Another compliance question.... "rebuild" plates???

[Ronin 09]

We are looking at an Evo IV for a mate tomorrow, it is apparently not complied, but registered under "Rebuild" or "Rebuilt" plates... it is apparently legal to register these...

Anyone can shed any light ASAP on this :confused:

thanks!

[ylwgtr2]

No plates were ever available for evolution IV...they are all rebuilt vehicles with the exception of a few cases of personal import (yellow Tags)Nothing wrong with a rebuilt vehicle at all 100 percent legal

[ylwgtr2]

and it will have no plates...the chassis number will be something like this 6U98REBU1LDXXXXXXXX

[funkymonkey]

yeah they are legal and they are approved by DOTARS, if at all in doubt submit the VIN numbers and Chassis numbers to DOTARS and have em do a background check, think it costs like 50 quid but you'll be all the more wiser to the history of the car.

[Ronin 09]

Thanks alot for the info guys, will check it out

[Duncan]

so what is a "rebuild" plate?

[ylwgtr2]

no such thing as a rebuild plate duncan and munkey they have nothing to do with dotars......the car would have been bought in for wrecking under the old scheme pre 8th march 2002 or imported as a race car then "stripped" and rebuilt...dotars will not know any history on this vehicle

[SS8_Gohan]

so, if it was a race car, to be rebuilt, it pretty much returns to factory levels? is there someone who signs off on this rebuilding work at some stage?

[ylwgtr2]

an engineer will inspect it to make sure the following have been fitted ....original aust delivered seat belts,child restraint anchor points,normal mirror,dimmer switch,ulp filler neck,high mount stop lamp,tyre and emmisions placard,side intrusion bars and new tyres

[funkymonkey]

thought under the old system all plates were issued by Dotars and all engineers reported back to dotars meaning that all paperwork will be archived at their office?

if not then who keeps track of all the paperwork and legal issues concerning the plates?

[ylwgtr2]

what plates??????THERE IS NO PLATE!!!!!!!

[funkymonkey]

hmm good point... what identification does it have then and who issues and catalogs em?

[ylwgtr2]

none....its an evo and any one that buys it obviously wants and evo and shouldnt be worried about a peice of alluminium tag 2x 4 inchs in a rectangular shape that means ABSOLUTELY NOTHING