Hi Guys and Girls,
I'm helping out a cousin in Hervey Bay,Qld.
His daughter is celebrating her Formal and she needs a great looking ride to arrive in style.
Looking for a Beetle or Kombi.
Friday 19th Sep 2014.
Pick up at Rocky Court, Kawungan
Deliver to Beach House.
If you live in the area and happen to have a good lookin Beetle or Kombi, they'd sure love to hear from you.
Please message me and i'll put you in contact with the peeps in Hervey Bay.
Kind Regards,
Steve
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Probably unlikely given the fines they face from the department of fair trading and transport department who licence limo drivers. They often do spot checks at known events like formals. I don't even think they are allowed to offer you the car for free.
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It may be different here in Tasmania, but the the catch is MRI insurance IF you charge or receive any monetary reward, you need t be a licensed
business for that purpose.
If you provide the service free of charge you should legally be able to do it.
It's simply giving someone a lift down the road. "Sorry officer, I was driving along and saw this person hitchhiking."
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posted by Pumba
Now this guy knows how to have fun |
The days of being able to help
someone out, and have a bit of fun at the same time, seem long gone.Who cares what you can and cant do your only driving someone down the road your not robbing a bank 
You would prabably be more likely to get away with robbing a bank, than breaking some petty road rule. 
For what it's worth I've given you the answer.
Providing you are not using the motor vehicle in a commercial sense i.e for reward or hire, you can use your private vehicle for this function.
The NSW police and transport inspectors have been clamping down on the Apps which knowingly encourage people to share a ride for reward or gain.
The second you except and money, gift or reward, your a gonna.
It's not a road rule but comes under the Motor Transport Act.
Geezzz.no wonder the government have lifted the terrorist threat...All those extremists driving without the proper credentials to formals and other
other events......
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Yep that is the way it is these days, can't talk for QLD but in NSW you need a
Passenger service Licence for all your drivers, your vehicle must be accredited,
extra third party insurance for the vehicle and insurance for the passengers
outside the vehicle. I have a tour/transport business doing exactly this I
reckon it costs around $80.00 per week before you turn the key! Every month
the (ex RTA) now M&RA send me notices re safety and many other things.
I have to have yearly medicals and 6 monthly audits among other things!
I am not saying I agree with the regulations but in the unlikely event of an
accident you will be pleased you have it all in place!
Why should an operator adhere to all the rules when others don't and due to
the costs they don't have can then under-cut those who do the right thing?
Yes we are over-regulated, perhaps over licenced and perhaps over insured,
why is this so, ask those who make the rules, they will probably give you some more!
The similar situation applies to builders, mechanics, boat operators or even
pilots, would you pay someone who wasn't licenced and insured and expect
them to get it right?
I'm pretty certain I've posted this before,but I'll do it again,from Queensland Transport
Sorry, I stand corrected.
We are becoming a nanny state! When You cant help out and drive a car for a wedding or the like it is too far! I say do it and plead ignorant! Puck the law. There has to be some sort of common sense in this world!
Yes but the problem is.....no licence, no accreditation = no legal rego = no insurance, no ctp, no public liability etc etc. so in the event that you
do have an accident or incident you are gone.
How would you feel getting "a mate" to drive your wedding car, being involved in an accident where, say for example, you are left paralysed and
unable to work for the rest of your life then finding you are not entitled to any compo, any legal rights, any disability support etc and the only
option is to privately sue the car owner who you are fully aware is not licenced and probably has nowhere near the cash to look after you for life.
And as seen above the department does follow up and check these, they have been known to go through photos of events, weddings etc posted online and
run the regos on the cars to see if they are legit, they also regularly pose as customers in an attempt to catch unlicensed operators out. They do
fine and they do charge people.
Do I think it's over the top? Probably is. But as DubbyFan says, if the dodgy people get away with it, why should the legit guys pay thousands a year
to do it right.
Thanks for all the feedback ladies and gents. A fellow VW enthusiast has offered to help and their assistance is greatly appreciated 
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Good stuff, helping people out.