Blue Plate?

Jay_1965vw Chatting Babe

1,429 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 9 Jan 2007, 7:20 pm

#563145

Apparently in some other state (not Victoria) QLD? if a car is modified and receives an engineer's certificate, it gets some sort of additional plate in the car as a permanent record.

Is this the same in Victoria?

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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 9 Jan 2007, 7:56 pm

#563158

I've never heard of or seen one in NSW....

I've only heard of an engineers certificate which is usually carried by the owner in the car....
for when the police pull you over..... lol...

a plate sounds much better.... more permanent...

Lee

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MickH Hairy Gutted Sloth

3,389 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 9 Jan 2007, 7:58 pm

#563160

car modifications in QLD get you a "blue plate"....I thought in Vic you got a report and details on the rego?????

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xornge666x Wolfsburg Wizard

460 posts · joined Sep 2006 · 10 Jan 2007, 2:24 pm

#563330

Yep, you get a report, Vicroads keep a copy of the engineers report, and best you do in your glovebox too for the lovely boys in blue that love to hassle you for modified cars...

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 10 Jan 2007, 2:39 pm

#563334

so..............IF a car is registered in Vic with lets say a water cooled motor in a bug, and the water cooled motor is on the registration papers that means VicRoads has a copy of the Eng report some where???

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xornge666x Wolfsburg Wizard

460 posts · joined Sep 2006 · 11 Jan 2007, 1:04 am

#563505

Bizarre wrote:so..............IF a car is registered in Vic with lets say a water cooled motor in a bug, and the water cooled motor is on the registration papers that means VicRoads has a copy of the Eng report some where???

Yes. its the 'where' that may be the interesting part, but they certainly should have somewhere.
Depends how old the mod is I guess, and where the report is filed. It will be on record as having the report, but getting a copy of may prove a little harder!

Jay_1965vw Chatting Babe

1,429 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 11 Jan 2007, 7:06 am

#563525

Yes... I've got this information in a variety of ways now... the blue plate seems much more sensible!
VicRoads are currently trying to chase up the original engineers certificate for us.

Since.. we picked up the dual cab last night 😀
Going in for Roadworthy next week.

[ Edited on 10-1-2007 by Jay_1965vw ]

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penguin ackkkkkk thhhhhpt!

3,383 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 11 Jan 2007, 7:38 am

#563530

Cool,
now to road test it prior to Taswegia by heading north for Dubs by the pub 😀👍

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amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 11 Jan 2007, 7:57 am

#563535

pick me up on the way:bounce

sinecure Want another... :(

1,031 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 11 Jan 2007, 11:38 am

#563598

My kit is an MPV and doesn't require a mod (blue) plate as it was classed as a 'new' vehicle when it passed engineering in 1996, I don't have to carry the engineering certs either.

On the negative side, I've had plenty of arguments with the boys in blue over this, and lots of time spent on the side of the road waiting for them to check their facts and let me be on my way.

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