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[sagman]

nice work rodomo !.........it would be fair to say that HDT were not the only ones to have a 'multi-use' number plate

or three !........... laz

[rodomo]

nice work rodomo !.........it would be fair to say that HDT were not the only ones to have a 'multi-use' number plate

or three !........... laz

The hand is quicker than the eye

[rodomo]

PART 2
My mate Vic Rhodes.

After months of trying to find a clear image of the number plate on the car, I thought I had it sussed, purchased the plates, then got my mate Vic to do a rego search to confirm.

I first went and asked at Vic's Burwood branch what was involved in searching rego plates.
Vic: Take this form, fill it in and they'll let you know in a week or 2.

A week or so later, I dropped in to Vic's HQ in Kew, speak to nice reception lady, she puts me through to nice search lady, me and nice search lady and she says:
"Attatch a letter, because you are searching plates and not a car, it will be a history search from the archives...$15

So........go home............fill in form, take to Vic's Carlton branch a few days later.
Vic: $8 thanks.
Me: $8 ???? they told me $15 ???
Vic: Nup. Says here $8
Me: You sure?
Vic. Yep.
Payed $8 and left.

A few days later............
Vic's Kew branch (HQ) send me a letter: Sorry, we can't proceed with your search, go pay another $7 at a Vic branch and get them to fax the receipt.

A day or 2 later........
Back to Vic's Carlton branch, show letter, pay $7.
Vic says: I'll fax this off now.
Me: Cheers big ears.

A month goes by.............

Go to Vic's HQ at Kew, speak nicely to nice receptionist and she puts me through to nice search lady.
Me and nice search lady and she says:
"I never received the fax. Get nice receptionist lady to photocopy the letter we sent and the 2 reciepts and I'll come down later, pick them up from reception and sort it out myself."
Me: Cheers big ears.

4 or 5 days later:
The letter turns up with the search result saying:

Dear Idiot,
You bought the wrong plates.
He! He!

Cheers,
Big Ears





More to come..........................................

[wot179]

(Laughs so hard heart stopped)

[Collo]

It's cause you kept calling her big ears

[rodomo]

PART 2 (a)
The search for KNT-514

After I was told what the real rego number was and had a clear pic, I ordered the plates then did another search.
I went back to Vic's Carlton branch, walked in, and was met at the automatic "take a ticket" machine by on of Vic's reps.

Rep: Good afternoon, can I help you?
Me: sigh.............
Rep: Is it a rego? Licence enquiry?
Me: sigh............. Have you got 1/2 an hour? Come over to the desk and I'll show you what I want and what's been happening.

I show him the new search papers, letter & reciepts from the first search and explain what had happened and how long it took.

Rep's up for the challenge!

I spent the next 10 mins or so watching him scurrying behind the counters, backwards and forwards, backwards and forwards, chatting to this one, getting that one to look at it, ducking in and out of offices behind the counters.

Finally, I see him at a cashiers counter
He calls me over, ensures me it will be taken care of then dissappears.

Checkout chick looks at the papers, punches in the rego number..............

CC: $8 thanks.
Me:
CC: That's what it costs?
Me: NO!!! It should be about $15 !!!!!!!!!!! Didn't you listen to what Rep said?????
CC: Hang on (punches in more numbers) $23?
Me: (thinking maybe it's gone up?) Yes, fine, thank you.

CC then prints out the receipt..................















Wait for it.........................















$15.......................

I'm glad I don't have to deal with them on a daily basis.

Edited by rodomo, 14 October 2010 - 05:08 PM.

[xu2308]

I Hate to tell you,you Contact Vic Roads Archive place,and for a Fee of $15.00 done at Vic Roads Archive Place,they will check the Number Plate info you are after on that Plate,and if you ask,they should be able to give you all the Vic Rego info on that Number Plate you are chasing,But can only give you Car yard names or GMH and Address Etc,not Pvt names and Addys.
Now if Holden had that Plate on the GTR X and it was off one of there 350 V8 Monaro's,makes me wonderdid they use a Vic Number Plate off one of there LJ's to Drive the Strike Me Pink LJ XU-1 V8 Prototype down to HDT HQ and to the Calder Test it did on the 31/5/1972 ??????????

[xu2308]

Vic Roads
F.O.I Act
3rd Floor
South Building
60 Demark st. MQ
3101,Vic
Phone 03-98542418
Phone 03-98542331
Fax 985430341

Vic Roads Archive,this is the Guru Place to find Vic Number Plate History,you have to ask under the Freedom of Information Act to get the Number Plate History,on a Vic Number Plate you are after,plus search fee of if you are on a Pension the Fee is free

[xu2308]

nice work rodomo !.........it would be fair to say that HDT were not the only ones to have a 'multi-use' number plate

or three !........... laz

Rodomo,might of discovered that GMH might of caught the HDT multi-use Number Plate Fever as well Laz lol

[rodomo]

I'm with you Al................
The plot thickens
I'm waiting for GMH to offer me a 5 figure amount for the plates.

[xu2308]

I'm with you Al................
The plot thickens
I'm waiting for GMH to offer me a 5 figure amount for the plates.

Well you might go better than me,i own the Black&White Plates to Joe Felice's Lone o Ranger LJ XU-1 V8 Prototype,and i asked GMH on there Facebook Holden Site did they want to buy it off me(with proof)no answer from them.

[rodomo]

Ha! Ha!
Why does that not surprise me?
I did the same thing researching these plates........................
No answer.

[xu2308]

Yeah,i thought if anyone should own them,it should be Holden.

[rodomo]

Just read through this one, sounds like you have had fun with Vicroads. Know the feeling. Still getting stuffed around with them with the LC.

Steve

Why does that not surprise me?

[xu2308]

Sooner or later you will realise that Holden/GMH is into flogging new cars as their core business, not nostalgia. I had this confirmed at Toranafest 2010, and it makes perfect sense.

Yeah,but its ok when they did that new Ute Add that starts with a Nostalgia old holden ute that transforms into other nostalgic other holden utes and finnish up to the currant ute in the add,must be ok to use that info when it suits them,there core business is selling new cars,but its the older cars that got them there to where they are now,still should keep some history for sure.

[rodomo]

Anyone got pix of the Munro with the plates attached?

The plot thickens!




This is a HG Monaro but the paper work has a HT chassis number?



A few senarios:

Vicroads got it wrong?
The HG in the pic was actually the HT with HG parts fitted prior to release? Prototype/media car?
The HG is actually a HG with the plates from the mystery HT fitted?
Did Holden invent Velcro?

http://www.gtr-x.net/

Edited by rodomo, 17 February 2011 - 09:48 PM.

[wot179]

Prototype is my bet.
Theres a lot of badges on that car.

[rodomo]

Same plate.........Different Monaro?

 

 

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