Vicroads Ripoff!!!

Hords · 12-08-2008, 05:46 PM

Rang Vicroads today to organize new plates and rego for an interstate purchase. After booking I enquired about number plate options for the vechile.

• $28.50 for new issue plates

• $98.00 to put on personlaised plates I’ve had on hold from a previous vechile

Then I asked if the original issue plates when the car was purchased new could be reissued. She checked to see if it was available and it was. I could have an exact copy of the original issued plates for the modest fee of…. $385

Now I know the plates have to be remanufactured, but last time I had a weathered pair reissued they charged me a realistic fee of $60 for the pair.

I was leaning towards having the original plates back on the car but not with those fees.

deesun · 12-08-2008, 06:29 PM

Still nowhere near what NSW charges. Another Gov dept becoming like a private business.

AUsome · 12-08-2008, 06:32 PM

$28.50 sounds about right for the new issue plates here and same for the $60 reissue of Personalised plates here. My FPV plates were $52.80 delivered. However, the way we do our personalised plates in QLD is completely different to how you guys do yours down in Vic.

Feathers · 12-08-2008, 06:35 PM

My personalised plates are $400 a year.

You Mexicans have nothing to complain about in that regard!

AUsome · 12-08-2008, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Feathers

My personalised plates are $400 a year.

You Mexicans have nothing to complain about in that regard!

How much do you guys pay rego for 12 months on a 6 cyl car?

TadKa · 12-08-2008, 07:23 PM

Wow FF really needs a useless Rant forum. Just get the $30 buck job.

AUXRVIII · 12-08-2008, 08:07 PM

Get on the QLD personalised plates website and price up some plates, you'd be paying in the thousands.

AUsome · 12-08-2008, 08:09 PM

qld the plate costs are a one off though.

AUXRVIII · 12-08-2008, 08:19 PM

But for just under $2300 for a set I can get the same in Vic for a one off of $595!!!!

Feathers · 12-08-2008, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by AUsome

How much do you guys pay rego for 12 months on a 6 cyl car?

This is taken from my 06/07 rego papers, because I couldnt be bothered finding the current paperwork in my files.

Registration Fee: $50
Motor Vehicle Tax: $322
Personalised Plus Premium Annual Fee: $400

Then there's the $600+ Compulsory Third Party,
and for the XR (as I'm only 25) $1200+ Comprehensive Insurance

Jason[98.EL] · 12-08-2008, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Feathers

This is taken from my 06/07 rego papers, because I couldnt be bothered finding the current paperwork in my files.

Registration Fee: $50
Motor Vehicle Tax: $322
Personalised Plus Premium Annual Fee: $400

Then there's the $600+ Compulsory Third Party,
and for the XR (as I'm only 25) $1200+ Comprehensive Insurance

wow we here in vic ( the mexicans as you all call us ) don t have it so bad

we have a total of $550 inc compulsory 3rd party

my full comp insurance is around 450 on a 98 el with agreed value of 9+ g

jason

GUTLES · 12-08-2008, 10:49 PM

I had personal plates on a previous AU XR6, when i sold it it was cheaper to get new plates issued then it was to put the original plates back on which I still had! Crazy world we live in.

Hords · 13-08-2008, 08:18 AM

What I was referring to as the ripoff factor was the amount to reissue standard plates, not custom

Russ · 13-08-2008, 08:31 AM

I agree with Feathers, not only are your motoring costs much cheaper in Vic, but in most areas you have decent roads to drive on as well. At least you can see where some of your expenses are going whereas up here (especially on the South Coast) the roads are absolute shite.

WOTDAH · 13-08-2008, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Grimus

wow we here in vic ( the mexicans as you all call us ) don t have it so bad

we have a total of $550 inc compulsory 3rd party

my full comp insurance is around 450 on a 98 el with agreed value of 9+ g

jason

Yes but us 'mexicans' make up for it when we buy a house and pay huge amounts of stamp duty compared to every other state. Off the topic but it still pi$$es me off....

LTDterri · 13-08-2008, 03:06 PM

I knew what you were talking about Hords, I had original issue plates that I stored at home after I put my custom plates on an old LTD I owned, when I sold the car I was going to put the original issue back on the car, but the price in comparison to standard issue to put them on the car flawed me. I put standard issue on the car for 20 odd bucks and gave the original issue to the new owner so if he wanted them on the car he could pay for it.
Rego and comp 3rd party is much cheaper in Victoria than in some other states doesn't mean we should be happy about paying it, are the NSW home owners happy to pay stamp duty because its cheaper than Victoria?

vanman_75 · 13-08-2008, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Russ

I agree with Feathers, not only are your motoring costs much cheaper in Vic, but in most areas you have decent roads to drive on as well. At least you can see where some of your expenses are going whereas up here (especially on the South Coast) the roads are absolute shite.

they know they will get their money from the 'safety cameras' lol give in 1 hand take with the other

V3RSAC3 · 13-08-2008, 03:42 PM

Down here in Adelaide it's only $75 for new plates to be made? :S :S

Sounds Ripped, but they are the goverment so no suprises there

Hords · 14-08-2008, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by LTDterri

I knew what you were talking about Hords, I had original issue plates that I stored at home after I put my custom plates on an old LTD I owned, when I sold the car I was going to put the original issue back on the car, but the price in comparison to standard issue to put them on the car flawed me. I put standard issue on the car for 20 odd bucks and gave the original issue to the new owner so if he wanted them on the car he could pay for it.

Glad to see someone got my peeve... Thanks LTDterri

reece1 · 14-08-2008, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by WOTDAH

Yes but us 'mexicans' make up for it when we buy a house and pay huge amounts of stamp duty compared to every other state. Off the topic but it still pi$$es me off....

whats a huge amount. we pay it to here in nsw.nsw is the dearest state by far for pretty much anything.we seriously are getting robbed no matter which way we turn :evil3:

ILLaViTaR · 15-08-2008, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grimus

wow we here in vic ( the mexicans as you all call us ) don t have it so bad

we have a total of $550 inc compulsory 3rd party

my full comp insurance is around 450 on a 98 el with agreed value of 9+ g

jason

I wouldn't mind paying what NSW do if our roads were as good as theirs, oh and their speeding camera system actually has a non financial logic behind it.

Rodp · 15-08-2008, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by reece1

whats a huge amount. we pay it to here in nsw.nsw is the dearest state by far for pretty much anything.we seriously are getting robbed no matter which way we turn :evil3:

I believe Vic do pay more % stamp duty but you'll find that housing on average is a lot more expensive in Sydney. Same house in a similar area means your average Sydneysider would end up paying more in stamp duty even though it's a little less % of the purchase price.