Made any travel mistakes lately?

[AuSammy]

One thing I noticed when in WA a few months back is a heck of a lot non-WA plates on the road. When I left 15 years ago, it was a rare sight. I wonder why....

Often rental cars that will be registered anywhere it is cheap or convenient for the company.

 

[Brissy1]

In the unlikely event that it went to Court, it.may come down to where you are registered to vote.

I don't think so. I've searched in the past but haven't found original source, definitive answers. But from what I can work out...
Driver's licence - your home (=principal place of residence?) state;
Vehicle - where it is "garaged" (irrespective of above) so Victorians are aloud to drive to qld and stay for more than 2 weeks (apparently )

Many people of course have 2ndary homes interstate, and vehicles garaged there as well as at their home, but also sometimes drive interstate so the vehicle/location/rego becomes random. From what I can work out, you can be required to have a nsw driver's licence yet your vehicle be required to be registered in Qld (although it may spend a lot of time in nsw). But when the cops ask... how long has this car been here? the correct answer depends on the state "you're in" .

 

[Franky]

"One thing I noticed when in WA a few months back is a heck of a lot non-WA plates on the road. When I left 15 years ago, it was a rare sight. I wonder why."

Just seems to be an awful lot more visitors than most years. I live right down south near a tourist town. It's always got a lot of folk from the east. This last few months there are many more as well as many more WA ones. Loads of caravanning folk too.

Having said that, my livelihood is somewhat dependent on the visitor population so I won't protest too much.

Well I was down your way for my 80th birthday in April at Bunker Bay - great place amongst many others….