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Old 04-05-2006, 10:22 AM   #1
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Default Drivers Licence.

I just renewed my drivers licence and paid for another 10 years. This cost $106. That is extremely low! Why is licence so cheap? I would have paid $400 to $500. I paid it at the last minute because I saved up, now I have $400 to spend!

I don't know why it's so cheap...

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Old 04-05-2006, 10:28 AM   #2
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I thought that would be the normal cost... I am pretty sure thats all we pay is around that here in QLD....
Only ever done it for 5 yrs at a time.. and I think it was $55 last time, (last year)..
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Old 04-05-2006, 10:28 AM   #3
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Damn thats cheap... Over here its about $260 for 10 years
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Old 04-05-2006, 10:29 AM   #4
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Sounds right to me, my wife did hers recently and thats all it cost.
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Old 04-05-2006, 10:29 AM   #5
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yeah i got charged 55 for 5 years
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Old 04-05-2006, 10:33 AM   #6
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Old 04-05-2006, 10:33 AM   #7
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I think you mistook the licence fee for rego fee. Keep the $400 for rego
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Old 04-05-2006, 10:42 AM   #8
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I'm not sure if I paid that little? It was around that figure for mine when I had it done.
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Old 04-05-2006, 12:35 PM   #9
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But I would think that a higher cost would be acceptable. This money going to roads etc. Might make rego cheaper.
Also they have a new thing now that if you haven't been done for speeding in the last 5 years it saves you about $50, which a great reward for the good drivers. Maybe it should go up for bad drivers?
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In the state where speed camera is king I don't think that'd be welcomed. I get one every 3 years without fail usually. I'm pretty sure I have all 12 points at the moment?
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Old 04-05-2006, 01:06 PM   #11
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But I would think that a higher cost would be acceptable. This money going to roads etc. Might make rego cheaper.
Also they have a new thing now that if you haven't been done for speeding in the last 5 years it saves you about $50, which a great reward for the good drivers. Maybe it should go up for bad drivers?
Then only 15% of the state is making the saving, as the rest have all been done for a driving related offence of some description.
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Old 04-05-2006, 11:24 PM   #12
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you guys are lucky you dont live in nsw its around $110 for 5yers maybe more and dont start on rego green slips start at $300 min and rego for a falcon starts at rego fee $49 motor vehicle tax $305 and add blue plates $130 total $484 and add a green slip total around $800 nsw worst state to own a car
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Old 05-05-2006, 12:04 AM   #13
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I just found the receipt for my current 10 year licence (Victorian) and it was $133 back in 1999. How could it have gone down?
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