Drivers Caught Out

Police caught nearly twice as many people driving unlicensed vehicles in 12 months after registration stickers was scrapped than they did the year before.

The rise in infringements, from 2680 in 2009 to 5137 last year, was matched by a similar rise in proportion of unlicensed vehicles caught on the roads.

In 2009, only 1.25% of vehicles pulled over by police were unlicensed. Last year, that figure grew to 2.15%, suggesting that the rise was not simply a case of more police checks.

In most cases, the vehicle owner, and anyone found to have an unlicensed vehicle to be driven can be charged along with the person who is actually driving.

Transport Minister Troy Buswell did not comment about to jump in infringements when asked last week, but opposition spokesman Ken Travers was convinced that the demise of registration stickers was the major reason.

Mr Buswell did  say that the concept was expected to save $2 million in printing and postage costs over four years and the government will continue to issue reminder notices, despite no requirement to do so.

"There are no legislative provisions requiring that the department of transport to issue a vehicle license renewal notice, but it continues to issue them, up to 6 weeks in advance of expiry, as a reminder" he said.

"The department will continue to send a  reminders/invoices to vehicle owners in advance of the expiry of the vehicle license."

There have been about 100 complaints made to the Department of Transport about the registration stickers issue.

Mr Travers is trumpeting an annual Rego Reminder day next Tuesday, suggesting people use March 1 to contact that the department chicken vehicles registration status.

He stop short of saying registration stickers should return, but said he would investigate the viability of such a move and believed it could become an election issue,

"The Barnett government is subjecting West Australians to potentially huge financial costs."

Comments

[Graeme Ancell]

I was not sent my renewal from the department until hey asked me to return my number plates.i was driving at that time on the road unlicensed and found that i also at that time i had no car insurance because the car was not licensed.
I have since purchased a Rego Reminder Sticker and now find that i will never be in that position again.

Thank god for my Rego Reminder Sticker.
Graeme Ancell

[Mathew]

I have found by having a rego reminder i know that the registration on my car is paid

Thanks Mathew.

[barry]

inview of the fact that you could in the past be fined
for displaying an old rego sticker together with the new one
i'm also wondering whether i could be fined for displaying a rego reminder sticker
that are now being offered to us
i would like an answer to this from someone who has no connection with the company who is selling these reminder stickers
as there are a lot of hidden charges in the vehicle licensing and road traffic infringements /fines system
one has to be a lawyer to understand a lot of it
thanking you
barry

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