A moped is defined as a motorbike with a motor of 50 cc or 50 millilitres (ml) capacity or less and with a manufacturers top rated speed of 50 kilometres per hour (km/h).
New South Wales
In New South Wales moped riders must hold a riders licence.
Queensland
A … Read the rest
An International Driving Permit is required in some countries, but NOT normally in Australia, for holders of a UK driving licence.
The individual country requirements for an IDP can be seen at the Automobile Association website.
Australia is stated as “IDP recommended”.
However, in my experience, not a single … Read the rest
New South Wales – Legislation to ban smoking in cars where children are passengers is in progress.
Queensland – smoking in cars where children under the age of 16 are passengers came into effect on 1st January 2010.
South Australia – smoking in cars where children under the age of … Read the rest
Paying for petrol whilst at the pump is now gaining ground in Australia, with the Woolworths Caltex service having brought out its system.
You can easily check which Petrol Stations in your area have the “pay at the pump” facilities, by looking on this webpage, but make sure you tick … Read the rest
Every Christmas the road death toll, in Australia, is published on a daily basis, to remind people to drive safely.
The statistics have been shown to be the following:
2009/10
National Road toll during the 2009/10 Christmas/New Year Period
(20 December 2009 to 3rd January 2010)
Today was my car insurance renewal day, at a premium of $517 for the year.
Over the last week or so, I had looked around at other insurers, and found something cheaper by over $100, but it didn’t have the … Read the rest
Compulsory Third Party is a compulsory insurance to cover Injury to Third Parties, that must be taken out when registering a motor vehicle.
It covers the owner or driver of the motor vehicle in the event of an accident against any legal liability or obligation that they may have to … Read the rest
Some prices of the new Hyundai motor vehicle range in Australia during November 2009:
Hyundai Getz:
Queensland
30th October 2009
Smoking in cars is to be banned in Queensland, when children are in the car.
Anyone caught breaking that rule will face a $200 on the spot fine.
Queensland is banning smoking in cars carrying children under the age of 16.
Deputy Premier and Health Minister … Read the rest
Drink Driving in Australia
A report issued in October 2009 stated annual figures for Australia of:
This shows that almost 9 in every 1,000 drivers last year were over the drinking limit.… Read the rest
