More car club enthusiasts on SA roads

Friday, 24 November 2023

As the VAILO Adelaide 500 roars back to life, the State Government is expanding the state’s successful car club registration scheme.

Today, the Government is announcing changes to allow Individually Constructed Vehicles to have access to the scheme. These vehicles are commonly replicas of 1960s and 70s rare classic sports cars such as AC Cobras, Ford GT40s, Jaguar D-Types and Lotus Sevens constructed by small businesses or in car club enthusiasts’ workshops.

Owners of purpose-built Individually Constructed Vehicles will now be able to join the active club registration scheme and pay only $90 a year, a saving of up to $735.

These projects are typically the result of hundreds of hours of work and cost tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of dollars, employing local panel beaters, spray painters, motor trimmers, auto electricians and mechanics to build.

Each vehicle must use high quality components that all correctly function together to ensure safe operation, performance and compliance with the relevant standards. As these vehicles are not the usual daily drive for motoring enthusiasts, the scheme provides a reduction in registration fees to match the limited access these vehicles have to the roads (up to 90 days a year).

To be eligible, vehicle owners must be a financial member of an approved car club that recognises individually constructed vehicles, keep a log of each trip, and not hire out or be paid a fee for the use of the vehicle.

Following an election commitment to review the expansion of the scheme established in 1992, consultation with car clubs and other motoring stakeholders this year favoured a broader inclusion of any Individually Constructed Vehicle.

For more information on the conditional registration scheme, including the eligibility criteria, please visit www.service.sa.gov.au.