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UnsafeC4:
Hi crew, I'm new here from WA. Had a few questions.
I want to drive my left hand drive C4 (1988) to the V8's at Bathurst this October and wondered about laws driving it through SA (fairly sure not allowed LHD there) and into NSW. Do I need a permit in NSW or is it legal as it is here in WA?
If I need a permit do any of you know the process getting one for travel in NSW? (I'll probably sneak through SA, too much effort for a few hours travel through the north of that silly state...😁)

Also does this club do any runs over the Bathurst weekend and if so is there any chance of joining any of these runs to parade drivers (mine is the coupe, not convertible) or even just to tag along & get involved and meet some other Corvette owners & have a beer or 2??
I've never been on any forum ever so sorry if I'm in the wrong place for this.
Can anyone help out? Just want to do the Nullabour & watch the V8's at minimum but if anyone can help with accomodation in Bathurst over that weekend or anything else it'd be very much appreciated.
Thanks very a lot, 😏
Faulky 🏎🍻

gtc:
Plenty of legally registered left hand drive vehicles on the road in NSW. Current and valid rego in your home state is all that is required.

RHD.68.l89:
As long as it is registered, SA will be no problem either. plenty of LHD cars there too.

StephenSLR:
You can drive your registered LHD car anywhere in Aus. without a problem.

I don't know where you're getting your information from.

S.A. has the toughest laws regarding registration.  If you want to register a LHD car in S.A. the car has to be stock, their RTA (it goes by the name of Regal or Royale or something; possibly due to the metric system, lol) won't even pass a LHD for rego if it has a modern stereo; it has to be bog stock. If you want to modify a LHD car there, big brakes, etc. you can but you also have to convert it to RHD.

If aren't going to live in S.A. you don't have to worry about registering your car there, you just drive through with your NSW or WA plates.

The latest news is that S.A. is reviewing their registration for LHD to make it more inline with the other states.

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coradict72:
Slightly off topic.
Since our current transport minister today was given the flick {Gray}
Maybe the next minister can clean up this awfull mess regarding
our car hobby. why is it different and better in Victoria
and WA than here .HE was stubborn and hopefully clubs will push for national unity
and equality.Little Victoria leads the way  for the car enthusiast.

I can drive my registered car anywhere in Australia
but if you lived in NSW currently you cant full register a 1988 LHD corvette here till 2018 just a joke...cheers

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