Department of Transport -Custom Licence Plates

[Logie]

Hey everyone,

Just informing you all, that the DoT has launched the online program to check the availbility for custom licence plates.

http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/licensing/20416.asp

[ben351]

ben351 gone in all formats ... DPI - fucking DEAD TO ME

[Logie]

ben351 gone in all formats ... DPI - fucking DEAD TO ME

lol its not DPI!!!!!!

[ben351]

well ... those kunts are fucked too !

[mitchy]

ben351 gone in all formats ... DPI - fucking DEAD TO ME

[IM A CVNT] is available.

[Logie]

well ... those kunts are fucked too !

It's not taken in the Euro style plates.....but that would just look ghey

[MISS 13B]

I can't believe how much the charge for those Euro plates.

[TJ]

Tomislav is good to go!

[Mad_Aussie]

[TROLLOLOL] is available...

[millzy_88]

Question: Can you modify your plate to make it smaller so it fits in a certain gap. Even if these means cutting the WA part off the plate?

Guessing not but was wondering.

[INSINR8R]

They've put the price of the Polycarbonate plates up again. I paid $395 for mine, last year and a bit they were $455, now they're $535.

pingpingpingpings.

[MISS 13B]

Question: Can you modify your plate to make it smaller so it fits in a certain gap. Even if these means cutting the WA part off the plate?

Guessing not but was wondering.
Nope, I JUST got away with bending the sides of my rear plate to fit in the gap on my old FC. Enquired about cutting them and was told to do so at the risk of copping a huge fine.

[mitchy]

Question: Can you modify your plate to make it smaller so it fits in a certain gap. Even if these means cutting the WA part off the plate?

Guessing not but was wondering.

i'm assuming you mean the front of your legnum? part of compliance should have been some spacers so it sits flush with the front bar.

[Logie]

Question: Can you modify your plate to make it smaller so it fits in a certain gap. Even if these means cutting the WA part off the plate?

Guessing not but was wondering.

You're not suppose to modify the plate at all.

If you got stickered, the Examiners wouldn't pass the vehicle.

[millzy_88]

i'm assuming you mean the front of your legnum? part of compliance should have been some spacers so it sits flush with the front bar.

Yeah i have those, got shiny front mount on the way though and was thinking more flow and more importantly more showing off of shiny intercooler if i could narrow the plate a bit. But oh well.

Can't really relocate to the side either because of the way the sides of the front bar are tapered.

[VEE KA]

sweet, some of the combos i was thinking for my Escort are available! so much easier online!!!

[DTM-031]

You're not suppose to modify the plate at all.

If you got stickered, the Examiners wouldn't pass the vehicle.

Cos even though we pay stupid money for custom plates, they still remain property of DoT and they class it as vandalism sigh.

[YOUR MATE]

Hahah awesome.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d28/Nthn_suss/Plates.jpg

I checked all the retarded ways of spelling out my current ones and no one has them. This may or may not be proof that my current plates are so unbelievably shit that no one wants to copy them. But I do rate them over the last set..

[mitchy]

Yeah i have those, got shiny front mount on the way though and was thinking more flow and more importantly more showing off of shiny intercooler if i could narrow the plate a bit. But oh well.

Can't really relocate to the side either because of the way the sides of the front bar are tapered.

can guarantee it will flow enough as is :)
i drilled holes in the centre of my plate to raise it up, not legal though.


Cos even though we pay stupid money for custom plates, they still remain property of DoT and they class it as vandalism sigh.

stupid money? ours are the cheapest in australia as far as i know.

[MISS 13B]

Surprisingly, fully custom NSW plates are cheaper, I think they're about $230.

But in saying that, they do offer another option with a stupidly cheaper price to start off with but you have to pay a yearly fee for as long as you keep them. It's a bit of a scam.

[Halle Terry]

You're not suppose to modify the plate at all.

If you got stickered, the Examiners wouldn't pass the vehicle.

I got past fine every time, and I have the edges of mine bent to fit in the recesses of my number plate holders.

I've been for some time, seriously considering the pink plates with white writing, and [DERP], or [HERPDERP]

[YOUR MATE]

Keen to be a really shit mate. Well worth the money imo.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d28/Nthn_suss/newplates.jpg

[Logie]

Question: Can you modify your plate to make it smaller so it fits in a certain gap. Even if these means cutting the WA part off the plate?

Guessing not but was wondering.


I got past fine every time, and I have the edges of mine bent to fit in the recesses of my number plate holders.

There is bending the plate on the sides and then there is cutting off the top WA part of the plate, not same same

[millzy_88]

can guarantee it will flow enough as is :)
i drilled holes in the centre of my plate to raise it up, not legal though.


Great minds think alike, did that when i got the plates too, think i'll just leave it as is then.

[mr_mike]

Apparently they are rejecting plates if they are to similar to other plates or you have swapped letters for numbers and it makes them easily to mistake.
My mate has [STOVE] on his car and wanted [ST0VE] for on his bike but they wouldnt let him cos the plates are to similar.

[mitchy]

Apparently they are rejecting plates if they are to similar to other plates or you have swapped letters for numbers and it makes them easily to mistake.
My mate has [STOVE] on his car and wanted [ST0VE] for on his bike but they wouldnt let him cos the plates are to similar.

yerp... old lady got rejected for plates because they were too similar.

[Logie]

Apparently they are rejecting plates if they are to similar to other plates or you have swapped letters for numbers and it makes them easily to mistake.
My mate has [STOVE] on his car and wanted [ST0VE] for on his bike but they wouldnt let him cos the plates are to similar.

That is correct, an instruction went out on monday that 0>O and 1>I will no longer be accepted.

[upgarage]

do they still allow a combination of i's and 1's?

remember seeing a euro car (audi/bmw it hink) with [111III11]
makes near impossible to read correctly

[Logie]

Apparently they are rejecting plates if they are to similar to other plates or you have swapped letters for numbers and it makes them easily to mistake.
My mate has [STOVE] on his car and wanted [ST0VE] for on his bike but they wouldnt let him cos the plates are to similar.


do they still allow a combination of i's and 1's?

remember seeing a euro car (audi/bmw it hink) with [111III11]
makes near impossible to read correctly

As far as i am aware, no one has mentioned anything about this.

[PSI 304]

[KEEN4RUNS] Still available. lol

[Fukushima]

[BURNOUT]

[PEELOUT]

subject to approval i guess

[j3rk]

Now if only you could order them online instead of walking into the DPI!

[Logie]

Now if only you could order them online instead of walking into the DPI!

DoT*

http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/mediaFiles/LBU_F_Plates_Optional.pdf

Print and send in, Then collect

[Nardz27]

just wanna know, how long does it normally take to get your number plates after handing in the application form?

does 6 weeks sound about right? thats what I was told

[FitzyB]

Is it possible to order custom plates and then store them at the DoT for a while, or once they arrive you have to get them put on a car? got some im keen to get, but its going to look fkin dopey having them on a 626...

[lathiat]

Hahaha.. I was doing this the other week using the online crash report tool, if you type in a rego it gives you make/model/colour so you could see if they were available :P

[schnoods]

Now if only you could order them online instead of walking into the DPI!

Sounds like a good idea, probably work as good as ordering cheap beer online..

[R3N]

http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo353/R3N/lel.jpg

[Logie]

just wanna know, how long does it normally take to get your number plates after handing in the application form?

does 6 weeks sound about right? thats what I was told
I will find out for you.

Is it possible to order custom plates and then store them at the DoT for a while, or once they arrive you have to get them put on a car? got some im keen to get, but its going to look fkin dopey having them on a 626...

Yes you can retain custom plates at the DoT, you just inform the person at the LC you wish to retain them

[Kilma]

They've put the price of the Polycarbonate plates up again. I paid $395 for mine, last year and a bit they were $455, now they're $535.

pingpingpingpings.
Screw you DoT & whoever tore off my plates. Anyone have any idea what they actually cost to make? I bet is isn't 1/4 of the price you pay for them.

[YOUR MATE]

Reprints arent that much Damon. Like $180 for my NTHN SUSS ones after they were torched with the rest of the car. Mind you that was over 2 years ago.

[Her VZ SS]

Reprints arent that much Damon. Like $180 for my NTHN SUSS ones after they were torched with the rest of the car. Mind you that was over 2 years ago.


$190 I was told in January this year to get remade when I reported one of my stolen so I could keep it as sold the car and will never use the plates again. :)

Question, I'm guessing once destroyed they can never be re-requested by someone else? Can someone please confirm or deny. Thanks :D

[YOUR MATE]

You pay the $500 or whatever and you own the right to those plates, and they give you a set included in that price. They will always be yours unless you sell them, where you sign the right to own & display over to someone else. If they are nicked or damaged and you don't reprint them straight away they are still yours, and no one else can request them.

I didn't have any physical plates when I sold my old ones, just signed the rights to them to the buyer and he reprinted them himself.

[Her VZ SS]

You pay the $500 or whatever and you own the right to those plates, and they give you a set included in that price. They will always be yours unless you sell them, where you sign the right to own & display over to someone else. If they are nicked or damaged and you don't reprint them straight away they are still yours, and no one else can request them.

I didn't have any physical plates when I sold my old ones, just signed the rights to them to the buyer and he reprinted them himself.


But what if I get mine destroyed as I will never use them again and don't see the point in paying to store them and I won't sell them. Just wondering if I get them destroyed does that mean someone else is open to apply for them or that's it they've been used and destroyed never to be seen again?

[YOUR MATE]

Do you even pay for storage of plates? I had mine off my car for a while and never got charged for it :/
You could probably cancel them and they'd re-issue them. If they weren't in use and they can sell them again pretty sure they would, but I can't confirm it. Doesn't make sense to not allow it though. Why not just sell them?

[Her VZ SS]

Yeah it's not much tho like $16 a year or something stupid. Had to pay it when I went to pick them up out of storage last time I put them back on my ute. Spose I could sell them just couldn't be bothered with the hassle of it all really. Where would you advertise them? Gumtree?

[Wozzernux]

That is correct, an instruction went out on monday that 0>O and 1>I will no longer be accepted.

I reckon all possible combos with number substitution are already taken by now, so many shit imitations around of plates that were once unique/creative.

Very surprised nobody here has [MUPPET] or [PINGPING] plates yet :p

[mitchy]

Yeah it's not much tho like $16 a year or something stupid. Had to pay it when I went to pick them up out of storage last time I put them back on my ute. Spose I could sell them just couldn't be bothered with the hassle of it all really. Where would you advertise them? Gumtree?

i had a set of plates in storage for years with no fee?

[AGIT8D]

yerp... old lady got rejected for plates because they were too similar.

[2SIMILAR] ???

Can't see anything wrong with them..

[mitchy]

[2SIMILAR] ???

Can't see anything wrong with them..

LOL, you better wear out those jokes today cause i'll throw a PS3 controller at you tomorrow.

[AGIT8D]

:D

[Logie]

just wanna know, how long does it normally take to get your number plates after handing in the application form?

does 6 weeks sound about right? thats what I was told
It's about 3 weeks.

Is it possible to order custom plates and then store them at the DoT for a while, or once they arrive you have to get them put on a car? got some im keen to get, but its going to look fkin dopey having them on a 626...


Do you even pay for storage of plates? I had mine off my car for a while and never got charged for it :/
You could probably cancel them and they'd re-issue them. If they weren't in use and they can sell them again pretty sure they would, but I can't confirm it. Doesn't make sense to not allow it though. Why not just sell them?


i had a set of plates in storage for years with no fee?

You do not pay for storage, only reissue if the plates when you attach them to a vehicle.

Regarding the fees to remake plates, all can be found on the link below

http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/mediaFiles/LBU_Fees_Plates.pdf

[Kilma]

I know it won't cost $500 to remake them, but I bet it doesn't cost them $200 to have them remade either. Just loving passing on the markup. JUst annoying as it will cost me as a result of vandalism.

No, you don't pay a YEARLY storage fee. It costs about $16 every time you want them back from DoT, no matter how long you store them for (that's what it was when I stored mine last).

[Logie]

I know it won't cost $500 to remake them, but I bet it doesn't cost them $200 to have them remade either. Just loving passing on the markup. JUst annoying as it will cost me as a result of vandalism.

No, you don't pay a YEARLY storage fee. It costs about $16 every time you want them back from DoT, no matter how long you store them for (that's what it was when I stored mine last).

$17.60 to be exact ;)

[Her VZ SS]

No, you don't pay a YEARLY storage fee. It costs about $16 every time you want them back from DoT, no matter how long you store them for (that's what it was when I stored mine last).


Fair enough chick was telling me lies then. Oh well been convinced to just sell them now anyways :)

[masTers]

Does anyone know if it's possible to transfer plates from one DoT (Morley) to another (Ossy Park)?

I really CBF getting my car licenced at one place, then having to go wait at Morley for 6 years just to collect plates.

[f6rspec]

yes just got to ring them and there will send them

[dhs]

Anyone know how long personalized plates are taking these days?
Ordered a set about 3 weeks ago, called up last week ultra polite helpful operator told me still at manufacturer.
Called up again this week, got some surly bloke was no help at all and was inferring I shouldn't expect them anytime soon.

[Damo 69]

about a month mate? however i waited around a month, called up asked they said not sure still at manufacturer 2 days later got a letter saying they are at the DPI

[n1ghth4wk]

Yeah mine took about a month.

[dhs]

sweet cheers

[Charger]

Just got some made up.

Took approx three weeks from lodging the online application to when the confirmation letter arrived to me saying the plates were ready to be collected.

[findingnewo]

EHNULSECS is available!

[dhs]

Stupid question if I have normal WA issue plates (on a VZ Commodore) and I go to swap them over will the hole centres on the polycarbonate personal ones match or do I have to drill new holes ?

Also I spose I take my numberplates off before I walk in and hand them over the counter ?
Do they inspect the car at all ?

[thommo]

Just park up outside and take your plates in and they swap them over.

Nope no looking at the car, but if youre worried throw the plates on your dash and drive down the road somewhere and fit them