The new
Club (Red Plate) Permit Scheme, February 2011
Club members
will now be able to be use their Club Permit
Vehicle at any time for any purpose, only
restricted to 45 or 90 days use a year.
Club financial
members can apply for a 90 day permit or a 45
day permit. With a 45 day permit another 45 day
permit may be purchased later on.
A logbook is
to be used to record the use of the vehicle and
a windscreen label to identify current permit
vehicles.
VicRoads can
suspend or cancel a permit if the permit holder
doesn't comply with the permit conditions or
engages in conduct which threatens public safety
or undermines the integrity of the permit
scheme.
The Austin 7
Club has signed an Agreement with VicRoads
covering their obligations including notifying
VicRoads if they become aware of, or reasonably
suspect, a pattern of incorrect use of a log
book by one of its members.
The Club has
formally appointed the Membership
Officer
(Geoff Taylor) as the Club Permit Officer, with
Rob
Humphreys
as his Deputy.
Definitions of
'replica' and 'modified' vehicles, will be
brought in later in 2011.
'Slim Line'
club permit number plates are
available.
When a vehicle
is issued with its initial Club Permit, it may
be issued with a "temporary club permit" and a
"temporary log book".
A permit
holder must remain a financial member of the
Club, who must notify VicRoads if financial
membership ceases, although there is provision
to join a new club within 14 days and provide
notice to VicRoads.
If a vehicle
is disposed of, the Club must notify VicRoads,
ensure the Log book is destroyed and the Plates
returned to them.
The Club will
maintain a Register of club permit vehicles
operated by members, and if requested by
VicRoads, provide a current copy of the Register
to or cross -check the Register against records
provided by VicRoads and notify VicRoads of any
discrepancies.
If the Club
Permit Officer determines that any members club
permit vehicle may not be safe for use on a
highway, the Club must notify that member of the
suspected safety issue(s) and require that any
such issues be rectified within 14
days.
The Club
Permit Officer must promptly notify VicRoads if
he becomes aware of, or reasonably suspects that
there is a pattern of incorrect use of a club
permit log book by a Club member, that a vehicle
operated by a member under a club permit is not
an eligible vehicle, that a member has ceased to
be financial, that a member has failed to
restore a vehicle to safe condition following
notification that the vehicle may not be safe,
that a vehicle operated by a member under a club
permit has been sold or otherwise disposed of
and the club permit log book and club permit
were not destroyed on disposal and the club
permit number plates removed and returned to
VicRoads.
The Club must
provide a current copy of the Club Register to
VicRoads or cross-check the Register against
records provided by VicRoads and notify VicRoads
of any discrepancies.
The Club will
advise VicRoads if a vehicle operated by a
member under a club permit has been disposed of
with the intention of undermining the Scheme
(that is, the vehicle has been "sold" to a
friend or relative so that another club permit
log book can be obtained, but the vehicle
continues to be driven by the previous
owner).
The Club
Permit Officer is charged with providing written
verification that the applicant is a financial
member and to process an initial application for
a club permit by a member, he must confirm that
the vehicle in the application is an 'eligible
vehicle safe for use on a highway and complies
with any VicRoads relevant safety standards'
which requires him to sight a current
Certificate of Roadworthiness for the vehicle.
This requirement does not apply to
renewals.
Therefore all
new applicants for a Club Permit will be
required to supply to the Club Permit
Officer:-
