ATTENTION WA DRIVERS!!! Rego stickers phased out 2010

**POLARBEAR666** · 31-12-2009, 10:28 PM

Rip those ugly hunks of crap off your windscreen tomorrow morning.

FORE ONCE THE COPS ARE HELPING!

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...-1225814836943

"THE days of scraping car rego stickers off windows are over in Western Australia, which tomorrow becomes the first state to abolish them.

Cutting-edge technology being used by West Australian police has made the stickers redundant, saving millions of dollars.

Police superintendent Lance Martin said hand-held computers were now providing officers with instant advice on registration expiries -- as well as an extraordinary amount of other data -- simply by tapping in a request.

A car's owner, previous owners, registration status, even the engine number, were all available within seconds to officers on the beat.

"We can also do detailed searches on people, we can access the criminal records of every person in Australia, we can bring up their mugshots," he said.

"I can even have an officer carrying one of these hand-held devices in the middle of Broome (1660km from Perth) and pull up an electronic mapping system to track where that officer is in real time, accurate to about five metres. It's amazing."

**maca** · 01-01-2010, 02:18 AM

Wow that's great to hear

For once WA can be ahead of everyone else, instead of the contrary.

(DST joke.)

**balkanac** · 02-01-2010, 12:34 AM

so this means that i can take the stickers off my cars eventho the rego hasnt expired?

**Kiel_GTI** · 02-01-2010, 01:06 AM

i dont think so balkanac, i think it just means they wont be issuing stickers anymore. hence being phased out. that was my understanding anyways.

**FJ Steve** · 02-01-2010, 01:34 AM

Originally Posted by balkanac

so this means that i can take the stickers off my cars eventho the rego hasnt expired?

I think you can

**Coaster** · 02-01-2010, 02:10 AM

Originally Posted by balkanac

so this means that i can take the stickers off my cars eventho the rego hasnt expired?

That's my understanding also. The police no longer need the sticker to check your rego details. Yay, a clean windscreen!

**balkanac** · 02-01-2010, 04:12 PM

if they have hand held computers and can get all the details then i guess the stickers are coming off!!

**mikinoz** · 02-01-2010, 08:35 PM

So now you have no idea if the car you borrow off a mate is registered. Fantastic.

**gareth_oau** · 02-01-2010, 09:27 PM

thats a very valid challenge.

Driving an unregistered vehicle means your dont have 3rd party person insurance.

Injure somebody, and you could be up for a very expensive bath!!

I suppose it means more due dilligence is required, and if a mate lends you a car, then ask to see the rego papers first