehicle registered in Queensland, with DTMR classifications of:
- vehicle types – PCAR & LCOM
- registration status – current
- purpose of use – private, commercial, farming
To be eligible to be an approved installer, organisations must meet the following criteria:
- have a valid and current Australian Business Number (ABN)
- have staff who have qualifications to approve or conduct an installation in either/or-
- a Mechanical certification III
- Auto Electrics Certification III
- ZEV qualifications
- operate from a registered address in Queensland.
Current approved devices include:
- CODE SAFE keypad engine immobiliser
- RhinoCo Immobiliser with Keypad Model No. IM007
- RhinoCo Car immobiliser with wireless keypad Model No. RAKP (must use wireless keypad not fobs)
- Starter Stopper
- Dynamco Cyclops P275PIN
- Trackn RE147 Remote engine immobiliser (Note additional cost for annual subscription)
- Trackn KP – 424 Keypad Immobiliser (Note additional cost for annual subscription)
- Ghost Can bus Imobiliser
- My Buddy Gard Car Tracker (Must use black wire version, with auto setting vehicle immobilisation)
- Netstar ZX40KPW
When fixing the underlying problem is too hard, subsidise the band aid?