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I have purchased a Skyline that has arrived from Japan (In April). However it is the first of its model being complied by the workshop.

The workshop completed the evidence pack some months ago, however I am still waiting for the DOTARS inspection/sign off for the car.

The question I have is simply this - are DOTARS under any sort of obligation to inspect it within a certain timeframe?

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If you do a search through some of the posts here, you'll find that there are a few others still waiting who've been waiting similar periods to you.

From the DOTARS website: "Once all the information supplied is complete and correct, the time taken to have a workshop inspection is dependant on the availability of VSS, State or Territory inspectors and the volume of inspection and other work of the inspectors concerned. The number and frequency of receipt of workshop applications is beyond the control of VSS and the resources available for processing applications cannot be varied sufficiently to meet this varying demand"

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guys , so this implies that it can take another X months yeah?

I have been waiting for my bloody GTS-T to be released. All the physical compliance has been done in the workshops (2 months ago)but then again, i am still waiting for the bloody plates from Canberra..

sorry guys,but it's really frustrating.. any experiences to share???

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nouvo33: this is referring to a RAWS who hasn't received full sign off to comply cars yet.

Am I correct in reading that in your case, the RAWS already has the approval to comply R33s and you're simply waiting for plates for your car? Because I haven't heard it taking much longer than a month, tops, to receive the plate from Canberra.

Maybe one of the RAWS who frequent this forum (Abflug, Driftt, etc) can back me up on that statement (or correct me).

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nouvo33: this is referring to a RAWS who hasn't received full sign off to comply cars yet.

Am I correct in reading that in your case, the RAWS already has the approval to comply R33s and you're simply waiting for plates for your car? Because I haven't heard it taking much longer than a month, tops, to receive the plate from Canberra.

Maybe one of the RAWS who frequent this forum (Abflug, Driftt, etc) can back me up on that statement (or correct me).

its taking me a about week from sign off till plates arrives for me ..i have VIC to submit for gt-t coupe today friday..expect plate to arrive monday week..this seems to be average turn around time atm from people i`ve spoken to in the business

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nouvo33: this is referring to a RAWS who hasn't received full sign off to comply cars yet.

Am I correct in reading that in your case, the RAWS already has the approval to comply R33s and you're simply waiting for plates for your car? Because I haven't heard it taking much longer than a month, tops, to receive the plate from Canberra.

Maybe one of the RAWS who frequent this forum (Abflug, Driftt, etc) can back me up on that statement (or correct me).

yeah, the car has been RAWS complied (ie what ever parts need to be changed has been changed) but it's really been awhile.... :)

guys, would a locked diff cause the compliance to fail?

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its taking me a about week from sign off till plates arrives for me ..i have VIC to submit for gt-t coupe today friday..expect plate to arrive monday week..this seems to be average turn around time  atm from people i`ve spoken to in the business

hey jake32,

have you got your car yet? Man,i hate this wait!

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hey jake32,

have you got your car yet? Man,i hate this wait!

plate for this car arriving monday(confirmed yesterday)

about 10 days from finish of compliance

does your workshop allready have approval for 33 or is your car the sample/test car?

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oh man.... do i know what you guys are going through... i too have my car being used as a test car for a workshop.

here's a little run down...

- Car purchased Japan car yard, late May 2004

- Landed Brisbane late July

- Complications, storage required,

- Arrives workshop mid/late August

- Workshop needed to do ISO approval (took awhile)

- Wait for engineer paperwork

- Compliance work done (finished around November?)

- Missed December inspection day due to.... i'll leave it there

- Next inspection available time... March 2005

- Inspection done, quite a lot of D.I.'s arrised

- Got car from workshop, first weekend of March (car no longer needed)

- D.I.'s answered late June

- Answers required further work

- 2nd round of answers to D.I.'s submitted 29th September (personally delivered to DOTARS)

- Saga ongoing...

Bottom line. Car purchased Japan late May 2004. Now early October 2005, still no compliance plate.

hope your workshops and engineers are ontop of everything. Especially engineers.

lesson learnt? don't use your own car as a test car, even if compliance was free. Not worth it at all.

djr81: looks like a little ways to go mate :D once u get the inspection done, make sure D.I.'s are answered AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Engineers need to be on the ball there.

nouvo33: Has the workshop had an inspection day?

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djr81: looks like a little ways to go mate :D once u get the inspection done, make sure D.I.'s are answered AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Engineers need to be on the ball there.

Not sure when the inspection is due. DOTARS are allegedly going to advise the workshop this week. The joys of living in WA I suppose. May do a little more groundwork on exactly who the engineer is.

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nouvo33: is your car a test car? or has your workshop been compiling skylines already? do you remember anything about Discussion Items or Inspection Days, anything like that?

Just wondering if you're just waiting on a plate normally, as in, a workshop that is already up and running as a RAW.

2 weeks since 2nd round of D.i. answers were submitted to canberra, no change on the website :)

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oh man.... do i know what you guys are going through... i too have my car being used as a test car for a workshop.

here's a little run down...

- Car purchased Japan car yard, late May 2004

- Landed Brisbane late July

- Complications, storage required,

- Arrives workshop mid/late August

- Workshop needed to do ISO approval (took awhile)

- Wait for engineer paperwork

- Compliance work done (finished around November?)

- Missed December inspection day due to.... i'll leave it there

- Next inspection available time... March 2005

- Inspection done, quite a lot of D.I.'s arrised

- Got car from workshop, first weekend of March (car no longer needed)

- D.I.'s answered late June

- Answers required further work

- 2nd round of answers to D.I.'s submitted 29th September (personally delivered to DOTARS)

- Saga ongoing...

Bottom line. Car purchased Japan late May 2004. Now early October 2005, still no compliance plate.

hope your workshops and engineers are ontop of everything. Especially engineers.

lesson learnt? don't use your own car as a test car, even if compliance was free. Not worth it at all.

djr81: looks like a little ways to go mate :( once u get the inspection done, make sure D.I.'s are answered AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Engineers need to be on the ball there.

nouvo33: Has the workshop had an inspection day?

hey man, was just wondering:

1. with a test car, what do they do with it? Would the car be smashed and repaired and then complied?? i mean that is a weird thought because there have been thousands of skylines brought into the country and DOTARS must already know the safety rating and stuff at the back of their heads. Why a test car?

2 . what does "D.I." mean?

sorry for asking such basic questions,guys but i am kept in the dark from mycar and i am losing patience by the minute

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