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.

Quotes

Attributable to Stephen Mullighan

We’re excited to have Individually Constructed Vehicles join historic, street rod and left-hand drive vehicle owners on the scheme.

This scheme delivers big savings - with the average 12-month registration cost just $90 – on average $735 less than full registration fees. Following previous changes to the scheme in 2017, more than 43,000 vehicles are now registered, an increase of more than 28,000 vehicles.

More car club enthusiasts on the road provides a boost for a range of industries, from panel beaters and mechanics to hospitality and event operators.

The benefits of a vibrant motorsport industry in SA are felt throughout the broader community and the economy.

Attributable to Wil Escabache, Island Custom Cars

This new expansion to the conditional registration scheme is great news for custom car owners.

As a keen car enthusiast and owner of several ICVs myself, I know that building your own dream car is a labour of love.

It’s fantastic that the State Government has recognised this, giving owners of individually constructed vehicles access to significant savings on their annual rego.

Attributable to Chris Frith, Sporting Car Club of SA

Our car club has close to 2000 members, with a range of historic, street rod and left-hand drive vehicles currently operating under the conditional registration scheme and we welcome the changes made by the State Government to broaden the scheme to include Individually Constructed Vehicles.

Any move by the Government to get more of our car club members’ vehicles, often spectacularly built and rare, out on the roads has to be endorsed.