Trailer rego lapsed - how big a fine do you reckon it should be for towing a tra

Bob,

I hope this isn’t another bleat about everyone (read the wallopers there) doing the wrong thing by you because you broke the law. Knowing your trailer was unregistered, you made a conscious decision to roll the dice and lost. Why blame everyone else for your stupidity.

I don’t think this forum is the place for you to bleat about the injustice of you getting caught for doing the wrong thing.

$33 for private trailer rego for a 6x4. Cheaper than the $133 fine and a damn site more sensible. Sorry but if you were expecting sympathy, fresh out of it.

Baz

I am going to guess $1000. If it was less I rekon you were lucky as your unregistered trailer would negate your third party in an accident and that could disadvantage an injured person in a huge way.

amazing the amount of people who cant read, or done anything wrong.

Bob,
This is from someone who didn't know his trailer wasn't registered for 4 years. I always thought the missus had looked after it. We had moved and the address hadn't been changed, also I never ever bothered putting a rego sticker on it so that didn't ring a bell either. It was only when we changed address that I found out. Went to change all the vehicle addresses and they said trailer....What trailer.

Biggest worry is if someone runs into it or it runs into someone. That's when you are in deep dung right up to your tennis balls.

My guess would be about $300.

Have a good one,
RA.

Well in Qld its now $88 to register a 6x4 trailer and there is no 3rd party insurance with that ,the trailer is covered for 3rd party by the tow vehicle , however the warning is on all trailer rego papers in Qld " To contact your insurer if towing with an interstate vehicle ! " Fines are $80 for failure to display current rego sticker , $80 for failure to remove expired sticker and you can be fined both of them + $80 for unregisterd + the registration fee + late penalty.

Is there a point to this?

I want my two minutes back.

The fine in NSW is $530.

Same as driving an unregistered car. Or driving without a license.

You'd need to do more than 30 k over the limit before you got a speeding fine more than that.

Considering that in VIC, where I live now, the trailer doesn't need its own rego I thought it was quite steep, and out of proportion to the severity of the crime.

But I guess when raising revenue is your game, then a sense of proportion is the last thing on your mind.

Bloody hell that's more than me trailer cost new!.

I would have said maybe $175 - Fine posted is a bit ridiculous.

I noticed there is a lot of people around that do no wrong :-)

Most people riding a motor bike off road each weekend (unregistered trail) do it illegal

Cheers Tony

$315.00..................................

Don't know about other States, but the Victorian Police are being a bit stupid for pinging SA registered vehicles for not displaying a current registration sticker.

Stickers were abolished in SA as of July 1st and a notice of current registrsation (without other personal details) is issued for drivers to show interstate poilice proof that the vehicle is registered.

One particular Cop Shop in Ballarat is making it difficult for SA drivers at present, issuing on the spot fines.

Some people are just bleepholes.

PS. My rego is due next month and I will also no longer have a rego sticker to display.
If caught in Mexico, I would refuse the fine and state I'm taking the matter to court.
We are issued with a proof of registration to show to Mr Plod, but this is obviously not good enough for at least one neighbouring State.

Thanks Bob,
Its a good reminder to check the trailer regos......I wouldnt have expected it to be as serious as the fine seems to reflect as long as the vehicle towing it was registered and the driver licenced. Hate to open a can of worms ,but under the circumstances, I would have thought any decent coppers would have issued a warning???
You'll probably find that stats show most trailer infringments are paid and easily processed compared to other offences....hence the amount.
Nothing to do with revenue, hey?

Cheers

in nsw about $530.00 but if you have a registered plate from a different trailer its a criminal offence as its fraud & its of to court you may go, I no a few that have got done switching plates (my trailer trade plate costs the same as a car trade plate the only difference in no 3rd party insurance cost)