65 deadbeats busted in four days by RAPID

Keijidosha said :

Tooks said :

Keijidosha said :

I’m curious about the statistic of 16 defective vehicles identified. If these were vehicles previously issued with a defective vehicle notice then they are either operating legally within the 14 day grace period, or this period has elapsed, in which case the registration is cancelled and they become unregistered vehicles. Ergo the statistic is potentially useless, or misleading.

What? Who said they were previously issued with a defect notice? These are cars that were stopped and found to be defective, therefore they were given defect notices.

In which case the article is misleading as it suggests defective vehicles were discovered through scanning by RAPID, not by physical inspection.

I see what you mean now. The RAPID team identified the defective vehicles – that’s how I read it anyway.

Tooks said :

Keijidosha said :

I’m curious about the statistic of 16 defective vehicles identified. If these were vehicles previously issued with a defective vehicle notice then they are either operating legally within the 14 day grace period, or this period has elapsed, in which case the registration is cancelled and they become unregistered vehicles. Ergo the statistic is potentially useless, or misleading.

What? Who said they were previously issued with a defect notice? These are cars that were stopped and found to be defective, therefore they were given defect notices.

In which case the article is misleading as it suggests defective vehicles were discovered through scanning by RAPID, not by physical inspection.

Keijidosha said :

I’m curious about the statistic of 16 defective vehicles identified. If these were vehicles previously issued with a defective vehicle notice then they are either operating legally within the 14 day grace period, or this period has elapsed, in which case the registration is cancelled and they become unregistered vehicles. Ergo the statistic is potentially useless, or misleading.

What? Who said they were previously issued with a defect notice? These are cars that were stopped and found to be defective, therefore they were given defect notices.

drewbytes said :

Beef said :

Doesnt make sense. Without forced rego checks its just revenue??

What doesn’t make sense? So they should just let people drive around unregistered and uninsured and do nothing about it? The fact is unregistered/uninsured vehicles are only a small fraction of the cars on the road but they are over-represented in fatal crashes (as also are alcohol impaired drivers).

I think Beef was referring to the paying of the rego component, yet there being no compulsory check of roadworthiness, and therefore no reason why my legally registered 20 year old subaru is any more roadworthy then his 20 year old uninsured crumpledoor?

I’m curious about the statistic of 16 defective vehicles identified. If these were vehicles previously issued with a defective vehicle notice then they are either operating legally within the 14 day grace period, or this period has elapsed, in which case the registration is cancelled and they become unregistered vehicles. Ergo the statistic is potentially useless, or misleading.

Beef said :

Doesnt make sense. Without forced rego checks its just revenue??

Is this a problem for you?

BTW the RAPID team quite often work with the Rego ACT inspectors so as RAPID are pulling in vehicles the inspectors are checking they are roadworthy.

Beef said :

Doesnt make sense. Without forced rego checks its just revenue??

What doesn’t make sense? So they should just let people drive around unregistered and uninsured and do nothing about it? The fact is unregistered/uninsured vehicles are only a small fraction of the cars on the road but they are over-represented in fatal crashes (as also are alcohol impaired drivers).

Doesnt make sense. Without forced rego checks its just revenue??

AG Canberra said :

Given that our rego and insurance is wrapped up in one easy payment how can you be rego’d but have no insurance (or vice versa)?

Are these “over the border” people?

When your ACT rego expires, the CTP is still valid for a week or so. Which explains this…

“Driving a vehicle just one day out of registration makes you liable to a minimum fine of $543. Two weeks out of registration and the fine increases to $1,086.

It is interesting that only 33 of the 65 were also uninsured. So basically half the people caught might have genuinely just not noticed, while the other half either are intentionally driving unregistered, or are so out of touch as to not notice…