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Free Registration Reminder Sticker (Don't Get Caught Unregistered) @ Greenslips

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[Deactivated] on 10/11/2015 - 14:38 greenslips.com.au (1001 clicks)
Last edited 10/11/2015 - 14:51 by 1 other user

Ever since rego labels have stopped being issued for many vehicles, people seem to forget to paid their rego and CTP. All stats show the amount of unregistered vehicles being booked has increased and so have the fines.
Therefore I needed to find a solution for my oldies as they aren’t like me when it comes to using their phone calendar for everything possible.

I found that greenslips.com.au, will send you a sticker you can use to stick on your window as a reminder.
Might be useful for some, and useless for others, but with an aging population I think it's a bloody good idea.

These looks like they are sent to you for free!

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  • anonymoususer on 10/11/2015 - 14:41
    +24

    Thanks ordered few for Salim Mehajer

    • altomic on 10/11/2015 - 15:19
      -7

      He's not a real criminal

      • jdr on 10/11/2015 - 15:25
        +8

        I think you mean "He's not just a criminal".

  • jv on 10/11/2015 - 14:42
    -8

    Belongs in the forums. Always free. Not a deal… There are No savings

    • Bellpop on 10/11/2015 - 15:11
      +1

      Slow day mate?

      • Gehirn on 10/11/2015 - 17:09
        +2

        Slow day for this to be a deal. You get an email/letter in the mail reminding you to pay.

        • greenie4242 on 10/11/2015 - 17:15
          +1

          @Venom_TAG Except you don't get an email if you're driving somebody else's car. I regularly drive my wife, parents, brother and uncle's cars. I regularly used to drive work vehicles too, and didn't have access to any of the paperwork.

        • Okibi on 11/11/2015 - 10:45

          One car forum had a stack of people who never received their reminder in the mail. I think they've ironed a few bugs out of the system now. If you have more than one car it can be tricky to keep track of when each has to be paid. I use a phone app but a jam jar sticker or dynamo label etc. where the rego sticker should be would be a handy reminder.

  • garage sale on 10/11/2015 - 14:43
    +1

    Not just ageing population, this removal of rego stickers is also a nuisance for the not so old.
    Without rego and insurance vehicles arent covered if a person is injured.

  • scorpweb on 10/11/2015 - 14:44
    +4

    don't we still get letters in the mail as reminders a few weeks prior?

    • NosDan on 10/11/2015 - 14:46
      +2

      only if you have reliable aus post in your area… and rego sends them out to you… both of which have been documented issues in the past.

    • pitufon on 10/11/2015 - 14:47
      +7

      I have never checked on the sticker to see when my rego expired, i am actually glad it's gone. You still get a letter 6 weeks prior (i think) to rego expiring, hence why 'i couldn't tell it was expired' is not an excuse.

      • Geewhizz on 11/11/2015 - 06:06
        +1

        We've had a couple of renewal notices not arrive in the past.

    • chriskq on 10/11/2015 - 15:00
      +2

      If you move and forget to change your address then this is a big help also as you wont get the reminder letter. Why the RTA/RMS dont alert you by email/sms is beyond me. Well i know why it revenue raising for the inept government :/

      • NosDan on 10/11/2015 - 15:09
        +9

        Well i know why it revenue raising for the inept government :/

        1) remove rego stickers to a massive outcry from both the public and from motoring bodies

        2) 12 months later quadruple the fine for unreg claiming it to be such a dangerous crime

        3) 12 months after that dont respond to evidence that your sms reminder service has proven flaws in it.

        i dont see how anyone can leap to the conclusion its simply revenue raising. where is your evidence for this completely unsubstantiated claim?

        • chriskq on 10/11/2015 - 17:21

          Sorry i dont understand your comment. Your points agree with me and then your closing statement differs. My revenue raising comment was of course tongue in cheek (its a common phrase against anything the government does that earns them money - surely you've heard it before?)

        • NosDan on 10/11/2015 - 17:27
          +1

          @chriskq:

          My revenue raising comment was of course tongue in cheek

          as was my reply, which i thought was somewhat obvious

          but if you ask the government about this well planned, 3 year strategy for increasing government revenue road safety campaign they will tell you that you are wrong and its simply all about road safety…

    • hayne on 12/11/2015 - 11:47

      Not just the motoring authority - usually your insurance company also chases you up. They're a commercial entity and your CTP green slip is more revenue for them. My insurance company sends me letters and SMSes when it comes time for renewal.

      • scorpweb on 12/11/2015 - 12:08

        mine doesn't but i'm with online insurer so get no paperwork from them just an email reminder when renewal is due .

  • [Deactivated] on 10/11/2015 - 14:53
    -5

    This isnt a deal. Belongs in the forums.

  • samfisher5986 on 10/11/2015 - 14:54
    +7

    I got a nice $280 fine for this recently.

    It doesn't help that I didn't get a letter asking for payment either…

    • NosDan on 10/11/2015 - 15:11
      +1

      almost $500 for unrego here in SA, something like $1500 for unreg and uninsured here.

    • KiLLUMiN4Ti on 10/11/2015 - 15:12
      +4

      $500 for me, no reminder either :-(

    • justtoreply on 10/11/2015 - 16:58
      +2

      No reminder here. Either that or it went to the car sales yard and didn't get forwarded when I bought a second hand car.

      It is common to not get a renewal bill at all. I made an enquiry, and even got told that a large number of payment forms never get produced due to bugs in the system.

      • NosDan on 10/11/2015 - 17:01
        +1

        got told that a large number of payment forms never get produced due to bugs in the system.

        and at the lest thousands of dollars to fix the bugs versus the millions of dollars in undue fines given out because of the bugs what motivation does the gov have to fix any of these well known bugs?

    • [Deactivated] on 11/11/2015 - 09:08
      +1

      i don't know about you but my rego is due the same time every year (and has been for the past 10 years), how does one forget such a thing?

      • Okibi on 11/11/2015 - 10:48
        +1

        We have 7 regos to pay, I struggle to remember birthdays and anniversaries.

        • [Deactivated] on 11/11/2015 - 11:10

          hmm yeah fair point

        • SBOB on 11/11/2015 - 13:12

          perhaps less vehicles would be handy ;)

  • malouphix on 10/11/2015 - 15:03
    +1

    Open your mail, they send you stuff to pay.

  • alvian on 10/11/2015 - 15:06
    -5

    A passive sticker is useless as a reminder. You will need a reminder to check this sticker, probably in an item that you check everyday, such as a diary, calendar, planner, phone.

    This is always free, that's what the forum is for.

  • ruddj on 10/11/2015 - 15:10
    +3

    I just received my letter in post. You should also receive CTP renewal from insurer.

    • NosDan on 10/11/2015 - 15:14
      +2

      You should also receive CTP renewal from insurer.

      not in SA, its just the one letter, assuming that letter even gets through multiple points of failure

  • SBOB on 10/11/2015 - 15:38
    +2

    google calendar (or calendar of your choice)->set a reminder->repeat yearly->turn on notification

    done :)

  • fruit on 10/11/2015 - 15:54
    +1

    RTA App or Google Calendar

  • greenie4242 on 10/11/2015 - 15:58
    +3

    At first I didn't think these stickers were necessary, with reminders being sent to people (and the abundance of free email/mobile phone reminder services) but then realised that these stickers can be very useful not for the owner of the vehicle, but for other people who drive the car. Think too about people who are going through a rough patch, couples who have separated but still share a car to drive the kids around, or people who share a work van.

    Many years ago we had a work car that people in the office shared. The boss had moved recently and then flown overseas for six weeks on a job. The car rego reminder was redirected from his old address (the redirection can take a few days) to the office but of course he didn't read it, as he wasn't there. Luckily I wasn't involved, but somebody crashed into the work car. When police arrived, it turned out the registration had lapsed. My co-worker received a huge fine for driving an unregistered vehicle, and the insurance wasn't paid either so it wasn't valid. The insurance company for the other guy who caused the crash kicked up a big stink and refused to pay for damage as they argued the car wasn't registered and should not have been driven. Took months and cost thousands of dollars to fix.

    After that, I ALWAYS checked the rego stickers before driving work cars or vans, or if somebody lent me their car for a few days for whatever reason (sometimes it's handy to have a mate with a ute or flat-bed truck, if you need to move furniture or machinery.) But now I just have to trust that people will check the rego themselves, yet I don't trust some people to tie their own shoe laces safely!

  • [Deactivated] on 10/11/2015 - 16:11
    +12

    Yes before I drive any vehicle I call crime stoppers to make sute it's not stolen, then ring the dept transport to make sure rego is paid up, then to local councils (all within a 100km radius) to make sure there's no outstanding fines, then the local toll companies to make sure that there's no outstanding fines & that the etag is correct & has sufficient credit. Then the insurance company to make sure it's covered. Then I drive it to the nearest certified vehicle inspection garage to make sure it's roadworthy.

    Then and only then do I dare drive it.

    • greenie4242 on 10/11/2015 - 16:35
      +2

      @supabrudda You are quite correct, rego isn't the only thing to check. But if the rego has expired, everything else definitely has, so it's the best place to start!

      I was once pulled over for an RBT but had the license plates removed and had to walk home. Turns out my uncle's car registration had been cancelled due to an unpaid parking ticket. The ticket had been waived as it was issued incorrectly, but nobody had sent that info to the RTA, so they cancelled the car rego anyway. No letter was sent, as the letter is usually sent with details of the offending ticket, but as the ticket had been waived no letter was sent. Luckily the police officer who didn't let me drive home accepted that as the rego sticker was still paid-up and it wasn't my car, he didn't give me a ticket for driving unregistered. If there was no sticker, it might have been a different story. He didn't have access to the reason why the rego was cancelled, so it took us about three weeks of calling around and everybody passing the buck, until we had the rego re-issued, and they had to give us new number-plates too which meant changing them with the E-Tag and insurance companies also. All for a parking ticket that was incorrectly issued to a legally parked car. Ridiculous.

      • Garagesale on 10/11/2015 - 17:15
        -1

        very lucky. in victoria the cops use any excuse to make $$$$$$ and get their daily quota.
        mate saw a crime the other day and he didnt report it as he had outstanding warrants for parking tickets and didnt want to be picked up for them. lol.

        • ryang on 10/11/2015 - 18:03

          Wow. Just wow. Hope it wasn't something major.

    • NosDan on 10/11/2015 - 16:58

      @supabrudda while i think you were trying to be funny, you really arent.

      if the vehicle you borrow is stolen then you are accountable for that. (the person you borrowed it from may not even know its stolen)
      if rego isnt valid for many reasons (as in greenie's example) you are also accountable for that.
      the outstanding fines may mean the rego is cancelled, but a rego check of that should cover you there.
      etag im unsure as we dont have them in SA
      if you are not covered by the insurance and you hit someone you are again liable for damages etc which could well be into the millions.
      if the vehicle is unroadworthy you get a fine on top of a defect (at least here in SA) which you are also accountable for

      so… while i think you were trying to comment in jest, if you have been unlucky enough to have been screwed over by any or all of these issues, as many people have, you would probably look at this all quite differently

      • MrTweek on 10/11/2015 - 18:01

        the person you borrowed it from may not even know its stolen

        How is that possible?

        • NosDan on 10/11/2015 - 18:24

          How is that possible?

          as far as i understand it, person A swaps rego/vin on a car (usually an expensive/prestige car) which has been stolen. person B buys car and after checks seems that car appears to be legit and legal, and then in my example… person C borrow said car from person B and happens to get pulled over in a rego/defect/license/DUI stop. person C finds out they are driving an unreged, uninsured (CTP) and stolen vehicle and because of "ignorantia legis neminem excusat" gets pinned for unreg, uninsured and umm i think its receipt of stolen goods

        • MrTweek on 13/11/2015 - 12:16

          @nosdan:
          Wouldn't vicroads or whoever notice when you transfer the car? And if they don't, how could they expect you to.
          I'm pretty sure you don't do anything illegal if you had absolutely no means to find out it is illegal.
          If someone spikes your drink, you won't get convicted for possession or consumption of drugs.

          "Ignorantia juris non excusat" does not apply here. That would mean, you steal a car and then say "I didn't know stealing is illegal".

        • NosDan on 13/11/2015 - 13:15

          @MrTweek:

          Wouldn't vicroads or whoever notice when you transfer the car?

          im in SA, no idea how it works over there but here you dont get inspections when selling a car. you just take a paper into the rego office and change it into your name, tho i know lots of bodyswaps used to happen in the eastern states years ago and laws and importing from OS were changed because of it.

          ive also remembered where id heard of it happening, its importing of stolen stuff from japan and bring bought to australia. i know of 2 people here having issues with it many years ago, iirc both had cars ceased over it. no idea of the outcome tho.

          edit: and 1 of the cases i know of being caught out were while having inspections, cant recall if it was from defect clearances or engine change (the only thing you usually need to get inspections for here)

          I'm pretty sure you don't do anything illegal if you had absolutely no means to find out it is illegal.

          Baggage handlers implicated in drug smuggling

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schapelle_Corby#Alleged_involv…

          im pretty sure your wrong :)

        • MrTweek on 15/11/2015 - 16:05

          @nosdan:
          Not talking about Indonesian law here, that's a different story.

  • phluffed on 10/11/2015 - 17:08
    +1

    Please… in 20 years of driving, I've NEVER checked the date on a rego sticker to remind me when it's due. People blaming the end of stickers as the reason for the increase in unregistered cars are off the mark. It may account for a small percentage, but the bulk is simply for financial reasons. Stickers ending had no effect on us however, we use a service that pays our reg for us (forgetreg.com.au). With 3 cars, it certainly makes it more efficient. But that's what works for us… if a free sticker works for you then all good!

    • Garagesale on 10/11/2015 - 17:16

      so you have automatic payment and are one of the few that does hooray. so someone who doesnt and didnt get the invoice is at fault? get real.

      • MrTweek on 10/11/2015 - 18:04
        +1

        If a sticker is the only thing that can prevent you from forgetting to pay your rego, just write the expiry date on a post it note and stick to where ever the rego sticker used to be.

        I'm happy I don't have to have them anymore.

  • Tal_Shiar on 10/11/2015 - 17:43

    So many comments with no reminders getting fines, seems like a deal to me, the saving is the fine you get for forgetting your rego

  • laura85 on 10/11/2015 - 19:51

    If you're old enough to drive, you're old enough to take responsibility for your own affairs. Need a reminder? Set one up for yourself! Stop expecting the Government to baby you through everything.

    • [Deactivated] on 10/11/2015 - 19:55

      That's Gen Y for you.

    • ryang on 12/11/2015 - 13:36

      Or how about: I've received a bill every year for my rego, so why would I bother to remember when I've always been reminded?

  • diddy50 on 10/11/2015 - 20:52
    +1

    Don't you get a renewal notice in the mail that says pay up? In Victoria we have Vicroads send out the bill a month or two before it is due.

    How do you not pay up?

    • ryang on 12/11/2015 - 13:35

      The main issue is the missed bills. Imagine if your rego renewal just never turned up.

      • diddy50 on 12/11/2015 - 13:43

        I would hope I didn't forget. Even with the sticker on the car I only ever relied on my renewal noticenotice in the mail and never looking at the sticker for a date.

        I can see why people would forget.
        An sms reminder from Vicroads or similar would be good too.

  • bricabrac89 on 11/11/2015 - 09:09

    I really don't miss having the sticky marks on my windscreen from changing the sticker every year.

    Do away with relying on the postal system, do away with stickers, even do away with the email.

    We are in 2015. Send me an SMS 2 weeks before, then 1 week, then 3 days, then 1 day until I reply with the word "PAID".

  • ebenezer7 on 11/11/2015 - 15:49

    I just left my old sticker on. Otherwise I'd need this deal. Good idea.

  • [Deactivated] on 29/11/2015 - 04:18

    May need a reminder sticker for the reminder sticker, or have 11 of them so you peel one off for every month till it's due…lol

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