{"id":1784,"date":"2012-06-13T13:23:54","date_gmt":"2012-06-13T03:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.privatefleet.com.au\/?p=1784"},"modified":"2023-08-17T22:56:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T12:56:52","slug":"the-end-of-the-rego-sticker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/home\/the-end-of-the-rego-sticker\/","title":{"rendered":"The End Of The Rego Sticker?"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/strong>\"\"<\/a>Hot water, soap, razor blades and wet towels, all useful in getting last year\u2019s rego sticker off the windscreen (mind you, leaving a \u2018curl\u2019 on the corner seems to do the trick, too). This is a routine that has been followed by every motorist since 1932 when registration stickers were first introduced
\nBut this may be a thing of the past for most Australians as three states have already done away with them, or are in the process of doing so.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look at the pros and cons.<\/p>\n

Yes! Good Idea<\/strong> because:-<\/p>\n

1. It Saves Money<\/strong>
\nNSW claims it will save over half a million dollars a year in printing costs alone. The West Australian Government thinks it saves a million a year.<\/p>\n

2. No Longer Necessary<\/strong>
\nPolice cars are now equipped with electronic camera techniques that enable quick playback on whether a targetted car is currently registered or not.<\/p>\n

3. Saves The Hassle Of Removing Old Stickers<\/strong>
\nNo argument there<\/p>\n

No! Bad Idea<\/strong> because:-<\/p>\n

1. People Will Forget To Renew<\/strong>
\nOK, they mean to renew, don\u2019t, but don\u2019t get \u2018sticker shock\u2019 by suddenly seeing their out of date sticker on the windscreen.<\/p>\n

2. People Will \u2018Forget\u2019 To Renew<\/strong>
\nThey don\u2019t really mean to renew, and they hope to get away with it. Some may (which reduces the overall savings benefit), but most won\u2019t, and they\u2019ll get fined in the process.<\/p>\n

3. Extra Police Time Doing Rego Checks<\/strong>
\nThat probably won\u2019t be the case as the proliferation of automatic number plate recognition cameras will make the task more streamlined with or without sticker evidence (and the extra income from fines should help, too!)<\/p>\n

4. Increase In Unregistered Vehicles Impacts On The Innocent<\/strong>
\nIf there is a significant increase in unregistered vehicles on the road it could prove expensive for innocent people. An innocent driver involved in an accident with an unregistered vehicle may have to pay for his own damage or lose a no claim bonus, mechanics doing a test drive need to be sure that the car is registered- and there\u2019s no visible means, no third party insurance will even impact on innocent pedestrians.<\/p>\n

Whilst it is quick and easy to check on the currency of registration of a vehicle through the state\u2019s website, it is still nowhere near as easy as looking on a windscreen.
\nAll the states\u2019 Road Ministers have confirmed that they do, and will send out sufficient renewal notices, either by email, post, text or all. (The WA authorities have now implemented text reminders where possible).
\nMotoring organizations have generally welcomed this initiative, but one disquieting fact has emerged from one participating state.
\nWestern Australia were first to scrap rego stickers, in 2010. But an RAC of WA poll recently undertaken discovered that 70 percent of West Australian drivers prefer to have a rego sticker on their car to remind them of an up and coming cost.
\nIf the public don\u2019t embrace it, then it\u2019s a real problem. Are they right to reject it? Will they get used to it? Will other states follow suit? (Tasmania looks to be the next) What do you think?  If you live in SA or WA we\u2019d like to know how it has affected you. If not, are you going to welcome it?
\nHave your say by clicking below. http:\/\/credit-n.ru\/blog-single-tg.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hot water, soap, razor blades and wet towels, all useful in getting last year\u2019s rego sticker off the windscreen (mind you, leaving a \u2018curl\u2019 on the corner seems to do the trick, too). This is a routine that has been followed by every motorist since 1932 when registration stickers were first introduced But this may […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1784"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14805,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1784\/revisions\/14805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}