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08-09-2009, 01:01pm
Kev,
I think the real issue is in what the wording states that the label has to be clearly visible and by that I would see that to mean the whole label not just part of it. The label itself contains certain details of the vehicle including registration number, VIN number, actual expiry date of registration. When you have a look at the sample on the NRMA site you can clearly see that all that information is not visible. All you can really see is the month and year as it is rolled up inside the tube. It comes to hand that people in the real world save themselves yearly registration and third party insurance fees by displaying rego labels off other vehicles, modifying expired labels, and using labels off trailers etc just to mention a few in order to make it look like their bike/car is currently registered. I see this being more the issue with Police and whether the tubes are legal or not. A good prosecutor could argue the case in court that by the letter of the legislation the tubes are in fact not legal and heaven forbid should it be your bike that gets hit and written off by one of these aholes who's car/bike is unregistered and therefore aren't covered by insurance. Food for thought.
I think the real issue is in what the wording states that the label has to be clearly visible and by that I would see that to mean the whole label not just part of it. The label itself contains certain details of the vehicle including registration number, VIN number, actual expiry date of registration. When you have a look at the sample on the NRMA site you can clearly see that all that information is not visible. All you can really see is the month and year as it is rolled up inside the tube. It comes to hand that people in the real world save themselves yearly registration and third party insurance fees by displaying rego labels off other vehicles, modifying expired labels, and using labels off trailers etc just to mention a few in order to make it look like their bike/car is currently registered. I see this being more the issue with Police and whether the tubes are legal or not. A good prosecutor could argue the case in court that by the letter of the legislation the tubes are in fact not legal and heaven forbid should it be your bike that gets hit and written off by one of these aholes who's car/bike is unregistered and therefore aren't covered by insurance. Food for thought.