[VYU]

Hi everyone,

I bought my i30 Trophy on 8/11/2012. Now, I have to renew my Rego, CTP and car insurance. But I have some confusion about the "year of manufacture". Can anyone help me for the following confusion?

1. The Year of manufacture in my "Certificate of Registration" is 2012. (When I bought the car, the dealer help me to apply for the registration).

2. The plate on the left front door indicated manufacture Dec 2011.

3. I called the dealer and the guy said should be 2012.

So, which year should I put for the CTP and comprehensive car insurance? The year of manufacture will affect the insurance premium as well.

Please help me urgently, it is due soon. Thanks!

3.

[Phil №❶]

You should have a vehicle compliance plate which is metal and stamped. The year for rego purposes should be stamped on this plate. Remember the car was actually assembled in Dec 2011 IN KOREA, it then has to be loaded onto a ship and exported from Korea to Oz, so 2012 would probably be correct.

[VYU]

Thanks Phil,
So, where can I find the vehicle compliance plate? Is it the one on the door of the left front seat?

[rustynutz]

If the date of manufacture is December 2011, then that is what should be on your rego....

Personally, I wouldn't lose too much sleep over it, I'd just renew it...   

[Phil №❶]

Rusty is correct, as the car is already registered, you should only be required to pay the renewal fee, no paperwork to fill out.

For insurance purposes, you would have to put this question directly to them.

The metal compliance plate should be riveted to the bodywork, somewhere in the engine compartment, sorry, I can't be more specific than that.

[VYU]

Thanks everyone,

Good night!

[Dazzler]

Hi VYU and welcome. If it was built in December 2011 then the compliance would have to be 2012. If the rego papers already say 2012 then this should be rolled over as 2012. This is good because in the event of  an insurance claim you will get more in the event of a write off than if classed as a 2011 ( unless you have agreed value)

[Just Rick]

VYU,you should have been issued a renewal notice,just pay that and you should be able to roll over your insurance as well,I had a similar issue with one of mine same deal,build date was dec 2010,but it was actually classified as a 2011,if they haven't changed it your compliance plate should be on the passenger side centre door column.

[eye30]

Here in uk you just provide the date of first registration.

[Doggie 1]

If the date of manufacture is December 2011, then that is what should be on your rego....

Personally, I wouldn't lose too much sleep over it, I'd just renew it...   

This is not correct.
The date of manufacture is irrelevant in Australia.
It is the date of compliance that counts.
A car can be built in 2011, complianced in Australia in 2012 and it is a 2012 car in Australia.
Look for the Australian compliance plate, not the build plate.
For example, my first FD i30 was built in Korea in 2008 but complianced and sold new in April 2009.
It was licensed as, and insured as, a 2009 model in Australia.

[eye30]

If the date of manufacture is December 2011, then that is what should be on your rego....

Personally, I wouldn't lose too much sleep over it, I'd just renew it...   

This is not correct.
The date of manufacture is irrelevant in Australia.
It is the date of compliance that counts.
A car can be built in 2011, complianced in Australia in 2012 and it is a 2012 car in Australia.
Look for the Australian compliance plate, not the build plate.
For example, my first FD i30 was built in Korea in 2008 but complianced and sold new in April 2009.
It was licensed as, and insured as, a 2009 model in Australia.

Now would it not be better if the system in the uk is introduced.

It does not matter one iota when it is built but the date of first registration is the all important date.

In the above, a car built in 2008 and sold as new in april 2009 will have a registration date of between 1st to 30th april 2009 depending on the date of sale.

That is then then date quoted to insurance, when selling etc.

Simple, isn't it

[Lakes]

Hi VYU, is it a FD or a GD model i30?
I've read what everyone has said on subject, but to me the compliance means nothing, the build date means everything, like once its built started to drive & test it works then driven on a boat then off a boat. thats the day it came into the world from then on it's laying around, i refuse to take anything new thats build date is over 4 months .
the way you boys are explaining it its like the boat from Korea is pregnant and gives birth on arrival 

[Phil №❶]

You have to start somewhere though Lakes.

Basically, all arriving cars from Korea are unable to be legally driven on our roads until an Australian Compliance plate is fitted. That's the law and we are governed by the law. So from the Oz govt's point of view, the car doesn't exist until the plate is fixed to the car.

However, I agree with your logic. An unpopular brand of car could in theory spend 12 months in a dusty parking lot subject to weather etc before being prepped and sold to some poor bas person. So in reality, the car is 12 months old. It makes more sense but would make it harder for dealers to sell their cars as "new" vehicles.

[Doggie 1]

I've seen three year old cars sold as new.

[rustynutz]

The date of manufacture is irrelevant in Australia.

Until you try to trade in your car... 

[The Gonz]

My build date is AUG 09 but I realised in this thread that I've never seen the compliance plate. Any more clues to where it is?

Never mind, a turn of the head revealed it was near the hinges. Says 09/09 so that was a quick delivery.

[Doggie 1]

The date of manufacture is irrelevant in Australia.

Until you try to trade in your car... 

Not true Rusty.
It is agreed by all dealerships that Australian compliance is the one they use, even at trade in time.
When I bought my FD i30, I even got them to write "2009 model" on the sales document which they were quite happy to do because they knew it would be seen as a 2009 car, even though it was six or seven months old (from manufacture) when I bought it.
As I said earlier though, I've seen dealerships use it to extreme and I remember a particular large Hyundai/Kia dealership over here compliancing three year old new Kia Sorentos and selling them as brand new, albeit at a discount.

[rustynutz]

Not true Rusty.

You might wanna tell the Government that then. 

This is what is on their "Keys 2 Drive" website

Buying a New Car

While the compliance date legally determines the car’s model year, the build date is the important one when it comes time to sell. A car advertised as this year’s model may already be a year old according to the date of manufacture – the extra year will have an impact on its resale value.

[Doggie 1]

I can only speak for W.A. but would be surprised if any different interstate.
I would think that quotation is questionable.
I researched this after I bought my car and had conversations with Consumer Affairs, etc and what the dealerships had told me was correct.

[rustynutz]

You should know you can't trust car dealers by now, Dave... 

Do you really believe they're not gonna try it on if they think they can get away with it? 

[Doggie 1]

You should know you can't trust car dealers by now, Dave... 

Do you really believe they're not gonna try it on if they think they can get away with it? 

Not going to argue this one too, Rusty.
As I said, I confirmed this information with the state government's Dept for Consumer Affairs.
My car, complianced as a 2009 car, was a 2009 car.
It was bought as a 2009 car.
It was licensed as a 2009 car.
It was insured as a 2009 car.
It was sold as a 2009 car.

[rustynutz]

When new is not new
Always check the build date and compliance plate of the vehicle you're looking at. The build date signifies when a car left the production line and the compliance plate tells you when it cleared customs in Australia. There can often be a big difference between the two and - even though it's the compliance plate that legally determines what year model a car is - the build date is still important when it comes time to selling.

http://news.drive.com.au/drive/buying-tips/new-car-buying-tips-20090731-e3u4.html

[Doggie 1]

When new is not new
Always check the build date and compliance plate of the vehicle you're looking at. The build date signifies when a car left the production line and the compliance plate tells you when it cleared customs in Australia. There can often be a big difference between the two and - even though it's the compliance plate that legally determines what year model a car is - the build date is still important when it comes time to selling.

http://news.drive.com.au/drive/buying-tips/new-car-buying-tips-20090731-e3u4.html

My point exactly.

[The Gonz]

Attitudes and valuations aside, surely the build date is the technically valuable parameter. A manufacturer will change design on a certain date and such detail will influence what owners will need to know to look after their cars. In this context, compliance date is irrelevant.

[rustynutz]

You're missing this bit though:  the build date is still important when it comes time to selling.

[The Gonz]

That just adds to its importance compared to compliance date. I believe compliance date should hold no value whatsoever.

[rustynutz]

Dave, here's your thread regarding what you've been saying about going by the compliance plate....

https://www.i30ownersclub.com/forum/index.php?topic=2994.0

Regarding the possible sale of the vehicle, there is no specific ruling regarding this although, I am aware that the Motor Vehicle industry have an understanding that the vehicle's age on sale is determined by the compliance plate."