We have just transferred the rego from ACT to Vic on our Jayco Sterling Outback. Cost $76- that included Rego Fee $58- and Plate $18. We have had Caravans on and off for the past 30 years. Our latest caravaning stint started in 2010. Rego in the ACT is around $500 pa give or take a few dollars. The privilege of owning and having a registered van in the ACT has roughly cost $3,500-.
Another positive for living "full time" on the road and currently with a temporary address in Victoria. A requirement was to hold Vic Licence and again the cost factor was just a "no brainer".
Inspection of the van related to lights, inspector taking length and width measurements and identification plate in front boot. WEIGHTS even though we put it over the Public Weight Bridge did not really get a mention and weigh bridge receipt NOT required.
Except for your own safety and the safety of other users on the road, and above all curiosity what dictates/drives the need to secure Weight Bridge Certificate???
Hi johnR
The van would originally have had been weighed when first registered. The tare and gvm would be on the plate in the boot.
I built my own van procedure fairly simple to register in Victoria.
Get permit to tow it which gives you a chassis number. Weigh it and get cert. Get chassis plate made with tare gvm chassis number, manufacturer (eg homemade) and tyre sizes on it. Produce to Vicroads. They will measure body size and total length, check reflectors and lights, brakes if needed eg over 750kg. Cheers
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Be nice... if I wanted my school teacher here I would have invited him...
Victoria is the only State that is sensible about "trailer costing.
When I changed from Vict. I went from $38 p yr to $160 P yr
Licences. We won't even mention.
They just walked round. looked at plate. Tape front to back and across.
"Go to counter.
Simple.
There are that few vans on the road with true plate readings regarding different weights.
A person NEEDS. to get a weighbridge ticket.
The law is closing in. Finally.
If you illegal. It gives you chance to rectify.
Or change..
If you legal. You know and sleep sweet.
Those that are illegal, and Don't change.
Shortly. They'll be parked on side of road.
OR. Like Truckies. HEFTY fines.
To deter others. As well as yourself.
Not before time too. In my eyes.
A lot of these with Utes and big vans. will have problems.
If they stuck to 2.5t max. there'd be no problems.
and lots of safer rigs.
Being a part of the baby boomer generation and like many boomers in the 1970"s I started a career in the Commercial Bank of Australia. Later being taken over by Bank of NSW to become Westpac. In those days you had no choice in relation to transfers and where you might end up. So after enjoying our early married life on the South Coast of NSW, we were told to pack up and report to the Nations Capital a city branch called University Avenue. Some mates asked what I had done wrong or who I had upset.
Close to 30 years later and after raising 2 kids and enjoying life in the Capital, the cold weather, the cold people and as you pointed out the "expensive" nature of living in a very materialistic city got the better of us.
We sold up headed to the bush and now spend much of our early retirement days "house sitting" across the nation in regional areas mostly small acreages.
G'day John, I was a Commercial Bank of Australia Manager as well, Minlaton, Gawler, Grenfell St., S.A. etc 20 odd years.. and most unwillingly became a Westpac manager when we were taken over by The Wales... The Wales was so backward with its then non current state of the art of Banking that I told them where they could stick their antiquated 'non customer care' ideas..and left...before they started handing out redundancies like lollies...ironically to their better performers.........I loathe what they and Banking has become....my son was a Westpac Manager as well..they sent him all over S.A. closing former Commercial Bank Country Branches, where they did not give a toss about their former loyal customers in those Towns that had supported them for 100 years...... before he walked as well.....sound familiar?.....
I'm currently in Victoria and after the initial costs of transferring my vehicles/van etc from S.A. to Victoria I'm more than happy with current Victorian Registration fees....
All the best, fellow ex-Banker...I don't even go their reunions any longer.....Hoo Roo
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Hi, we were told that you need to show proof of residence in Victoria for a minimum of 8 weeks before you can apply for a Vic licence and change your rego- can anyone reply if this is true? we are looking at being on the road full time next year and rego in NSW for our van is over $700 , will be nice to get it down to less than $100 in Victoria.
I started my banking career thanks to the Chaplain of Marist Brothers College Forbes who was having a beer with the Manager of Forbes Branch at the legendry Kenny Gunn's pub back in 1970.
I worked such places as Peak Hill, Forbes, Lake Cargellico, Parkes, Young, Wollongong, Nowra, Kiama and several branches as Manager in Canberra. Finally ran out of positions for me and offered a "assisted separation" and I then spent another 5/6 years in Credit Union land. My specialty was "lending". Went back to the banks (Commonwealth) finally walked out one Friday afternoon and never went back.
I don't maintain any contact with the banking fraternity, one door closed and another opened and several more have opened and closed prior to my retirement in 2014.
I am going to transfer my Rego from NSW to VIC next week. All I need is a letter from a Victorian Resident stating that my van will be garaged at his address (when not traveling) signed by him / her with their drivers' licence number.
Simple as, and I have been schooled on what was needed by VicRoads staff.
Victoria is the only State that is sensible about "trailer costing......
So far. Give it time.
Yeeessss... one gets a sense that any day soon some clever little bunny is going to say to his political master: "Well minister we could look at caravan and trailer fees?".
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