Club Permit

FFCC has its own policies and processes a member must go through to gain approval to nominate a classic car for a Club Permit. As of July 1st 2014, the following criteria must be met in order to obtain our endorsement for club permit registration:
Applicants for club plates for a classic car must have been a member of the club for at least 3 months before submitting a pre-approval form. This clause may be waived on approval by the FFCC Committee in exceptional circumstances. If you feel you that you have exceptional circumstances, please contact the Club Plate Administrator to discuss, but please note, leaving your application until you have a week left of regular registration will not be considered exceptional.

Applicants for club plates for a classic car must have attended at least one club meeting or event during that three month period, and introduced themselves to members of the Committee at the event.

Vehicles submitted for club rego must be 25 years old, well presented and reflect that the owner is an enthusiast. This is a little subjective and will vary from car to car, but generally speaking cars should be one colour and body/paint be of a good standard with minimal rust, the interior and engine bay should be neat and tidy, and the car must be mechanically sound. Essentially the car should be something a little more special than the norm that your fellow enthusiasts are going to want to have a look at during one of our social events. This could mean it’s a show car, it could mean that it is a rare car, it could mean that it is a pristine example of a common model. It could also mean that it is a “rat style” machine, which again will appeal to fellow enthusiasts. If you aren’t sure, contact our Club Plate Administrators, John Roberts and Duncan Sides and discuss your car first.

The process for obtaining approval from FFCC is as follows:
– Meet the criteria above by becoming a financial member of FFCC or ensure your membership is up to date;
– Come to a club meeting and introduce yourself. We won’t endorse an application for a person we have never met. This is so that we can ensure you are a genuine enthusiast who won’t be abusing our club plate status;
– Complete the “Club Plate Permit Pre-Approval Form” and email that, along with photos of your vehicle (please resize them so they aren’t huge files), to the Club Plate Administrator;
– Once your car has been pre-approved by FFCC’s Club Plate Administrator, you will need to obtain a current Roadworthy Certificate to show that the car is safe for road use;
– Obtain the Vicroads Club Permit application form and bring it and a copy of your RWC to have FFCC’s authorised signatories sign off on your application. This is best done at either the Club’s General Meeting on the forth Thursday of the month, or the Club’s Committee Meeting on the second Thursday of each bi-month. Other arrangements can be made if necessary;
– Visit Vicroads with your paperwork, pay your fees and obtain your Club Permit plates; and
– Advise the Club Plate Administrator of your Club Plate number.
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From there, FFCC will expect to see the car (and member!) with the member officiating at least twice a year at a club organised motorsport events run by FFCC listed in the calendar. When a Club Plated vehicle and member officiate at an event to satisfy the “twice per year event attendance” rule, the member should have their Log Book sighted and initialed by a Committee member as proof of attendance.  Country members are given dispensation to this rule and are only expected to comply with one event a year.
Please also note that any of the committee members can ask to see a club plated car’s log book at any event, to ensure that the log book is being used correctly.
Any modifications you make to the vehicle after it has been accepted into the scheme will also need to be cleared with the Committee, to ensure the Club remains comfortable with how the car or bike is presented.
Club Permit is not an avenue to bypass engineering approval for a modified vehicle and getting it on the road. Vehicles that have had significant modifications will be considered on a case by case basis, and may not be approved if they are deemed to be too modified from original for highway use. A current RWC is the strongest argument that the car is safe for highway use.
To obtain a Pre-Approval Form, or for more information, please contact John Roberts or Duncan Sides.