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Aussie's- What to do when your Rego runs out???
Im heading to Europe from Darwin in September and i won't bring the bike back to Australia.

My Rego will expire whilst im on the road but dont want to renew it before i go cause of the cost etc..

As you know the rego document is dated and im concerned this will give me problems whilst crossing borders and dealing with over keen policeman!!!!

What have you done to get round this???

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Tim, I did a 2 year ride quite a few years back. I didn't bother renewign the rego and simply bluffed my way through whenever it was queried.

Not that I would ever do this, but with a scanner and tools such as photoshop available nowadays, well ......
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Im heading to Europe from Darwin in September and i won't bring the bike back to Australia.

My Rego will expire whilst im on the road but dont want to renew it before i go cause of the cost etc..

As you know the rego document is dated and im concerned this will give me problems whilst crossing borders and dealing with over keen policeman!!!!

What have you done to get round this???

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I dont know about Darwins laws but if the bike was regestered in Tassie or Vic.. you can redo it by mail (they don tlook at the bike unless the rego has laps for longer then two months)
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My Rego will expire whilst I'm on the road but dont want to renew it before I go cause of the cost etc..
Legal requirment that the bike is registered somewhere. And I think the carnet refers to it to..?

It is a small cost when you consider all the other costs! Just do the rego thing rather than have the potential problem.

Is NSW the only state requiring rego inspections every year (other than up to 3 year old ones that is)? For renuals on the road the NSW people told me to get a local inspection and send that to them (translated if reqired) with teh fees etc and they'd handle it.
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I have just come the other way Uk to Oz. I had my bike registered and I am glad I did. It was checked a few of times along the way. Sure you could bluff your way but its harder to bluff numeric numbers as opposed to written text.

I would have had a real problem insuring my bike in Oz when I came into Darwin as they issued the insurance permit to coinside with the rego expiring but this does not apply to you going the other way.

Personally for the cost I would'nt as you giving them a reason to hassle you IF they work it out.

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have to agree just pay it and go no worries. in europe you are quite likely to be asked for papers, not so much crossing borders (though mine were checked thoroughly twice - reg, insurance - coming into and out of EU) but if you get pulled up by the cops they will know what they are looking for.
it may cost you more than you save not to have reg. and as i recall nt reg cost about $450 for my bike. might suggest if your bidget that touch-and-go that you work another month or so.
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Being a Brit in Oz, I recently bought a used DR650 that I plan to ride back to the UK. I only have the rego sticker thats on the bike but no actual document (like the UK's V5 doc) other than the receipt from the bike shop. I queried the salesman about this but he assured me that that was all I needed which I wasn't convinced about as any border I crossed in the Americas, I needed my V5 registration document (for my other UK registered bike that I took on that trip).

It's rego runs out in August this year and might head back to the UK sooner than planned as I'm finding it a total pain to get a sponsorship work visa so what would be the advice? I'm planning on importing it to the UK when I get back.

So do I really need to pay for Aussie rego once I've left Australia and should I also contact VicRoads about getting some better paperwork that I can use at borders?
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should I also contact VicRoads about getting some better paperwork that I can use at borders?
Yes. The bikeshop should have transfer the rego to you - .. you would have given them an address? Maybe the paperwork is there .. would not hurt to call in to a Vicroads office .. or a cop shop to check the rego is in your name and all the engine/frame/vin numbers match .. bougth a motor off a bike shop once .. it was stollen - the shops problem .. but I paid for it (was leaving teh country in 3 days time .. so no hope of recovery)! Worth doing well before you leave.
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