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The new Classic Vehicle Scheme (CVS) for
conditional registration, covering modified vehicles will go LIVE on
Monday19th December2016. PLEASE NOTE: The relevant forms/documents
will NOTbe available on the RMS website before the above date of
19th December.
The10most important factsyou need to know
are:1) The existing Historic Conditional Scheme(HCRS) will not
change in any way, shape or form. If your vehicle complies with the
HCRS rules, as interpreted by your Primary Club, it can stay on the
scheme and you do not need to do anything. 2) If your vehicle is 30
plus years old and has some modifications which take it outside the
HCRS rules then this new scheme is for you. 3) Take a look on the
RMS website at VSI-6, using the following link,
http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/roads/safety-rules/standards/vsi-06-light-vehiclemodifications.pdf
for some guidelines on what you can do to your vehicle without
needing to have those changescertified by anengineer who is on the
VSCCS list. You can state that the mods to the vehicle are safe and
done properly and that should beenough. 4) If your vehicle goes
beyond those VSI-6rules then such a VSCCS Engineer has to certify
your vehicle. Then it is able to go onto the new CVS. If it has old
certification that should be acceptable, but you need to check that
with the RMS. Some documents are very old and pre date their system.
5) You MUSTbe a member of a vehicle club. That club MUSTbe a member
of one of the seven associations affiliated with the ACMC. Please
use the following link
http://www.confederationofmotorclubs.org.au/affiliations.html to
check if your club is affiliated with one of these organisations. If
it is, then the club is automatically eligible to approve your
application for CVS rego. It does not have to apply to the RMS for
inclusion, the link to the ACMC is adequate. 6) You will be required
to obtain a BLUEslip for the initial CVS application; no matter if
the vehicle is currently registered or not. This is a requirement of
the RMS and is not negotiable. Blue slips have a 42-dayexpirydate so
you have to move relatively quicklyonce you have one. 7) Now you can
start the process of filling in the forms required and getting them
stamped before you go to the RMS or Service NSW centre near you. 8)
Go to the ACMC website at the following link
http://www.confederationofmotorclubs.org.au/ to find the links and
instructions for that process. 9) You will be required to purchase
new number plates. Your existing personalized plates (if you have
them) will have togo on hold or onto your daily drive. The new
plates for your Classic will be the white with green numbers and
letters which you see on forklifts and golf carts etc. Currently
they end in a D. The RMS computer system cannot handle conditional
rego using normal number plates so we have to live with this for a
while yet. You will get a window sticker with your new CVS rego as
well, due to the same issue. 10) The 60-day logbook and all of your
clubslisted events will be applicable to this newCVS scheme. In Oct
2017 the logbook schemetrial period is up for reviewand if there
have not been any problems it hopefully will be continued as a
permanent benefit for all historic and classic vehicle enthusiasts.
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