I am sure most people (myself included) would prefer not to keep their classic on the street but unfortunately we don't all have sufficient off street parking for all our toys.

For myself the E30 and the D21 are the unlucky two that get left on the street as the other cars in the collection get priority parking.

I hear that.

Saw a GMC cab/chassis ute today on club reg, had a yellow emergency light on the roof, had to chuckle. Tried to get a pic but kinda failed, too far away and too dark...

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Mmmmmmm, M plates

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Dan.
Official organisor of Thursday nite pizza.

Soo i heard on the grapevine that as of September 1st you will require a roadworthy to go on club plates, but if you are currently on them you wont need one.

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Id love to know what mods necessitate m plates and also if you need to get shifted onto m plates do you need to re rwc.

I'd love to know the answer to this one. I am currently on club plates but will need to shift to modified historic. I have the engineers cert ready to go but would like to avoid a rwc if possible.

Does anyone have any more info, links, anything? Did a Google search but didn't get far.

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Here is a summery report from the AOMC seminar held 17/5/2014.

PLEASE NOTE: this summery is by the Club permit officer of a vintage truck club, so it is 'Heavy Vehicle' 'centric'.

AOMC seminar held 17/5/2014

Here’s our summary of the AOMC meeting regarding changes to the Club Permit Scheme. Over 300 people attended and it was conducted by Rod Amos. The changes are scheduled to come in sometime between July and September 2014.

Changes
1. Club Safety inspections will be limited to pre 1931 vehicles. Vehicles post 1931 will require a Road Worthy Certificate. Vic Roads will be look at how to provide adequate support to RWC testers unfamiliar with older vehicles and will produce a check list for those doing safety inspections on the pre 1931 cars.

2. Clubs will need to hold dated photographs of each vehicle that applies for Club plates (i.e new applications - not vehicles already on club plates). They will have to show various views of the car, plus the engine bay, interior etc. These photos will have to be accessible to VicRoads upon request. These photos act as a record of what the vehicle was like when it was put on red plates.

3. There will be a new M plate for extensively modified vehicles – plate to be the 12345M format. Police could demand that current vehicles on H plates that are extensively modified be inspected and reassigned to M plates.

4. A new Vic Roads standard will be introduced - VSI 33 - that specifies modifications not requiring certification for CPS vehicles. However, VSI 33 only applies to ‘light four wheeled vehicles’. Motor bikes and heavy vehicles will have their own Standard – which will be introduced at some unstated date in the future. Because this standard will not apply to trucks I didn’t really take extensive notes however here is a summary -

VSI 33 has three age categories - vehicles manufactured before 1/1/1949; vehicles manufactured from 1/1/1949 and up to 31/12/1968 and vehicles manufactured from 1/1/1969. VSI 33 covers
various aspects of the vehicle such as body work, engines, brakes, fuel systems etc. AOMC is generally happy with the flexibility of these specifications – for instance a vehicle could be fitted an unmodifed engine if it was offered as an option by a manufacturer and does not provide a significant increase in power; Brakes can be replaced by other brakes if they were ‘manufactured by an entity that is subject to laws governing product liabilty’ For vehicles built after 1/1/1969 VSI 33 does not apply – the current standard VSI 8 applies.

However Rod Amos says that if the modifications are not permitted under the new VSI 33, then if they fit into the existing VSI 8 parameters that’s ok and if they don’t fit into VSI 8 and they fit into the current VSB 14 parameters that’s ok and finally if they don’t fit into VSB 14 then you will need to get a VASS Engineers inspection.

AOMC are also in talks with VicRoads regarding replica vehicles and ‘pop up’ clubs ie clubs whose sole purpose is to provide cheap rego via CPS. There has been the issue as whether Vic Roads will limit the number of people in a Club who can sign CPS forms. No decision on this – it will be looked at when VicRoads look at the issue of the suitability of Clubs to issue Club Permits.

Heather and John

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Classic Auto Fabrications:
http://www.ozdat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=31659

http://www.lescollinsracing.com/

I'm OK with the decision not to require RWC for trucks (at this stage) as the cost for truck RWC is in the thousands of dollars, and I'm not far off getting my old Nissan C80 on club permit...!

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Classic Auto Fabrications:
http://www.ozdat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=31659

http://www.lescollinsracing.com/

Interesting read. I have a V8 Hilux I'm planning on club regoing shortly, it's engineered and currently on full rego. I wonder if I should put it on H plates now, or wait and put it on M plates? Not having to mess around with getting it to a roadworthy place would be ideal.

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'80 200B GX - the green200b - hibernating
'81 RX-7 - 12A extend port - daily
'74 RX-2 - 13B bridgeport - cruiser

Europe:
'93 200SX - CA18DET - tourer

Im ok with going to m plate for one of my cars if need be but if I have to go though a rwc hoop to do it I might as well get full reg again cause whos saying permit wont change rules again.
I applaud the proposed changes just worried about the administration and policing

Sounds like we'll only have to move to the M plate if a cop pulls you over and deems your car too modified for H plates, well that's what I got from Lurch's post, I guess we'll find out. Judging by that last line it sounds like VicRoads are working it out as they go, which is understandable I guess.

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In that case anth, you will require a rwc and have to supply your vass cert to go to M.
Its sad that the earlier year levels got so much better changes, and that post 90 got bugger all.

Clubs will be receiving paperwork this week apparently, so Its a waiting game for the official rule changes

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is pollution gear requirement with all pre 1970 cars with 1989-onwards engines?