Storage, a place to keep my project!

[premium]

Hi,

I'm desperate to begin a new project involving a VC Commodore available to me, unfortunately it's unregistered, so I can't keep it on the street, and my garage is unavailable to me. I've already inquired at a few Self-Storage places, but unfortunately I'm on a very low income, so I can't afford the $300 per month that most places are asking.

I'm sure there are some people on the Forums that can help me!

Does anyone have, or know of a place I can keep my project, I'd love to share a workshop, so I don't have to move the car from place to place if I want to work on it.

[Cursed CX8]

ok, its not legal, but its less suss than a car with no plates.

See if you can get some old plates, wack them on the car and park it out the front of your house on the nature strip. Wash it occasionally and make it look like its looked after,

[premium]

I like it!

[Cursed CX8]

also, dont be afraid to chuck a tarp over it .

another thought, join a vic roads registered car club, wack CH plates on it (about $70 a year) and then essentially its registered, haha

[premium]

...another thought, join a vic roads registered car club, wack CH plates on it (about $70 a year) and then essentially its registered, haha

Would it require a roadworthy for club rego?

[sweefu]

is there a law in vic that stops you from parking on the nature strip outside your house?

[premium]

I live in a highfalutin suburb where the stupid neighbours wouldn't approve, it usually doesn't stop me, but I don't think the cops would think too highly of an unregistered p.o.s on my lawn.

[Ado]

ok, its not legal, but its less suss than a car with no plates.

See if you can get some old plates, wack them on the car and park it out the front of your house on the nature strip. Wash it occasionally and make it look like its looked after,

Good idea,ive done it myself to stop a tool of a neighbour in my street calling the council.Ive got a set from the 70s,80s and 90s.Never know what i might have going on.

[alien]

is there a law in vic that stops you from parking on the nature strip outside your house?

Yes, there is a national law prohibiting parking on nature strips. My brother found out the hard way about that one! :P

[calais24/7]

throw a car cover on it and park it out the front, also once in a while move it onto your driveway or something

[VKCOMMO]

out the front, tarp or car cover.. make sure you cover where the plates go.. also on ebay or at the Easter show and that they make up plates to put on your house door and that, you could make up a mockup one of a vic one..

[Calaber]

A few things come to mind which will foil the ideas submitted so far.

Firstly, if it's a project, there is a good chance it won't be movable for some time during the construction, so how do you move it from the front strip onto your drive during that time?

Second, parking on the nature strip is illegal as already pointed out.

Thirdly, putting plates on it to foil the police and council is illegal and could cop large fines. Making your own plates is also illegal in most, if not all states.

Next, generally projects take a fair time to complete and keeping the car out of the weather is necessary. Trying to do up a project car that is left outside is unlikely to result in a good job and could cause other problems such as rust and interior damage to occur which adds cost and time to the job.

The OP's original idea of finding somewhere to store the project is clearly the best. Find yourself a good undercover area and avoid all the problems.

[greenfoam]

That rule about nature strips must be new, because it was legal 10 years ago, I checked

[alien]

That rule about nature strips must be new, because it was legal 10 years ago, I checked

Road Rule 197. Has been in the legislation since at least 1999 (when road rules were revised). Not sure about prior to that.