Club permit police check

Beatle · April 30, 2013, 08:33:14 AM

Yes Gully, it can test one's commitment to the cause. Consider that I have an Alfa 90, maybe do 1000km/yr, and pay full NSW rego.........................................

That's about a dollar per KM to use the roads. One hell of a 'toll'.

I've always espoused applying road taxes and third party premium to the cost of fuel. But no pollie would dare suggest it.

Heavy vehicle = more road damage = more fuel use = proportionally more paid.
Lots of KMs = more road use = more insurance risk exposure = more fuel used = proportionally more paid
Lots of vehicles but drive very little = less fuel = less road damage = less third party risk = less paid.

Seems pretty fair as a user-pays system. And before people complain about those who drive long distances for business, those costs are already claimable via tax, via fuel rebates etc etc. Pensioners could show their card at the servo to get a rebate at the bowser.

I see another upside, being people could afford to keep more than one vehicle to cover the same KMs so would be more likely to use more appropriate vehicles for the drive. As it is now, those who need a 4WD occasionally end up driving it as their only vehicle because the cost of keeping two cars is prohibitive. So the Landcruiser gets used for daily shopping duties with only one person on board (people such as me

).

alfagtv58 · April 30, 2013, 09:15:14 AM

The other thing you need to consider is that this scheme is a CLUB permit.....i.e. it is not your permit, it is through the club. So if it is abused by members of a certain club then Vic Roads has every right to retract that club from the scheme.

kartone · April 30, 2013, 01:20:58 PM

in most US states if you own three cars or more you can apply for a set of "Dealer" plates and move them around as you wish

Neil Choi · April 30, 2013, 01:26:33 PM

Geez, if that is the case here in Vic or Aust, then most if not all members will have "dealer plates" twice over.

Paul Gulliver · April 30, 2013, 02:09:12 PM

Gully............
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Neil,
We are very lucky to have the club permit system we have and i know how long clubs and the state government took to get it up, so I would hate to be remembered as a cry baby or pessimist . To prove it heres me circa 1955 .

Gully............
By the way do you know what a pessimist is

> An optimist with some life experience

Neil Choi · April 30, 2013, 02:21:37 PM

Gully,

You are a very wise man.

Neil

Oh and a beautiful cheerful baby at that. (This was the edit).

aggie57 · April 30, 2013, 02:38:22 PM

Quote from: Paul Gulliver on April 30, 2013, 08:24:25 AM
QuotePaul's driveway: 116, 105, 159, 147.......all the numbers!

You missed Tom's 156

Sorry Tom!

aggie57 · April 30, 2013, 02:39:36 PM

Quote from: Paul Gulliver on April 30, 2013, 02:09:12 PM
Gully............
cry-baby.jpg (32.1 kB, 567x377 - viewed 4 times.)

Neil,
We are very lucky to have the club permit system we have and i know how long clubs and the state government took to get it up, so I would hate to be remembered as a cry baby or pessimist . To prove it heres me circa 1955 .

Gully............
By the way do you know what a pessimist is > An optimist with some life experience

You still look the same!