Troopy registration saga

My new 2006 3 seater Troopy was incorrectly registered by Toyota dealer in NSW as an 11 seater bus. Got to WA in time for first registration renewal in 2007. I then discovered the error and tried to correct it with the WA registration dept.

They provided an official WA inspection certificate and a statement to the fact that the vehicle was manufactured as a 3 seater and is a 3 seater; I provided a stat dec and Toyota admitted the mistake by phone and fax to the NSW RTA.

All this cost 3 days in a Kalgoorlie motel. You'd think NSW RTA should accept this and change description of vehicle to match compliance plate.

Wrong - I was given 28 days to get back to NSW and have it inspected by their staff - or the registration would be cancelled.

5 days later and 3000 km the vehicle was inspected in NSW and description changed in 15 minutes.

One year later, RTA NSW has part paid the expenses to the tune of $2700 (less my legal fees)

Toyota dealer finally coughed up too - but they were harder to deal with - and eventaully wanted me to sign that their compensation payment was an act of grace! It had to dragged out of them - one of the largest in Sydney.

Finally the saga is over - thought you'd like to hear

Cheers
Chris