Budgets are part of any organisations structure, it ensures the business unit is viable and profitable. According to the Street Machine article referenced in the link below as of January 2021, there are 95,053 vehicles on the Victorian club permit scheme.

https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/planned-club-permit-changes-for-victoria-2021

Conservatively speaking If half of these club permit scheme holders were to apply for a standard 6 character plate from https://vplates.com.au/ at $495 this would equate to revenue of approximately 24 million dollars, not to mention all the other associates fees for change of plates, transfers etc. 

According to a news report in the age an estimated 100,000 customised plates are on the road and the number is increasing, with VicRoads receiving 100 applications a day and earning about $7 million a year. 

https://www.theage.com.au/national/making-profits-on-a-plate-20030713-gdw1ea.html

This would be an easy cash grab for the state of Victoria to put back into roads and road safety! Ben Caroll (Minister for Roads and Road Safety) I am sure this issue has come across your desk at some stage and that you see merit in the argument. As stated in my last post it appears the club permit scheme in Victoria has always been a stand alone system. It is not 100% linked to the rest of the registration system - VicRoads technically does not view the CPS as registration, rather a special permit to drive an unregistered vehicle, which to many, does not make any sense. It is time that these rules and regulations be lifted, people want the ability to use the number plate of our choice on the CPS, it is not rocket science. 

Ben Carroll and Custom Plates how can we make this happen? Who is responsible for this organisational structure? How does the left hand talk to the right? It is a win win situation for both the CPS and Vicroads with guaranteed money in the bank! 

All the best,

Carshi