Comments on: Digital vehicle registration tags coming soon?

By: S

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:45:43 +0000

I was on a bus on the gold coast surfside bus service and they pulled the driver over on a run for licence check and i have spoken to drivers that have a breath test through the window on the gold coast and brisbane local bus company’s and the police check the rego checks of the buses as well by looking at the rego sticker and a few buses that i have been on the buses weren’t regested and it expired the month before and a lot of drivers don’t check the rego sticker and one did and radioed the base to get another bus and i was on the same bus a week later and it had a rego paper was taped to the windscreen

By: S

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:32:03 +0000

That rubbish we have toll roads for if he says that drive up to brisbane and an interstate toll transponder from victoria or new south wales and can use them down south as well

By: One From OZ

One From OZ — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:45:51 +0000

People talking about this being used against criminals NOT aware of the fact that the this is being ipmlemented by criminals! watch this space…

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:09:35 +0000

Frugal,
ha ha ha.
no hiding for you mate ha ha ha ha.
your funny actually reminds me of the threat on the Brisbane transport system that brought it to a halt a few years back.
do you know how they caught the guy that claimed he was no where near the phone box where the threat was made from?
well he was a courier and they checked his GPS system ha ha ha ha.

agree with phill though,
this is getting a bit too close to that pay per K system.
first the government tells you its for something else to get people onside. “its for your benefit” they will say, and then WHAM!!!!!!! “GOTCHA”

and thirdly (but was my initial point)
dont they already use this technology on trucks????
they already track trucks to ensure they arent driving through the suburbs and also to ensure they arent driving for longer than laws allow.
is this the same technology?
i know a couple of interstaters, ill have to ask.
on many roads leading to the city there are scanning towers over the roads to ensure the trucks arent doing a “rat run” to avoid tolls.

o,
mate QLD has had ETOLL for many years.
in that time they have had about 4 changes to the system to encourage people to adapt it. what makes you think it has only been here for like 12 months?

By: itsnoteasybeinggreen

itsnoteasybeinggreen — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:18:46 +0000

LOL. has anyone checked the date today?

By: Phill

Phill — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:38:32 +0000

This is bad,this could and probably will eventually lead to paying toll per kilometer.Its already been talked about in the UK and OZ

By: Glen

Glen — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:45:39 +0000

Alborz that’s what i was saying, niether QLD or Vic have rego checks for rego renewals, as far as I’m concerned until that becomes common practice in both its hard to take their road safety message seriously.

By: Bret

Bret — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:28:45 +0000

Checks not required in SA either. However I read somewhere that despite having no regular chaecks, SA has well below the aveage for number of unroadworthy cars, yet has the second oldest aveage age of cars for all states.

By: alborz

alborz — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:24:23 +0000

Glen, in QLD we don’t require a roadworthy check for rego renewal!

By: Flying High

Flying High — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:51:40 +0000

oh you haven’t heard? This is a safety measure to protect you from those horrible little terrorists whose life purpose is to remove all freedoms you enjoy in this oh so wonderful country. It has nothing to do with giving our trustworthy governments even more control over our lives…now shut up and bend over and take it like a good little patriotic Australian

By: Glen

Glen — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:27:15 +0000

As long as it is not used for point to point speed checks then im happy with it. You should get booked for not having your car registered, no excuse, you get reminders in the mail all the time so you cant say you forgot, although i have once but it was my fault for not checking. Plus the vast majority of those unregistered cars are for a reason, mainly they couldnt pass rego so therefor are dangerous. I will not take Victoria’s or Qld’s road safety message seriously until they make it compulsory to get a rego check every year. That’s the 1st thing they should of done, not just put up speed camera’s willy nilly.

By: o

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:11:04 +0000

once agian queensland stands in the way of technological advanc,ments heck theyt didnt have etoll till a year or so ago they still had touchtags

By: AZ

AZ — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:12:07 +0000

hahaha, got the priorities straight frugal…

By: Frugal-One

Frugal-One — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:03:03 +0000

I can see this could be good for crime…

But if i am at my “girlfriends” house i DON’T want wifey knowing where my car is parked.

Its ok will NOT stick it on the windscreen, put it in a envelope and get a courier to drive round and round to keep wifey in the bark!! :-)

FRUGLO? Patent infringment!!!

Cheers

F-0

By: No Name

No Name — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:43:52 +0000

******** F R U G L O ******** ;)

Big Brother raises its head again. Sounds good if you’re honest and not so good if your a Bogan cheat trying to buck the system by not paying your rego, driving without a license, insurance, speeding.

Another good cash collecting system for the authorities.