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[iadore4door34s]

Hey guys, getting the rwc done on my car this week.. after having a discussion with a mate of mine he said that for me to get the car registered i need to take the car as well as the rwc into the DOT and they do a check of my car before it gets registered?

Does this mean i need to either get the car towed there, or get a day registration so i can drive the car there?? im sure with my last car i just rode the scooter to the DOT with the rwc for my 31, paid the registration and just went home again with the plates and put them on my car, but maybe it was different then or something..

Can anyone shed light on this??

So to recap, do i need to take the car i am registering into the DOT with the rwc to get it registered, or can i just go there in the missus' car with the rwc and the receipt of sale and register the car like that??

thanks alot guys..

[hirpm boostjunky]

fill out appropriate paperwork, get RWC and if you wish to drive it from the workshop to DOT you need to get CTP insurance all paid for and you can legally drive your car from the workshop down to DOT to get registered. just make sure you carry ALL paperwork with you when you do so.

ive never had them want to inspect the car after its been Roady'd so providing you have all the paperwork you shouldnt need to take the car in.. go for the scooter option as its less hassle

Edited by hirpm boostjunky, 12 April 2011 - 02:20 AM.

[iadore4door34s]

yeah thats what i thought, just a mate of mine said that sometime they wish to check over your car at DOT so you have to drive your car there everytime.. as my car is low i wouldnt want to give them any ideas on a full inspection..

so your saying i can just get the rwc for the 180, work out who im getting CTP through, and take those two things and the receipt for the price of the car to the DOT and get it registered without having to take my car there??

i was just gonna cruise down in the girlfriends echo, get it registered then bring my plates home and whack them on..

[raytriplej]

You have to take your car to the DOT as randomly they ask to come out and check your VIN/Engine number.

They normally ask if you have the car there, answer yes and they may or may not randomly ask to check the numbers. Answer
no and the process may stop there and then.

The VIN/Engine number check is usually done by the man/lady at the counter who wouldn't know the finer points of what they are
looking at in an engine bay other than the numbers.

[7shades]

They physically check one in ten. Luck of the draw.

Once you have the RWC, take it to wherever you wanna get your CTP from (I usually use suncorp for convenience) pay it up, then you can legally drive the car down to the DOT.

[iadore4door34s]

alright cheers guys.. hopefully they wont do the check but we'll see how it goes..

[SiKnEsS]

yeh, they dont really do the 1 in 10 things anymore as much as they used to, but if the numbers on your rwc dont match up or they have no record of it being regoed in qld before then they will check it, most the time its because whoever has done the rwc has chook scribble hand writing and they cant make it out, so if it was regoed previously it'll pay to find what the previous rego number was so they can check it out quick, also you have to get your ctp before you go to DOT even if you dont plan to take the car, ive been told different stories by different people at the counter that say you can just get it there and others that say you cant, so best if u just get it before you go and make it easier, also, if you have a hand written reciept or one that doesnt have the vehicle details on it they will make you fill out a stat declaration to say you legitmately bought it from blah blah blah, but yeh, its all pretty straight forward, sorry for my long dribble lol

[Falconxf88]

I walked into dot from the mechanic with the RWC. No car. Gave them some cash, chose who i want the CTP to be through and wandered back, put my plates on and went for a tough lap.

If they wanted me to bring the car in, I would tell them to let me drive it to them or they pay for the tow truck. Otherwise lick the bag.

[GTR37]

They made me go home and get the 180 as it had a diffferent engine no. and paint colour.... The blonde chick skipped out, checked the engine no. and skipped away again.

[sinister]

Odd. I went to DOT and told them I painted it a new colour. I remember it because it took them a while to decide what colour it was LOL. I also told them I put the SR20 in but told me I need a mod plate, which you don't, so ignored them and drove around for the next 5 years or so.

[iadore4door34s]

hahahah its good to see the DOT are organised and there is a strict set of rules that must be followed.. well we'll see how it goes guys, im sure it will be fine and i'll be boosting the 80 around in no time..

thanks again for your help everyone.. i'll be sure to report back in here so we know what different thing the DOT chose this time..

[Falconxf88]

Is that because of an engine conversion? I had no problems and my civics got a CRX engine in it.

[starlet666]

i would say matts was just for the sr in a ca shell, but legally, u dont need a blue plate for it, because the 180sx also came out with an sr20 in it, where as ur civic never came out with that motor, u legally need a blue plate for it... its just like a v6 to v8 conversion in an vn onwards commos, u need no plate cause the v8 was an option in that car

[GTR37]

starlet666, on 12 April 2011 - 10:51 PM, said:

i would say matts was just for the sr in a ca shell, but legally, u dont need a blue plate for it, because the 180sx also came out with an sr20 in it, where as ur civic never came out with that motor, u legally need a blue plate for it... its just like a v6 to v8 conversion in an vn onwards commos, u need no plate cause the v8 was an option in that car

Yeah I have had this argument with them before with the VK, I just saved my self the time with the 180 and went and got a blue plate, although they didn't even ask me for one when registering it.

[starlet666]

in the end it just comes down to not being hassled because u have gone the extra mile to get it fully legit even if it didnt legally need it, keeps officer plod off ya arse too i guess when they want to be pricks

[vlcalaisturbo]

you can drive from the place you get the rwc to DOT via most direct route with the rwc on the seat