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[2JZZZZ]

The only way they could possibly police this is by pulling people over after they have dropped people off at a formal. Even then, you could just say that you dropped your brother off (I believe the law allows direct relatives to be dropped off), or there was no payment made. They could pull people over on the way to the formal, but then you could just say that your not going to a formal ("no officer, this is how the boy and girl in the back seat normally dress") and that there was still no payment made.

Has anybody been done for this yet?

[Falconxf88]

This is how to turn up to a formal.

[Dread_smurf]

Damn i wish my driver had of done that!

[Me_3]

2JZZZZ, on 11 February 2010 - 12:44 PM, said:

Has anybody been done for this yet?

I know last year the DOT setup on the way in & out of a heap of formals and handed out a lot of warnings & fines....

[NAZE77]

maybe the limo drivers should start lobbying the government for cheaper licences instead of getting on the bandwagon for this ridiculous "law". As stated, it would be impossible to prove that you've received payment for doing a formal drop off unless the dinks in the back seat admitted it.

as I understand it, if no money changes hands, its simply a case of dropping a mate from one place to another? if so, no proof equals no fine.

[panthergreen]

Me_3, on 11 February 2010 - 05:09 PM, said:

2JZZZZ, on 11 February 2010 - 12:44 PM, said:

Has anybody been done for this yet?

I know last year the DOT setup on the way in & out of a heap of formals and handed out a lot of warnings & fines....

and whereabouts was this?? Last year at atherton high there were cop cars dropping off year 12's to their formal, let alone all manner of other vehicles...no sign of any DOT anywhere...

[Me_3]

panthergreen, on 21 March 2010 - 06:32 PM, said:

Me_3, on 11 February 2010 - 05:09 PM, said:

2JZZZZ, on 11 February 2010 - 12:44 PM, said:

Has anybody been done for this yet?

I know last year the DOT setup on the way in & out of a heap of formals and handed out a lot of warnings & fines....

and whereabouts was this?? Last year at atherton high there were cop cars dropping off year 12's to their formal, let alone all manner of other vehicles...no sign of any DOT anywhere...

Down south.. but its only a matter of time before it makes its way north....

[41EXX]

Does any one know any one that owns a Hummer in black? need 2 or 3 of them..

[BIG_FLY]

41EXX, on 22 March 2010 - 05:13 PM, said:

Does any one know any one that owns a Hummer in black? need 2 or 3 of them..

AABA has some without stickers down the side.

[Dread_smurf]

41EXX, on 22 March 2010 - 05:13 PM, said:

Does any one know any one that owns a Hummer in black? need 2 or 3 of them..

ABC towing owner, owns 1 number plates are "towman"

[Dick Valentine]

Last year I escorted a young mate to his formal out here in the sticks. I rode a Buell XB12R, two other bikes with me, and he followed us in formation on a BMX with pitted, rusted chrome and chopped handlebars wearing a motorcycle helmet. Those of us on real bikes were all leathered up, matte black helmets with irridium visors.

We then had another guy hiding, dressed as a valet, who had the balls to walk in front of the crowd and secure the BMX with a very large chain to a post outside the hall.

That was cool (videoed it from a roof of an opposite building.) So if anyone wants to do that instead, feel free to PM me lol.

Wish I'd went to my own formal like that instead of wandering in on my foot falcon listening to a discman.

[Bleemo]

My father dropped me off to my formal in my shitty Corolla.. No money changed hands... We are close family.. However i think the cops would have been a little more distracted by the fact i was in the boot of the car and jumped out from there.....

[Mello]

Im keen.

Location: Townsville/Burdekin
Make: Holden
Model: LX Torana Sedan
Prefered contact method: PM me here, or call/text me on 0439457267. If I dont answer, Im busy.
Photos: Let me get some decent photos over the weekend. Just got a twin exhaust done too, so it looks and sounds much better.

I dont want payment, it would be a pleasure to drive, and besides, I bloody love driving the thing.

Let me know well in advance please. Oh and dont forget, Im on P-plates.

[rolly T.S.50]

if someone asks me id do it just to show of my car anyways
it would be a real asshole to fine you or even ask you if it was family or close friend in the car when you drop them of
i know when i got my mate to drop of a friends kids in his mustang there wasnt even a question asked the kids were just happy to be going in a cool car end of story:unsure:

Its only the people that think a few cars here and there are putting them out of work
maybe they should look at the cost they are charging then maybe all could afford it:rtfm:

[1973 HQ]

This is a very hard law to police, the cop's would catch more people J walking than using there car for a taxi

14dte it would seem you drive a limo for a living? if you do then I understand how you feel but

I honestly cant see how this subject can be policed fairly especially if someone does it once in a blue moon for a carton of piss + fuel

but for people who do it to try and make a living then that's a different story, throw the book at them.

I think this thread was started not to take your business away but to help out people who otherwise would have just got

there old's to drop them off or something like that, not everyone can afford a limo when people will do it for free

I guess there's lot's of money to be made at the end of year formals for a limo company.

[14dte]

Yes I did own and operate a limo business. I can tell you that all limo's are normally booked for School Formals so the push on this law did not come from the Limo owners. The information I past on to this forum was intended to assist anyone who wanted to do formals, the DOT had advised us that it was there intention to attend Formal arrivails and police the law.

The limo owners in no way asked for this to happen. I know I have been asked several times to take people to there formal in my cars and would have done it if they were available at the time. I have run a business that was inspected by the DOT from Townsville following a complaint from a large transport operator in Cairns about how we were operating. After a full inspection the inspectors agreed that we were running legally, as we had found a way around the rules and had writen proof from the head of the DOT in Brisbane. This is now the reason for the new SP plates, but the loop hole is still there.

I will again point out it was only my intention to advise everyone on this forum of the intention of the DOT to police the law, better to make an informed decision than complain if stopped by the DOT.

[The Don]

This is a very important day for a lot of people, and I for a fact know how hard it is to pay for everything needed on that day let alone pay for a ride, That is why i always lend my car out at formals for free, normally a friend drives them since im always at work.
So I say unlucky to those who charge people except those that do it for a living, and by all means cops should book those who charge.

[1973 HQ]

14dte, on 21 May 2010 - 08:12 AM, said:

Yes I did own and operate a limo business. I can tell you that all limo's are normally booked for School Formals so the push on this law did not come from the Limo owners. The information I past on to this forum was intended to assist anyone who wanted to do formals, the DOT had advised us that it was there intention to attend Formal arrivails and police the law.

The limo owners in no way asked for this to happen. I know I have been asked several times to take people to there formal in my cars and would have done it if they were available at the time. I have run a business that was inspected by the DOT from Townsville following a complaint from a large transport operator in Cairns about how we were operating. After a full inspection the inspectors agreed that we were running legally, as we had found a way around the rules and had writen proof from the head of the DOT in Brisbane. This is now the reason for the new SP plates, but the loop hole is still there.

I will again point out it was only my intention to advise everyone on this forum of the intention of the DOT to police the law, better to make an informed decision than complain if stopped by the DOT.

The Don, on 21 May 2010 - 10:17 AM, said:

This is a very important day for a lot of people, and I for a fact know how hard it is to pay for everything needed on that day let alone pay for a ride, That is why i always lend my car out at formals for free, normally a friend drives them since im always at work.
So I say unlucky to those who charge people except those that do it for a living, and by all means cops should book those who charge.

Agreed, and thanks for letting us know 14dte I would not have had a clue about this until I read your post

[EssenceLimos]

SPL's are restricted to cars more than 30 years old and retired stretch luxury vehicles like our '82 and '86 Mercedes Benz Limo's Basically if you want to get paid to do it, you need to be licensed. If you only do formals for friends and don't get paid then transport don't care. So most of the cars in this post don't even qualify for the license.

If anyone wants to know more, or want help becoming an SPL, let me know or have a look at our site at www.essencelimousines.com.au.

At the end of the day, if you are just doing it for a friend we really don't care, it's when people try to turn it into a business without going through what we have to that gets us pissed off.

[aussie]

anyone got a VL calais turbo perfured (really nice one ) availible for the end of this year? doesnt mater if its not a turbo but its gotta be really really nice good nik or a HQ,HJ ect coupe or a coupe torana?