[kuta]

hi just want to see what your sierra sj70 soft top is called on your rego papers? ute, 4wd, wagon
mine is ute but i dont understand why just want to see if i need to get it sorted out thanks

[Fatzook]

Ute, wagon, panelvan, etc. Its pretty random.

[SierraDan]

My soft tops have been UTE. The hardtop was WAGON

[royce]

you need to be careful in QLD with what they call it as different classes attract higher CTP rates

[shep]

My sj51 is called a offroad soft top on the rego papers

[atari4x4]

royce wrote:

you need to be careful in QLD with what they call it as different classes attract higher CTP rates

yep same in SA, but if it's a ute or panel van you can legally park in loading zones as it's classed as a commercial vehicle.

[sideways]

My soft top is registered as a ute, the hard top as a panel van and the tray back as a ute.

[Fatzook]

atari4x4 wrote:

royce wrote:

you need to be careful in QLD with what they call it as different classes attract higher CTP rates

yep same in SA, but if it's a ute or panel van you can legally park in loading zones as it's classed as a commercial vehicle.

Not the case in QLD unfortunately. An APV is a 'VAN' on the tags, but is automaticly a commercial vehicle, as it was imported as such. This means a 1.6L 4cyl van that would fit inside some other vans has rego of $1300 p/a. (passenger 4cyl is around $650)

[kuta]

so all soft tops are utes in nsw thats crap. nsw is the same as QLD. different classes attract higher CTP rates if you call a sierra a ute its $100ish more then when you call it a 4wd

[Fatzook]

kuta wrote:

so all soft tops are utes in nsw thats crap. nsw is the same as QLD. different classes attract higher CTP rates if you call a sierra a ute its $100ish more then when you call it a 4wd

Nope. Up here, the only way you pay more is if it is a commercial vehcile. A sierra is still classed a s a passenger vehicle, and only attracts the standard 4cyl rego cost, regarless of having 'ute' written on the tag.

[Daz7]

kuta wrote:

so all soft tops are utes in nsw thats crap. nsw is the same as QLD. different classes attract higher CTP rates if you call a sierra a ute its $100ish more then when you call it a 4wd

Be careful with this one, when I registered my SJ51T (Ute) the women in NRMA actually pulled up photos of Suzuki utes to make sure mine was a utility because of the CTP increase. Leads me to think that theres a grey area with soft tops that you can access the cheaper rate for CTP even though it says ute on your rego papers.

[Parry]

My brother had a soft top drover that he put a Suzuki grill/lights on, rego papers said it was a Holden ute, would of been fun if a cop ever questioned it lol

[Fatzook]

Parry wrote:

My brother had a soft top drover that he put a Suzuki grill/lights on, rego papers said it was a Holden ute, would of been fun if a cop ever questioned it lol

Shouldn't he have put a chevy badge on it instead?

[Parry]

Lol was way befor that trend ever kicked in

[Fatzook]

saw a chevy badge on the back of a new holden cruise diesel the other day. Wanted so badly to run it off the road.

[greenzook89]

In India everything GM has a Chev badge, its weird seeing a big billboard with a barina with Chev badges!

Sorry back on topic, my soft tops were classed as a ute, and my tintop is a wagon lol.

[Santos]

atari4x4 wrote:

royce wrote:

you need to be careful in QLD with what they call it as different classes attract higher CTP rates

yep same in SA, but if it's a ute or panel van you can legally park in loading zones as it's classed as a commercial vehicle.

i used to be really upset that my soft top was classed as a Panel Van with rear seats.

Now i just park in loading zones when ducking in for milk

[atari4x4]

Santos wrote:

atari4x4 wrote:

royce wrote:

you need to be careful in QLD with what they call it as different classes attract higher CTP rates

yep same in SA, but if it's a ute or panel van you can legally park in loading zones as it's classed as a commercial vehicle.

i used to be really upset that my soft top was classed as a Panel Van with rear seats.

Now i just park in loading zones when ducking in for milk

i used to get away with it in the silver swb vitara with the painted back windows.

[Jester]

my soft top vit is listed on rego papers as a station wagon, go figure

[Chester]

I had my soft-top vit rego'd as a wagon, but the funny thing was it said on the paper's it could seat 5, even though its a 4 seater.

[matty_wall]

My soft top vit was a ute with 5 seats
My hardtop sierra was a 4 seater van
My ute is registered as a truck

[atari4x4]

matty_wall wrote:

My soft top vit was a ute with 5 seats
My hardtop sierra was a 4 seater van
My ute is registered as a truck

you win

my swb vit was also a 5 seater, but with 4 seat belts.

[ausguy661]

my sj 70 tin top with 4 seat is classed as a ute