chris34uk

Hi i spotted a renault 5 gt turbo with uk plates still on it in wangara, just wondering if it belongs to any 1 from BE.......chris

Tambo

was it white???

renth

Was it being driven too fast by a chav wearing a baseball cap?

Brisben

I spotted an escort RS TURBO on the M1

hoofie2002

I wouldn't have thought UK plates would be legal here but having said that, I've seen a car with German plates on the freeway once.

moneypenny20

Why would someone ship a Renault 5 over

spartacus

"NONO NO N NONO NO N NONO NO NO THERE'S NO LIMITS"

The Bloke

Are you sure they are not European style plates, such as from PPQ?www.ppq.com.au/PlateInfo.aspx#pnlEuro

Swerv-o

There's a red Triumph in Sydney that I often see with UK plates still on it, and I followed a motorcycle with plates from the Netherlands last week. I have no idea as to the legality of them however.

I always liked the Renault 5 GT turbo - my mate had one, and it was more like low flying than driving...


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Amazulu

I'm sure there must be a law to allow foreign registered cars to be driven on our roads, to allow for things like classic car rallies, people travelling around the world etc.

hoofie2002

No, it was definetly german plates - I've seen so many of them on the motorway in Kent [ mainly on the back of a BMW hurtling at 110+ towards the tunnel].

hoofie2002

I found something about 'Temporary Imports [Carnets]' that would seem to indicate you can run around on overseas plates if the car's importation is not permanent, but I wouldn't imagine it would apply to something who lives here belting around in a Renault 5 chav-mobile. I suppose though that an early Renault 5 Turbo almost qualifies as a classic now.

[Some 20 odd years ago I had a bright-red Renault 11 Turbo which was a bit quick, until the accelerator cable jammed up once and the turbo went 'pop' as the bearings failed....]

Hutch

They were great cars. I had a mate who had a Fiat Uno IE which we used to travel down the M1 in to go clubbing. Would tell you how fast we travelled on that deserted stretch of motorway at 4 in the morning, but the holier-than-thou thought police would be on my case...

Perthforme

Great drive the old 5gt , I bought an 11 gt for £300 same as the 5 just a grandma body on it , a 5 would have been £3k at the time !

The Bloke

They would still have to have officially recognised and legal plates from the relevent state/territory.


"All vehicles registered in NSW must have official number plates mounted and clearly displayed at the front and rear. Motorcycles and trailers only need to have number plates on the rear.

The plates must match the details on the vehicle's Certificate of Registration, and must have an appropriate sticker if the vehicle has an LPG or CNG installation.
Special number plates

Standard NSW number plates have black characters on a yellow background. However, you can have different colours and number/letter combinations on special number plates.

If you'd like to know more about the costs, choices and possibilities of special number plates, visit myRTA." from the RTA website. Other states have similar regulations.

The temporary carnets would apply mainly to vehicles such as visiting military exercise vehicles and specifically the official US Presidential(inc Secret Service) motorcade vehicles.

If what several posters have seen is correct, which I think they are not foriegn plates and are the Australian Euro-style plates with a national flag sticker put on, then they are illegal, therefore the vehicle is illegal, therefore no insurance cover