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Pretty sure the 147 Tiguan was prohibited due to being turbo. So I couldn't see any reason why the 155 Tiguan wouldn't be restricted as its still a turbo. This only applies to under 25 year olds.
Check out this link on the RNS (RTA) website you can apply for an exemption.
Best off baling up the Roads and Maritime Services (the new name for the RTA). As has been said you should be right for an exemption, but it's always best to ask.
If it has an engine or heartbeat it's going to cost you.
An exemption from the prohibited vehicle condition may be granted if:
*A prohibited vehicle needs to be driven for genuine employment purposes.
*Eight or more cylinder 4WD vehicles are required by country drivers who have no practical alternative.
*You can prove direct ownership of a prohibited vehicle prior to the start of the scheme or before an overseas/interstate licence transfer.
*The vehicle is a moderate-performance turbo/supercharged engine vehicle.
Volkswagen 1984cc Tiguan 125TSI, 132TSI, 155TSI and Passat 147TSI
There was also exemption available if you could prove it was the only vehicle available in the household.
I don't think age comes into it - that is for carrying passengers.
What a mish-mash of a web page.
carandimage The place where Off-Topic is On-Topic I used to think I was anal-retentive until I started getting involved in car forums
There was also exemption available if you could prove it was the only vehicle available in the household.
I don't think age comes into it - that is for carrying passengers.
What a mish-mash of a web page.
It's policy formulated by a State Gov't department, therefore it's not meant to be logical. I know where I work, the subject matter specialists write the report then the document works it way up through a conga line of self-proclaimed experts who all want to cover their butts & exhibit their (lack of) knowledge & eventually it becomes a policy.
I can assure you that when weighing the differences between the VW Tiguan 155tsi & the Skoda VRS, the thing at the forefront of their mind is probably lunch.
carandimage The place where Off-Topic is On-Topic I used to think I was anal-retentive until I started getting involved in car forums
We had the same issue when we bought 2 x 118TSI, super and turbo charged tiggys.
Everyone at our local RTAs has a different story.
We have 2 P platers. Some said we needed an exemption per person per car.
Others just 1 exmption per car.
Othersl that it was one per person.
Some said the exemption was on the basis of it being the only car available.
Others that it was on the basis of low power turbo designed for fuel economy, not power.
Each exemption costs about $30.
First problem is finding someone at RTA with a brain who can think through what you're asking them.....
Tiguan MY12 118TSI, white, no frills..... Had ANS810 ... Note the HAD ..... Now got RCD510 supplemented by 7" Android TomTom mounted on a HoldMyPhone .... Upgraded speakers Vibe BlackAir front splits and MBQuartz 12" ported sub driven from Infinity Reference 5350a amp .... oh and added fun
Well, I've been using the Tig since I got my Green P's and the police quite frankly don't care.
I've been RBTed so many times, it seems like the police only care or know only about the high powered cars.
Just put your licence plate on, don't speed and don't drink and drive. By all means pay the $30 exemption fee, but seriously...it's a family SUV.
I understand what your saying but i can't help thinking how it might turn very pear-shaped when involved in an accident (that is not your fault) and the other party is desperately trying to shift the blame away from themselves.
carandimage The place where Off-Topic is On-Topic I used to think I was anal-retentive until I started getting involved in car forums
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