Smitty wrote:hmmm..they tried this in WA a couple of years ago
the number of unregistered vehicle went up 500%
coz people got the notice and forgot to pay it (no sticker to remind them)
or
they changed address and got no sticker (coz the post returned it)
or OzPost lost it (it happens...)
or..other reasons
being able to walk out and check if your rego is current..coz you have a date on something
is a no-brainer. Try and find the original notice 10 months after it was sent....
its been discussed in Vic and thankfully our pollies (and Victoads) said ...no nup not gonna happen
people forget to pay rego - whose fault is that ? The governments ??? I don't think so. Being able to look in a manila folder on top of the fridge to check when rego runs out - dead easy !!! Rego label holders get stolen from bikes all the time, so not being forced to have one of these is a massive improvement.
Excuses for not knowing when your rego runs out are just that - excuses. (sorry Jonno

). Lost your rego renewal form? Get organised and have a place to keep it, like all the other normal regular bills. People whinge about nanny-states and too much government interference - an yet expect somebody else to do their remembering for them !! what bollocks.
I have 9 vehicles that are all registered at some time or other during the course of any normal year. A couple on 12 months club rego (which is set and forget) , a couple which can be either 12 or 6 months - and the rest are 3-month only jobbies.
If I can remember 9 - then any normal dickhead should be able to remember 1 !!!

its not rocket science - its just a rego renewal date.
Smitty, its only a matter of time before Mexico falls in line with the rest of the country. When the govt down there realise the money there is to be made with RAPID plate recognition technology busting unregoed vehicles - and the subsequent removal of 90-95% of the unregistered and uninsured shitheaps driving around that are using dodgy repro rego labels......well they will be all over it. Up here, its around $1200 in fines. This is a massive incentive to remember your renewal date
