Interstate registration

Why would you do that? Is it because rego is half the price in Vic? Sure you can do it - if you register it under your parents' name. Might pay you to run it past "4wdNewby" - he found out the hard way that sometimes you end up a lot worse off when you try to rort the system...

Short answer is now (long answer is as well). Yuo must register it to your usual place of resisidence. All manner of insurance issues (void) if you don't.

Cheers

Hmmm, this is a topic that has no real definitive answer.

In short no...as you know...you should be registered in the state it resides.

I cant see any insurance issues other than the vehicle might have a cheaper/dearer insurance due to storage location but that that should not make much difference to a motorhome. Im sure the insurance company would be upset but there isnt much they can do about it...a motor home is designed to be away from its normal location.

Being ex-defence I have had vehicles registered and insured in all states with all manner of licenses. My last 4 years of posting to Sydney I had a QLD license and registration. I lived in Wodonga Vic on a WA license with a NSW registered car.

There is a need to bend the truth somewhat but with your parents in Vic it would be minimal bending to have the vehicle in your name and your parent address as the home locality and registered there. Plenty of children that still have vehicles registered to the parent homes because they are transient and that is the most stable 'home' base while working around the country.

We have a national database for vehicle registation so the only reason the states enforce it if for their own revenue.

I have learnt that it is actually easier to do the right thing in the long term, you use much more energy trying to get around the laws than just abiding by them. So now all my cars, boat, trailer and bikes are all registered and insured in WA...the only place to be!!!!

Goodluck and make sure you have your story straight haha!!

Matt.

I am aware that if you are pulled up by the Police, State irrelevant, and your registration, in your name, does not match your drivers license it will be deemed the motor vehicle is unregistered. Appropriate penalties will be incurred. The NSW Police get rid of hoons with this method quite regularly.
Also, I am aware of a plant mechanic who moved from Mt. Isa to live in a NSW country town, permanently, had changed his drivers license to NSW but had not done his ute. He rolled his ute on the way home from a job with the result being the insurance company refused to pay a cent because his vehicle was deemed to be unregistered by NSW Police. He was charged and convicted of driving an unregistered vehicle.
So many people are unaware of the implications of trying to get cheap rego'.

Hi Rossco

I re-read your original question after giving an initial repsonse above and given the bus is actually going to be parked at your parents may be a different issue altogether. I read it as being the bus would be with you in NSW, but registered to a Victorian address.

I think you would be best asking the question of the relevant authority in Victoria.

From an insurance perspective it should not be an issue providing it is normally parked where you tell them it is normally parked (at your parents).

Good luck and let us know how you get on.

Cheers

Despite what some have said above, yes you can register your bus in Victoria as long as it is stored there. In fact it is probably illegal not to do so. I currently live in the nt and have a number of vehicles (boat, trailers, bike, car) registered in Victoria at the address they are housed at. The rego papers are sent direct from the RTA in Victoria to my current address in the NT.
I have not looked into other states, however if a vehicle is in the NT for more than 3 months it is an offence not to change its rego NT. ( I realise many don't but still an offence) A vehicle should be registered where it is housed.

Regards Tony.

The problem for us is this. We live in WA. In October we will be picking up our Quantum crossover in Queensland (only made there and no agent in WA). We intend to drive it back home and register it legitimately in WA but plan to spend 3 or 4 weeks travelling home. Licensing is a big issue for us. We either need to have someone lie for us on the Qld paperwork and say the van will be garaged there or get an interim licence. The problem with the interim license is it only lasts for 7 days. A quick trip back to WA in any terms!

We are not trying to rort any system and will legitimately license the van in our home state on return. Our only other option is to pay $2,800 to have the van shipped over. If we get the vehicle ourselves we get a holiday as well!

Still working it thorough.