Power To Weight Ratio Exemptions

[tom_g]

However if I was speeding in VIC at 150km/h and get caught, then the penalties for speeding at 150km/h in VIC apply to me regardless of what state I'm from.

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Thats not quite right. I know this from experience. If i get pulled over for speeding in VIC the fine is issued in VIC so it follows the VIC penalties, but the points follow the NSW penalties (I have a NSW licence).

So this is good for a lot of things cause NSW usually has bigger fines and less points. This way i get the small VIC fine and dont loss as many points.

[dezz]

if they dont, im going over to RACV or another insurer who can cater for my needs.

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good luck getting covered by RACV with a GTR on your p's lol

[r34_skyline]

good luck getting covered by RACV with a GTR on your p's lol

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i get my full licence next yr. soo it should be all good. if not, im gonna go 3rd party till i can get full comp with them.

[Ruffels]

^^^^ about that....

my mum rang racq for a quote for my car (r33 gts-t) in her name only and shes 52 rating 1 lifetime no claims, and they didnt like the idea... (aami said no alltogether to my mum) .. and RACV gave her one mother (excuse the pun) of a premium quote

-Ruffels

[dezz]

^^^^ about that....

my mum rang racq for a quote for my car (r33 gts-t) in her name only and shes 52 rating 1 lifetime no claims, and they didnt like the idea... (aami said no alltogether to my mum) .. and RACV gave her one mother (excuse the pun) of a premium quote

-Ruffels

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werd. i did some online quotes, and just as a comparison i tried RACV with like a 50+ year old person, rating 1 no accident history etc, and their premium was ridiculous.

[riggaP]

Having previously worked for the VicRoads licensing dept I can only wish you luck when trying to get a power to weight exemption. They simply dont give them out unless the situation is very special indeed. When they do grant one its usually full of conditions, ie driver can only drive between 8:30-9am to drop little sister off at school, provided mum and dad are interstate with work commitments. You've got Buckley's if there is another car under the limit in your household or if you live alone and its your only car (for those others wondering).

What funky's traffic officer mate said was my understanding of your situation anyway so you should be OK. But again, its up to the discretion of the officer at the time.

Thats not quite right. I know this from experience. If i get pulled over for speeding in VIC the fine is issued in VIC so it follows the VIC penalties, but the points follow the NSW penalties (I have a NSW licence).

So this is good for a lot of things cause NSW usually has bigger fines and less points. This way i get the small VIC fine and dont loss as many points.

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This obviously varies from state to state also. If a victorian licence holder infringes a road law interstate (eg speeding) they will need to pay the fine but no points are deducted. The authority where the infringment was issued (eg RTA) will record the points in their database in case you ever move to that state and change the licence over. The points will be waiting for you

[heartbrkr]

personally i would have thought family ment household. If you are living by yourself in victoria, then you should be able to apply for it.

Dont know what the story is, if your parents refuse to let you drive their car; could be several reasons, such as conflicting times car is needed by drivers, insurance (why would parents insure you, if you own a car). etc.

just write the letter to vicroads and see what happens.

[dezz]

lol at the end of the day, i dont see why they'd say

"why is your only car over the power to weight restrictions that you know about from the start, and even if you didnt know, ignorance of the law does not exempt you from it"

[funkymonkey]

ahh but he aquired his car while he was living in a state where owning such a car is totally within the law.

Put it this way... gay marriages is legal in some countries, if you were a lesbian and married another lesbian in that country, and you moved to Australia where its illegal (?), does that mean your marriage is annulled? No, because when you entered into the arrangement you were totally within the law.

[justin911]

i thought nsw changed all the p plater laws recently anyways ? or there going to ?

stupid last months fast fours magazine lied ?

[dezz]

ahh but he aquired his car while he was living in a state where owning such a car is totally within the law.

Put it this way... gay marriages is legal in some countries, if you were a lesbian and married another lesbian in that country, and you moved to Australia where its illegal (?), does that mean your marriage is annulled? No, because when you entered into the arrangement you were totally within the law.

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so all i gotta do to be exempt is buy a car and live in a state where its legal for a bit, then come home to vic and drive my beast hassle free....

sweet

[r34_skyline]

i thought nsw changed all the p plater laws recently anyways ? or there going to ?

stupid last months fast fours magazine lied ?

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they did. but i got my p-plates way before the new laws were introduced. therefore it doesnt apply to me.

[r34_skyline]

ahh but he aquired his car while he was living in a state where owning such a car is totally within the law.

Put it this way... gay marriages is legal in some countries, if you were a lesbian and married another lesbian in that country, and you moved to Australia where its illegal (?), does that mean your marriage is annulled? No, because when you entered into the arrangement you were totally within the law.

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exactly !