View Full Version : Is it illegal to park car without plate outside house?
Just simple question: In australia (or qld especially) is there any rules not to park car without plate number outside the house (eg:kerbside)? I live in rural area so there is no parking restriction (24hr), and i plan to cover my car as well.
hisoka
20-08-2009, 11:20 PM
is the car registered ?
Basicly the car has engine problem. While waiting to source for new engine, install etc, my mate just surrender the plate number and said the car got accident. He got some $$ back. So i think the car still under his name but without plate? Correct me if wrong.
yourfather
20-08-2009, 11:26 PM
if there are no parking restrictions and it isn't disrupting traffic i dont see what the problem is
IndoStyler
20-08-2009, 11:28 PM
maybe just put a wheel clamp on it so no body thinks someone just dumped the car and tows it away
joyride
20-08-2009, 11:42 PM
my mates car had engine problems. he left it on the council strip of lawn at the front of his house. had it there for some time (2-6 months) and eventually the council towed it away.
chunky
20-08-2009, 11:56 PM
2-6 months?
jesus
joyride
21-08-2009, 12:02 AM
it could have been longer, i dont remember how long he had it out there for. i do recall it had a jungle of grass growing all around it haha
SHOGUNOVDDRK
21-08-2009, 12:07 AM
Your mate doesn't live in Penrith, does he Joyride?
A Corolla?
joyride
21-08-2009, 12:08 AM
hahaha no, this was years ago. and he lives in the most bogan town in NSW, dapto!!! lol
johnny5
21-08-2009, 12:17 AM
had my housemate's car parked outside our house for about 2 months when he went back home for the hols... car didnt have rego plates, stolen by drunks as theres a pub just round the corner from my place. someone reported the car and we got a council note to say that if we didn't remove the car within a week it would get towed away. ended up pushing it into the garage only to have it towed away to the wreckers a month later for 50 bucks!
aaronng
21-08-2009, 12:21 AM
Put the car cover on and people will be less likely to complain and get it towed away.
bodaas
21-08-2009, 12:48 AM
if you ever got warning letter from council or strata then its illegal to park the car without the registration or plate number on their property. They have right to take the car from you because it happened to me. They towed away the car and i never get my car back since then unless if you park your car inside your property
That means actually is not allowed. But if lucky then people wudnt complaint and will be safe?
cheers for the help all rep points
jords
21-08-2009, 10:34 AM
Like arrong said put a cover on it, and it should be fine, all depends on your neighbors i reckon.
kriZy
21-08-2009, 10:51 AM
You could put made up plates "Traffic"
aaronng
21-08-2009, 10:55 AM
Like arrong said put a cover on it, and it should be fine, all depends on your neighbors i reckon.
And just go up to it every weekend pretending to give it a clean. Just clean the windscreen or something, so the neighbours know that it is your car parked there. If they don't like it, at least they will tell you or leave a note in the mailbox instead of calling on the council.
You could put made up plates "Traffic"
what if i got more problem such as fake number plates? lol
aaronng
21-08-2009, 11:05 AM
what if i got more problem such as fake number plates? lol
In NSW, it is a $338 fine and 3 demerit points.
joyride
21-08-2009, 01:01 PM
You could put made up plates "Traffic"
traffic doesnt mean sh1t to the police and/or RTA. google it
SHOGUNOVDDRK
21-08-2009, 01:02 PM
That little piece of paper (that gives you permission) does.
joyride
21-08-2009, 01:07 PM
what piece of paper?
i once drove my old car with no license plates/no registration.
i got pulled over but i showed the police i was on my way to get it blue slipped. i had all the documentation including my engineers report. he didnt mind too much after i gave them to him.
theres no point putting TRAFFIC on your car if you dont have the correct documentation.
SHOGUNOVDDRK
21-08-2009, 01:08 PM
what piece of paper?
I believe (not sure if its still in place or not) that you can get permission from the RTA to drive your car to the nearest Blue Slip place (they send something out in the mail)
joyride
21-08-2009, 01:20 PM
interesting to know
SHOGUNOVDDRK
21-08-2009, 01:21 PM
Used to be able to get it a few years ago.
Made life alot easier, you only get 1 day of permission.
If I can get it I will organise two (one in QLD one in SYD) So I can drive the next car home, lol
yourfather
21-08-2009, 02:23 PM
that is bullshit. if you are parked in a spot that has no parking restrictions they cannot just ask you to move it on.
it reminds me of these people who parked a couple of shit boxes in front of a holden dealership for months on end and they couldn't get them towed because they weren't in breach of any laws.
string
21-08-2009, 02:39 PM
If your car isn't registered you can't park it on a public road.
In NSW I don't think you need any special permission to drive an unregistered car to an blue-slip inspection. It's up to you to get insurance for that drive though.
jords
21-08-2009, 05:13 PM
Im pretty sure in NSW your allowed to drive to and from a workshop/panel shop/RTA inspection (blue slip) for registration purposes. Im not sure about insurance cover, maybe you can get a cover note, dunno?
SHOGUNOVDDRK
21-08-2009, 05:16 PM
maybe you can get a cover note, dunno?
As far as I have heard if you call up X insurance company and get a Quote X days before hand its coverable.
Chriskoss
21-08-2009, 05:54 PM
that is bullshit. if you are parked in a spot that has no parking restrictions they cannot just ask you to move it on.
it reminds me of these people who parked a couple of shit boxes in front of a holden dealership for months on end and they couldn't get them towed because they weren't in breach of any laws.
Umm, if its NOT registered, which is isn't.. then technically the car hasnt paid its duty to stay on the road, thus if it is on any part of the councils road (which it is), it can be moved.
Sick of ppl going oh this is bs bla bla bla, without even looking at the actual rules.
It can be in your garage. no probs, as it is on your property, if its on the road, then its not on your property..
But really, its not going to do any harm, but if a neighbour wants to be an ass, he/she can report it and it will be towed away by the council to the yard..
Even a car, after a certain period of time (6 mnths I think), tha tstill has its plates on, the council has a right to take the plates, forfeit them to the RTA and tow the car away
Simply, if its not registered, it shouldn't be on the road
jdm_b16a
21-08-2009, 06:18 PM
Yeah, what Chris said ^^^^
No rego means you have to have the vehicle stored on your property. It can't be on public land or public roads.
And, yes, in NSW, you are allowed to drive an unregistered vehicle DIRECTLY to an AVIS workshop for the purpose of a Blue Slip, to an Engineering facility for the purpose of getting an Engineer's Certificate, or to an RTA for the purpose of registering a vehicle.
When I picked up my import in Brisbane I drove it from the compliance workshop to Tweed Heads to the nearest RTA in NSW and registered it. The girl behind the counter said they got lots of imports in there so that was fantastic, she knew exactly what to do and I was in and out in 10 minutes. I then drove the car back to Sydney.
Peter
UCNDRM
22-08-2009, 07:51 PM
Just do what i did with my old car... park any where u want.. put up a sign that says " BROKEN DOWN.... WILL BE BACK LATER ".
SHOGUNOVDDRK
22-08-2009, 07:56 PM
Just do what i did with my old car... park any where u want.. put up a sign that says " BROKEN DOWN.... WILL BE BACK LATER ".
lol, please tell me that wasn't your car in Harris Park (prelude)
Was towed by the council after 2 weeks, lol
TT44NG
24-08-2009, 02:28 PM
lol, please tell me that wasn't your car in Harris Park (prelude)
Was towed by the council after 2 weeks, lol
LOL i saw that car too..hahahah
UCNDRM
24-08-2009, 07:41 PM
lol, please tell me that wasn't your car in Harris Park (prelude)
Was towed by the council after 2 weeks, lol
Nah sorry to dissapoint, my old car was a 1980 gemini, it was great, you could park anywhere, leave the note on the dash, come back and not worry bout it gettn towed.
unfortuntely no one would believe my new car would be broken down... stupid chrome wheels.... lol
J_Phongsavan
27-08-2009, 09:11 AM
as long no one is driving the car while is not registered with no plates, then its no problem.
integraz
27-08-2009, 09:35 AM
Put the car cover on and people will be less likely to complain and get it towed away.
This actually works.
There was a BMW convertible left on our street with a cover, and no one took any notice of it, I assumed someone had just bought a new car..., until it was said that the car had been stolen in a previous carjacking in the city a couple of weeks before.
98vtir
27-08-2009, 12:15 PM
Yeah my mate bought this dodgy Nissan Pintara for $300 years and years ago haha quite funny but his neighbours must of complained about it being on the road (it was unregoed) and had a towing notice from the council. So he moved it just inside the nature strip and they couldn't touch it..
string
27-08-2009, 02:16 PM
A friend of mine kept an unregistered celica on the road under a car cover for months. I had one of my Integras out of rego for 1 day parked on the street (wasn't moving into the house for 1 more day so couldn't park off street) and someone called the police. No one will go snooping under a car cover to check if it's registered.
cvc801
25-10-2009, 12:20 PM
My unregistered car was parked in the street yesterday. I bought it a week ago and am waiting on Taillights to arrive so I can get engineers and rego. I live in the city in a townhouse, so I have no option but to park in the street. Someone drove straight into the side of it yesterday and ****ed it. Now it looks cheap from the outside with satin paint and small wheels, but if I was to drop it off at a shop for it's suspension work, the suspension bill alone would be almost 20k...
I reckon the insurance company is either going to say it's my fault and **** me over, or they'll value it at 1k and write it off.
Anyone know where I stand with a parked unrego'd car being hit by another driver? Before I go and put my foot in it with their insurance company? Need help asap.
SHOGUNOVDDRK
25-10-2009, 02:58 PM
Get an insurance quote for it at all before the incident?
EK1.6LCIV
26-10-2009, 03:20 PM
Just simple question: In australia (or qld especially) is there any rules not to park car without plate number outside the house (eg:kerbside)? I live in rural area so there is no parking restriction (24hr), and i plan to cover my car as well.
it's uninsured, if someone hits it you'd be up for damages, council can and will have it towed away as it's illegal to leave unregoed cars around the streets
it's not just that, people will vandalise it, try and flog things from it if they see it there on the street for some time. A BMW was left not far from a mates in a nice street for a month and some clowns who got caught stole the wheels and studs one night, neighbourhood watch does work :)
best bet is to find a mate with a bit of land and cover it up there :)
that is bullshit. if you are parked in a spot that has no parking restrictions they cannot just ask you to move it on.
it reminds me of these people who parked a couple of shit boxes in front of a holden dealership for months on end and they couldn't get them towed because they weren't in breach of any laws.
does anyone know if those shit boxes are still there? i wanna actually visit it if its still there these holidays, i remember trying to googlemap it last year
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