WARNING - CHANGES TO CLUB REGISTRATION – MARCH 2020

ALL MEMBERS OF THE CLUB WITH ONE OR MORE HISTORIC VEHICLES ON CLUB REGISTRATION MUST PAY THEIR SUBSCIPTION AND HAVE THEIR LOGBOOK/S UPDATED OR REPLACED BEFORE THE END OF DECEMBER EACH YEAR

BUT IF YOU HAVE MISSED THIS DEAD LINE PLEASE PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, EITHER IN PERSON OR BY POST, DETAILS BELOW.

YOU MUST NOT USE YOU VEHICLE UNTIL YOU HAVE PAID YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO THE CLUB AND HAD YOUR LOGBOOK/S UPDATED OR REPLACED.

FAILURE TO PAY YOUR SUBSCIPTION BEFORE THE END OF FEBRUARY HAS MEANT THE CLUB WAS OBLIGED, BY THE CODE OF PRACTICE, TO FORWARD YOUR CLUB REGISTRATION DETAILS TO DPTI.  THEY WILL ISSUE A LETTER INFORMING YOU THAT YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE TO EITHER PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO THE CLUB OR MOVE BACK TO NORMAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS.

You can pay your club fees directly to the Treasurer, please check the magazine for contact details.  Your log book/s can be updated or replaced at the clubrooms between the hours of 10 am and 12 noon, on the second and fourth Saturday in March. 

If you can’t get to the clubrooms, you can post your subscription payment, logbook/s and registration or receipt papers to the club. The postal address of the club is on page 1 of the magazine. Please include a stamped, self addressed envelope for the return of your logbook/s and papers.

Check that you have at least one unused “Membership Year” entry in your logbook/s (fourth page in). If not, please include $5.00 for each new book required and the associated registration or receipt papers, please see below.

The current Code of Pratice requires us, as inspectors, to confirm your ownership of a Historic Vehicle whenever a new logbook is issued to you.  Therefore, your registration or receipt for payment papers must be endorsed by a Club inspector before we can issue you with a new logbook.

From March through to October this year, it is business as usual on the second and fourth Saturdays, 10 am to 12 noon, except for April, where we will only meet on the third Saturday.  Always check the Club calendar first before coming to the Clubrooms first, in case of any late changes to inspection days.

To apply for entry into the Club Registration scheme for Historic Vehicles, please check first that they have been manufactured before 1991.

Please note, the Code of Practice for the Conditional Registration of Historic, Left Hand Drive and Street Rod Vehicles can be down-loaded from the Web. Go to:www.dpti.sa.gov.au  and search for “conditional registration”, then select “Historic, left hand drive and street rod vehicles”.

There are also 2 copies available for you to read in the Clubrooms.

All enquiries about Club Registration should be directed to Geoff Goode, Ph 8267 3740 or Arthur Ruediger, Ph 8353 1870.

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CLUB REGISTRATION FOR HISTORIC VEHICLES – QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

I have been asked on several occasions a number of questions regarding the Code of Practice:-
Can the vehicle be driven into the street for the purposes of moving other vehicles around without filling out the log book?

The answer now is YES.
All vehicles on Club Registration can be moved up to 500 metres as they are now covered by the “extension” allowance.

How does one count out the ninety days maximum usage?
The answer is from the start to the end of the current one year of registration.

If seat belts are fitted, do they have to be used?
The answer, covered extensively in my previous note, is yes. Children under seven have to be secured in an approved child restraint.

Can the “new” registration details be filled in by the owner during the year when registration is renewed?
Yes, the owner is expected to amend the current year details in the log book. There is no need to visit us until the subscription payment period for log book updates or replacement. We will then stamp your blue registration papers and record the details.

What happens if you miss a year in seeing us for a log book update, say for instance your vehicle is “off the road”?
We still count that missing year so you may need a log book replacement sooner than you think.

Are there to be any more three year inspections and an annual Stat. Dec. to be filled out and recorded by our Club?
I think almost everyone now knows this onerous aspect of the Code has now gone – “dead, buried and cremated” as a former PM would say.

What happens if a journey carries over midnight before the destination is reached, does the log book have show another entry for another day?
The answer is yes. You have to stop and fill your log book for another day as a day’s journey is from midnight to midnight only. I hope that’s clear.

What if another driver takes over during a journey? You do not have to fill in another line with the new driver’s signature. Previous notification was incorrect according to DPTI. The new log books will leave the word “driver” out of the column, only “signature” will be shown.

Can anyone drive your car?
Any licenced driver can drive so long as they fill in the details of the journey and sign the log book.

What are the minimum conditions of compliance that must be observed to meet the Code’s requirements?
You must be a financial member of the Club at all times, the log book must show the current financial year has been signed off by one of our inspectors, your vehicle registration must be current, the driver must hold a current drivers licence and the vehicle has not exceeded ninety days of usage.

There may be more questions that you have, if so, feel free to contact me and I will add them to the next note I send out so all members are kept informed.

A reminder, although normal operations continue for the remainder of the year until October, on November 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, and December 7 and 14, 2019, the club rooms will be open in advance of the Club’s financial year of 2020, to receive subscription payments, update or replace log books and stamp blue registration papers.

All owners of historic vehicles on Club Registration must pay their subscriptions in advance of the coming financial year.
Geoff Goode
Club Registrar for Historic Vehicles

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CLUB REGISTRATION FOR HISTORIC VEHICLES – CHILD RESTRAINTS AND SEATBELTS

We have been informed by the Federation of Historic Motoring Clubs that as of the 13th December 2018, a change in the regulations re child restraints and seatbelts in Conditional Registered club vehicles, has occurred. The exemption that allowed any person to travel in a Club Registered vehicle fitted with seatbelts, without wearing a seat belt, has been repealed. Therefore, the exemption no longer exists. Further, any child under seven years of age must travel in a child restraint.

This means, in my opinion, two things. Firstly, when travelling in Club Registered vehicles, if seatbelts are fitted, persons seven years and over must use them. Secondly, children under the age of seven are not allowed to travel in any Club Registered vehicle unless restrained in an approved properly fastened child restraint.

Whilst on the subject of seatbelts, recently I was asked how one might best mount a pair of three point seatbelts in the MGA model. The following explanation is along the lines that I gave to a fellow MGA owner on what I consider the best way to mount three point seatbelts.

The comments below refer to MGA roadsters 1500 or 1600. The 1600 Mk2's have the mounting-points factory installed. Furthermore, I recommend static belts only, as they will hold you firmly in place. This is essential in a car that has so little space between yourself and the dashboard/windscreen if a crash occurs. Modern cars have pre-tensioning systems that work in conjunction with the seatbelt retractors.

Unless you are fairly competent at mounting these safety items, I would suggest you use Wiltshire Motor Trimmers for fitting “off the shelf” seatbelts. Alternatively, you can source a kit of parts based on the MGA 1600 Mk 2 for these early models and MG Adelaide Workshops can fit them for you. Both these organisations advertise in our magazine so you can use them with confidence.

If you decide to mount them yourself, then you take responsibility for the outcome. My guidelines below are just that, guidelines that I do not take legal responsibility for. Follow them at you risk.

I suggest you source the Klippen series belts and fittings from Wiltshire. I chose to mount the upper belt ends on the tonneau panel as this is the best point of departure, from mount to shoulder (within 15 degrees from the horizontal), and was specified by the factory for roadsters until the 1600 Mk2 model arrived with fitted mountings. A section at the back of the factory workshop manual shows the exact location for the mounting points. In my installation, the top mounting was fitted to the tonneau panel as a "sandwich" reinforcement using an outer plate of similar size and thickness to match the inner plate supplied with the seatbelts. A couple of small nuts and bolts were used to hold the plates together.

The floor mounting points were chosen for maximum strength and positioned where the steel frame encircles the wooden floor. The outer fixing was bolted through the corner plate immediately in front of the front bush of the rear leaf spring, using the rear most screw hole as a guide, and drilled out to 12 mm. The inner fixing was bolted through the rear most screw hole by the side of the transmission tunnel, again after being drilled out to 12 mm. The plates supplied must be used to ensure the mounting points have the required strength to anchor the seatbelts securely. Note, if choosing a stiff buckle stalk, check the length first. In the Klippan series, I found the middle size was comfortable for all seat positions.

A quick release on the outer side connection point was required to allow the hood to be raised or lowered. A 5 tonne strength "D" shackle (10 mm thick stainless steel) and a right angle mild steel bracket (6 mm thick by 50 mm wide by 50 mm high and 40 mm across) was used to couple to the floor mounting. A piece of nylon cord tied around the "D" shackle bolt prevents an embarrassing loss of the shackle bolt when operating the "quick release" mechanism, probably in the rain with the passenger expressing his or her disapproval with this additional delay in raising the hood.

A reminder, normal operations will resume for the remainder of the year, from March to October on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month.

On November 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, and December 7 and 14, 2019, the club rooms will be open in advance of the Club’s financial year of 2020, to receive subscription payments, update or replace log books and stamp blue registration papers.

Geoff Goode, Club Registrar for Historic Vehicles

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CLUB REGISTRATION FOR HISTORIC VEHICLES – NEW CODE OF PRACTICE

Geoff Goode - Club Registrar for the Club Registration Scheme

A new Code of Practice, which changes its name from Conditional Registration to Club Registration, has come into force from July 1, 2017 onwards, removing many requirements. See web address: sa.gov.au – Historic, left hand drive and street rod. Also, see Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2014 particularly Regulation 53, for further details on vehicle modifications. Most vehicle variations will now be accepted.

Whether or not you, as owner have obtained an exemption from Vehicle Standards for significant variations, will not in any way be the responsibility of the Club or its inspectors. The responsibility for holding an exemption for modifications will rest with the current owner or driver of the vehicle.

Furthermore, you will be expected to update the logbook when you renew your car’s registration. You must continue to be a financial member of the Club. Under current policy, if you fail to pay your Club annual subscription fee by February 28, for the current year, your name and address will be forwarded to the Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure and you receive a letter informing that you have fourteen days to pay your Club annual subscription fee.

A vehicle must be at least thirty years old in the current year based on the year it was manufactured, to qualify for Club Registration. You may need to see a SA Service Centre if the date shown under “Year Manufacture” is actually a later date (in all likelihood the date of first registration), to have it changed. The registration certificate must be fixed first if you intend to use the earlier date before you come to see us for the MR334. The same goes for the engine number, it must match the vehicle. We reserve the right to not issue the MR334 if discrepancies exist between the current registration certificate and the vehicle itself.

For vehicles entering the scheme or transferring from another club, we, the Club’s inspectors, will conduct a first inspection as per previous policy. Some discretion may be exercised for country owners or others who would have difficulty in bringing their vehicle to the clubrooms for a physical inspection. You must show proof of both financial membership of our Club and vehicle ownership via the registration papers before we can issue a MR334. Joint ownership of the vehicle will require both owners to sign the MR334 form. For new scheme entry, you will be required to bring back to the Club the Club Registration papers before we issue the logbook. Scheduled inspection times are from 10am to 12 noon for all Saturdays in January and February, March to November on the second or fourth Saturday of the month until December where it will take place on the first and second Saturdays.

Annual statutory declarations and 3 year re-inspections will no longer be required. We do reserve the right for a re-inspection if deemed necessary by either the Club or the Registrar.

Remaining unchanged are the requirements of keeping your trips within a 90 day maximum over the 12 month vehicle registration period and having your logbook stamped at the annual updated period in the months of January and February.  You will be required to show proof of continuing club financial membership.  Your logbook must be replaced every three years on or before the date shown in red on the front page of your logbook and we must sight your registration papers as proof of continuing vehicle ownership.  Remember to bring in your old log book for cancellation.

Vehicles not registered in SA must first undergo an identity inspection by the DPTI if garaged in the metropolitan area or by SA Police if in a country area. A “Vehicle identity inspection report” (MR29) will be issued to be recorded on the Club’s Historic Registration Check List.

Geoff Goode - Club Registrar for the Club Registration Scheme

Attached is an extract from the “Code of Practice” as contained in the new legislation:-

Conditions of Use of Scheme Vehicles – Duties of Vehicle Owners

3.5 In accordance with the Regulations and this Code, the owners of vehicles must abide by the following conditions when operating Scheme registered vehicles. They must:

• Maintain a financial membership of a recognised motor vehicle club at all times;

• Not drive their conditionally registered vehicles on a road or road related area more than 90 days in each period of 12 months registration;

• Not drive their conditionally registered vehicle on a road or road related area unless they have completed the nominated journey in the log book (the log book must be in the format approved by the Registrar for the Scheme) prior to commencement of the journey;

• Carry the conditionally registered vehicle’s log book in the vehicle while driving on a road or road related area and produce the log book for inspection on request made by a police officer or authorised officer under the Act; • Not drive, or allow anyone else to drive, the conditionally registered vehicle on the road for fee, hire or reward;

• Not drive the conditionally registered vehicle on a road or road related area if it does not comply with this Code; • Not have more than one current log book for any vehicle;

• While driving on the road or road related area, carry the appropriate vehicle exemption documentation that permits the registration and use of a historic (where applicable), left hand drive or street rod vehicle on roadways;

• Present their vehicles for an inspection upon the request of the club or the Registrar;

• Cancel the conditional registration of the vehicle when a change of ownership of a conditionally registered vehicle occurs or when they are no longer a financial member of a club. The log book issued for the vehicles must be returned to the issuing club for cancellation.

Vehicle Owners’ Log Book Requirements, Maintaining Club Membership and Other Conditions

3.6 - Vehicle owners must ensure records for each journey undertaken in a conditionally registered vehicle are listed in the log book issued by the recognised motor vehicle club. The date of the journey and a brief description of the journey must be recorded before each journey commences.

3.7 - A journey for the purposes of log book recording may consist of one or more separate trips. However a journey the commences at 10.00pm on a particular day and finishes at 2.00am the next day constitutes two calendar days as each day commences at midnight, two separate days use must be recorded in the log book.

3.8 - A ‘journey’ for the purposes of the Scheme does not include driving the vehicle for short distances (within 500 metres) for the purpose of relocating the vehicle from one part of a property to another, or enabling another vehicle to gain access to a road or property. This is provided that the Registrar endorsed an extension condition on the vehicle’s certificate of registration.

3.9 - Vehicle owners who change membership from one recognised motor vehicle club to another, must return the log book issued in respect of the vehicle to the issuing club. A new MR334 Scheme application form must be issued by the new club’s authorised person before a new log book can be issued by the new club.

3.10 - If a vehicle owner ceases to be a financial member of a recognised motor vehicle club at any time during which the vehicle is registered, the vehicle owner must not drive the vehicle or allow any other person to drive the vehicle until such time that the vehicle owner is again a financial member of a recognised motor vehicle club or has taken out standard registration.

Penalties for Failing to Comply with a Condition of Registration

3.11 - There are penalties for vehicle owners failing to comply with the conditions of use of the vehicles as set out in regulations 15 and 16 of the Regulations for this type of registration. Pursuant to section 41(2a) of the Act.

‘A person must not contravene or fail to comply with a condition of registration of a motor vehicle under section 25.’

A maximum penalty of $750 applies for this offence.

3.12 - In addition, pursuant to section 41(3) of the Act, if a person has been convicted of an offence under the section, the Court may order that the person pay the Registrar the monetary difference between the restricted registration fees paid and the registration fee that ought to have been payable if restricted registration did not apply.

Use of Conditionally Registered Vehicles outside South Australia

4.5 - A conditionally registered historic, left hand drive or street rod vehicle may be driven in another State or Territory, provided:

• The vehicle is garaged in South Australia;

• The vehicle is in the other State or Territory for the purpose of temporary use;

• All Scheme conditions are adhered to.

4.6 It is the driver’s responsibility to check the requirements of the interstate jurisdiction in which they will be travelling prior to undertaking the journey.

Renew of Registration, No Transfer

4.7 - An invitation to renew the registration of a conditionally registered vehicle will generally be forwarded to the registered owner, ordinarily five to six weeks prior to the registration expiry date.

4.8 - An application to renew the registration will not require further approval from the recognised motor vehicle club. However, the applicant/owner must continue to be a financial member of a recognised motor vehicle club and, once the renewal is paid, ensure that the current period of registration is entered in the log book.

4.9 - The conditional registration of a historic, LHD or Street Rod vehicle may be renewed for 1, 2 or 3 years, at the option of the applicant.

4.10 - The registration of a conditionally registered vehicle cannot be transferred to another owner, even if the new owner is also eligible for conditional registration. Where a change of ownership occurs, the registration will be cancelled. The log book issued in respect of the vehicle must be cancelled by the issuing club.

4.11 - The registered owner of a conditionally registered vehicle may apply to cancel the registration at any time. The log book issued in respect of the vehicle must be cancelled by the issuing club.

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