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Caravan registration costs in NSW


Hi all, just received my rego renewal for our Olympic van TARE 1600kgs / GVM 1850kgs $487.00. This is just a rip off and why hasn't something been done about it. In Victoria approx. $65.00  Queensland around $130.00

We do about 5000kms per year and these charges can not justified by the government. Any suggestions on how to get these charges reduced?



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Move to Victoria,or register your van in Victoria,as many people do.biggrin..$59 for rego in Victoria.smilesmile..........Peter



-- Edited by 2foot6 on Monday 24th of September 2018 01:18:04 PM

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Macca70 wrote:
We do about 5000kms per year and these charges can not justified by the government.

They don't need to justify them.

No one cares. Only one in, what, 10,000 people own a caravan.

This is a consequence of democracy when most of the population operate with an "If it doesn't affect me I don't care" attitude.

Try being a firearms owner. When did you last support us?



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Macca70 like you I also live in NSW and I am also disgusted with what the state government charges for registration on caravans. The problem is that it doesn,t matter which side of politics is in power once a tax is imposed it will never be removed just like the 3 x 3 levy that they imposed 20 odd years ago. NSW has a larger population than either Vic or Qld yet we have fewer registered RVs - is that because people are registering them over the border ? Probably the case for some but I tend to think others especially self funded retirees are weighing up the ongoing cost of caravan ownership verses taking a different type of yearly holiday and may well  be opting for the second one. The NSW government couldnt wait to make a huge deal about how much they were doing to reduce green slip costs by giving people a refund -  I was so overwhemed by their generosity that I let them keep the $10 that they said I was entitled to..Don,t feel bad my rego will be a lot more than yours because I believe the weight tax is the main difference between here and the other states and mine is 700kg heavier than yours.furious

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Macca70 like you I also live in NSW and I am also disgusted with what the state government charges for registration on caravans. The problem is that it doesn,t matter which side of politics is in power once a tax is imposed it will never be removed just like the 3 x 3 levy that they imposed 20 odd years ago. NSW has a larger population than either Vic or Qld yet we have fewer registered RVs - is that because people are registering them over the border ? Probably the case for some but I tend to think others especially self funded retirees are weighing up the ongoing cost of caravan ownership verses taking a different type of yearly holiday and may well  be opting for the second one. The NSW government couldnt wait to make a huge deal about how much they were doing to reduce green slip costs by giving people a refund -  I was so overwhemed by their generosity that I let them keep the $10 that they said I was entitled to..Don,t feel bad my rego will be a lot more than yours because I believe the weight tax is the main difference between here and the other states and mine is 700kg heavier than yours.furious

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I was just reading an article on another caravanning website that NSW have announced that they will be dropping their caravan rego by 40% from November 1 this year does anyone know if this is correct ? Don't worry I just found this ...

melindapavey.com.au/nsw-budget-2018-caravan-rego-slashed



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Macca70, if you are like a lot of nomad and have a pension card ,in NSW you are entitled to 1 free rego. so if you have the van in your name and you partner has the other vehicle registered in their name all you pay for is 1 green slip!!!

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Yes thats a fact nsw wales caravan regoes are coming down I think I read it in the Nrma booklet...they stated that the reason for it was the fact Rvs are not used as often as the average car ,there geniuss biggrin



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Macca70 wrote:

Hi all, just received my rego renewal for our Olympic van TARE 1600kgs / GVM 1850kgs $487.00. This is just a rip off and why hasn't something been done about it. In Victoria approx. $65.00  Queensland around $130.00

We do about 5000kms per year and these charges can not justified by the government. Any suggestions on how to get these charges reduced?


 Qld registration for a 1600KG caravan is $209.30...son just renewed his.  

 

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