Raws Issues - False Alarm

[Brycey]

hey guys hows it going?

i have recently put a deposit down on a stagea located in melbourne, it has never been registered in australia and was only imported fairly recently. to cut a long-ish story short, my deposit on the car paid for the compliance, so i have recently had all the compliance papers, new VIN number and the purple plate sent to me in the mail ( which i revieved in the mail yesterday actually). all work was done at NIZMO in QLD, anyway here is my story

the car is located in Melbourne, so i went to the RTA(NSW) today to find out what my options are for getting the car to Newcastle (preferably drive with a day pass) but the guy explained that if it was from NSW to VIC then it would be no worries, but as its VIC to NSW then i would have to get a pink slip etc from down there, talk to VIC roads then get the pass. then he went on to question me about if the car is on RAW's or not. i couldn’t answer because this car hasn’t been registered in Australia before so it hasn’t got a "plate number", i only have the old and new VIN number, so after this guy from the RTA scared me by saying "yeah about 7 out of 10 people we get in here with imports have been jibbed and they aren’t on RAWS which means you can never register it on Australia"

for the last hour or so i have been calling up a thousand different numbers, being put onto different switch boards, forwarded onto different operators then it finally ended with me being passed on to a answering machine.

i have gone through all the papers i have and basically i have the purple compliance plate, the new VIN number plate that needs to be reverted on, a "consumer information notice" which has such information as " This vehicle complies with the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 and is fitted with a used import plate under the Registered Automotive Workshop Scheme (RAWS) administered by the Federal Department of Transport and Regional Services"

then the paper work goes on explaining what was done, then vehicle specifications, workshop name and details etc, then on the other side of the page it goes on in more detail as to what was done at the compliance workshop ( with signatures etc)

the next 2 sheets are the "Vehicle Import Approval" information, all information matches up to everything else i have, and thats all i have.

once again i have been trying furiously to find if the car is on RAWS because i don’t want to get into the nightmare of paying off the car just to rock up to get the blue slip done and the mechanic say "err, i got some bad news for you".

i have found this link

http://raws.dotars.gov.au/rawswebpublic/RAWPubVehSearch.asp

but it doesn’t have a plate number because it hasn’t been registered in Australia before, and when i only enter the VIN number and leave the plate number field empty it comes up with "There are no records matching the search criteria."

any help would be much much appreciated, cheers

Edited March 20, 2007 by Brycey

[MRO]

If the car has been complied then there should be no problem with rego. I had my car complied in Brisbane by the same guys. When you say RAWS I think you are referring to the list of cars eliligible for importation into Australia. Some cars are not eligible such as EVO5 as they were sold in Australia as well as more standard cars like most model Hondas as they were all sold in Aus. I think almost all models of Stagea are elgible so dont stress it will all be fine. IF it is not on the list it cannot be complied.

[mike40sydney]

if u have git the plate your sweet mate it can only be issued if the car has had import aproval etc nismo did mine and i had no worries at all and i got mine from japan

[Brycey]

ahhh this is kinda embarrassing..

cheers for the reply's guys, i refreshed the page just after i got off the phone with NIZMO

err basically i told John at NIZMO my situation, he did the check and it worked fine for him, so he emailed me the link he used which is the same link i put up in the first place.. and i sorta realized that there are 2 "O"'s in the VIN number.. originally i entered them as the letter O rather then the number 0... so... yeah *blush* whoops

But theres nothing like being 110% sure!!! .. or at least thats what im telling myself

thanks again guys

Edited March 20, 2007 by Brycey

[raz0r$harP.UK]

It doesn't sound like anything is out of the ordinary but here's what you need to do.

- The RAWS should have affixed the purple sticker to the car before it left the workshop - it definitely should not have been sent via the mail. Put it on the car based on the requirements for locating that sticker.

- To drive the car you need arrange to arrange an Unregistered Vehicle Permit UVP from Vicroads,This page from Vicroads describes what you need to get the UVP.

- Get the UVP, drive to NSW

You then need to arrange NSW registration. This page shows you what you need to do (read the section on Imported Vehicles).

Basically you need a weighbridge ticket, a blue slip, and then take that with the Consumer Information Notice and purchase papers into the RTA with your CTP green slip. You pay for stamp duty & rego, and then they may arrange (almost always you will have to for a SEVS vehicle) arrange for you to attend an 'identity check' inspection. This is where they check all the numbers match up.

[Brycey]

wow very helpful cheers mate ill get onto calling VICroads tomorrow about it all

[joe26f]

good work brycey hope to be seeing the yellow beast parked next to mine at tafe soon

[Brycey]

It doesn't sound like anything is out of the ordinary but here's what you need to do.

- The RAWS should have affixed the purple sticker to the car before it left the workshop - it definitely should not have been sent via the mail. Put it on the car based on the requirements for locating that sticker.

- To drive the car you need arrange to arrange an Unregistered Vehicle Permit UVP from Vicroads,This page from Vicroads describes what you need to get the UVP.

- Get the UVP, drive to NSW

You then need to arrange NSW registration. This page shows you what you need to do (read the section on Imported Vehicles).

Basically you need a weighbridge ticket, a blue slip, and then take that with the Consumer Information Notice and purchase papers into the RTA with your CTP green slip. You pay for stamp duty & rego, and then they may arrange (almost always you will have to for a SEVS vehicle) arrange for you to attend an 'identity check' inspection. This is where they check all the numbers match up.

next week ill be going to pick up and drive home the stagea, so i have been reading up on the links you sent me, does it matter if the car has never been registered in australia before? also, id be looking at getting some insuance on the car for the trip home - same deal, does it matter if the car hasnt been registered before? cheers

good work brycey hope to be seeing the yellow beast parked next to mine at tafe soon

yeah mate its getting exciting

Edited April 4, 2007 by Brycey