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Re: What's making News - 2024
« Reply #275 on: December 30, 2024, 07:32:59 AM »
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Re: What's making News - 2024
« Reply #276 on: December 31, 2024, 03:43:10 PM »
Here is a link to a change.org petition against these rules.

https://chng.it/y4BN8LpykH

Also found an article on car expert with more info. Apparently the permit for unregistered cars is for 3 or more. But worse is they want a permit for dismantling and repairing vehicles on our own property!

https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/this-australian-city-wants-to-charge-people-to-work-on-their-cars

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Re: What's making News - 2024
« Reply #277 on: January 01, 2025, 08:06:20 AM »
Give them 2 weeks notice that you want to change a flat tyre, or swap out a flat battery ??? Hmm, that's a bit tricky! ::) >:(

& what is a "long heavy vehicle" ??? Is that a semi-trailer, or a caravan ???
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Re: What's making News - 2024
« Reply #278 on: January 01, 2025, 11:45:56 AM »
Long vehicle from a council prospective would be anything over 3mtrs  >:D
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Re: What's making News - 2024
« Reply #279 on: January 01, 2025, 01:29:11 PM »
Long vehicle from a council prospective perspective  would be anything over 3mtrs  >:D
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Re: What's making News - 2024
« Reply #280 on: January 02, 2025, 01:14:20 PM »
Give them 2 weeks notice that you want to change a flat tyre, or swap out a flat battery ??? Hmm, that's a bit tricky! ::) >:(

& what is a "long heavy vehicle" ??? Is that a semi-trailer, or a caravan ???

Road Safety Act defines a "long vehicle" as any vehicle or combination of vehicles (ie car and trailer) over 7.5m long.
Heavy vehilce is over 4.5t GVM, so a "long, heavy vehicle" would be one over 7.5m long AND  over 4.5t GVM.
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Re: What's making News - 2024
« Reply #281 on: January 03, 2025, 07:33:21 AM »
Road Safety Act defines a "long vehicle" as any vehicle or combination of vehicles (ie car and trailer) over 7.5m long.

Which would hit our 18', single-axle (so not "big"), caravan, as it goes 7.7m tow-ball to back of the spare :'( >:(
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Re: What's making News - 2024
« Reply #282 on: January 06, 2025, 09:01:45 AM »
How do you plead this time for driving off 13 times in the Dodge Ram without paying Muggsy?
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