sark021 Member 38 Member For: 17y 7m 14d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 14/04/09 01:12 AM Share Posted 14/04/09 01:12 AM After seeing a news item a couple of weeks ago regarding the introduction of new styles and pricing, the article was miss leading as who ever wrote it gave the impression the existing range would be more affordable. Well, as usual, when papers aren't straight out lying they just plain otherwise get it it wrong. And as no one has yet seemed to noticed since the 8 April intro date, please, let me be the first to be outraged.As usual (in NSW) this re-organisation of the number plate range and pricing is nothing more than a cash grab from motorists pockets that the government seemingly thinks is bottomless.From my understanding, in the other states you pay a once only up front payment and the darn things are yours until you decide to give them up. But, oh no, not in NSW, they put their greedy hands in your pocket every year. Some of the annual fees (on top of the ridiculous order fee) are straight out criminal highway robbery for a piece of metal which most other motorists don't even care to notice on your car anymore because there are so many out there already.My own number plates last year were $30 to order and $90 a year to maintain. Now $90 is approaching the pain threshold as this gets added to my already expensive NSW rego fees each year. But why is it now $110 to order. Sorry, has something really changed...like are the prisoners in Long Bay now demanding more money and privledges to make them for the RTA before they riot or what?....somebody please tell me and justify it.Ok...so it may not be a lot of money in one case, but the whole structure of the new pricing is obviously a cash grab. And if you think I'm hyperventilating over nothing, don't forget that you may not be keen on a set of plates now, but when you are, this or the next government will just keep jacking them up over time because they can without immunity and don't care at the slightest what we think.Good on you NSW government...good thinking, no wonder were lagging behind the rest of the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iTec TEAM BA Donating Members 1,755 Member For: 19y 4m 11d Gender: Male Location: North of The Bridge Posted 14/04/09 01:31 AM Share Posted 14/04/09 01:31 AM rta has to pay for those new water front offices in north sydney somehow.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 2m 11d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 14/04/09 01:34 AM Share Posted 14/04/09 01:34 AM You think $90 a year is bad, try $500! 15 years now we've been paying rediculous money for my plates, they've never been re-stamped, never re-issued, changed over three vehicles - how can that cost $7000+ friggin rediculous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exarsixturbo Dr. Speed Member 784 Member For: 16y 8m 18d Gender: Male Location: The land of Politicians, Public Servants, Porno & Pyrotechnics Posted 14/04/09 01:39 AM Share Posted 14/04/09 01:39 AM $500 a year! Fark!My plates cost a one off fee of $300 and I pay $0 a year!! Whoot! (Although I think this has since changed since I got mine - 7 yrs ago...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sark021 Member 38 Member For: 17y 7m 14d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 14/04/09 01:47 AM Author Share Posted 14/04/09 01:47 AM I didn't want my rant to be too long....but yeah I'm well aware of their new offices. What a waste of money. Now...I can understand some companies needing to be in the city like big law firms and multinationals as a city location provides a measure of prestige for them. But the RTA!!! They're just a bunch of friggin public servants. Whats wrong with head office in say Parramatta, Liverpool or Penrith. Oh no, can't do that, then the fat RTA cats won't get their harbour views and indulge in their latte sipping extended play lunches. We, the public are just biggest bunch of suckers ever. By the way...keeping an eye on Bangkcock. People power in action.....is that the only way to get rid of this darn pathetic and incompetent labor state government (sorry for the politics).Oh bye the way exarsixturbo, checked out the ACT site for plates and a personalised plate..say.....AA 123 costs $360.00 ONCE! In NSW that is the cost for first year only..then another $90.00...read again...$90.00 every year after that.They just keep shoving their dirty mitts into your pocket year after year! Money for jam!But I must admit, some of their other personalised plates are a definitely rip-off.And I forgot to mention, in ACT.....NO ANNUAL FEE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregor Member 459 Member For: 15y 7m 28d Posted 14/04/09 03:14 AM Share Posted 14/04/09 03:14 AM I got plates AAA 11A style before the fees came in, ive transferred them to the falcon but because its octane I was thinking about the new orange style with the same content. Its $220 to order them, what a rort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms700 Moderating Team 10,170 Member For: 21y 2m 18d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 14/04/09 03:46 AM Share Posted 14/04/09 03:46 AM ACT are initially expensive, but cheap to hang onto!!! for example 'SENNA' would cost you $3500, but that's it, once you buy them, no annual fee's, nothing.Im just trying to think of something RTA stands for, to relate to how they rip you off hardcore...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iTec TEAM BA Donating Members 1,755 Member For: 19y 4m 11d Gender: Male Location: North of The Bridge Posted 14/04/09 04:12 AM Share Posted 14/04/09 04:12 AM Real Tight Ass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 19y 11m 24d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 14/04/09 04:14 AM Share Posted 14/04/09 04:14 AM That's the price you pay for being a tosser I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 2m 4d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 14/04/09 04:21 AM Share Posted 14/04/09 04:21 AM I can see both sides to this.Nobody is making you get personalised plates, you can just get the normal $0 per year ones.If you want the special plates, then that is the price. The RTA have a monopoly on them, so they can bend us over and charge whatever we will pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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