This Australian city wants to charge people to work on their cars (A simple oil change could cost more than $400 for residents of this Australian city, which now requires permits for common acts.

By Free Republic | Created at 2025-01-02 17:47:01 | Updated at 2025-01-07 10:32:07 4 days ago

This Australian city wants to charge people to work on their cars (A simple oil change could cost more than $400 for residents of this Australian city, which now requires permits for common acts.
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Posted on 01/02/2025 9:24:00 AM PST by Signalman

Residents of Victoria’s most populous region have to pay upwards of $400 just to work on their own vehicles, after a local government area imposed strict rules around private land use earlier this year.

The City of Casey in Melbourne’s south-east, which includes suburbs like Cranbourne and Berwick, requires residents to apply for a private land use permit if they’re planning to store more than two unregistered vehicles for up to 90 days, store long heavy vehicles, and even dismantle, repair or service vehicles.

Residents of the local government area must provide a site plan that illustrates where the activity will take place when filing for a permit.

Applying for a permit costs $150 (a non-refundable sum which the City of Casey retains even if the application is unsuccessful), while the permit fee for storing three or more unregistered vehicles, or working on your own vehicle is $250.

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This Australian city wants to charge people to work on their cars According to the City of Casey’s Community Local Law, those without a permit mustn’t dismantle, repair or service vehicles on private land “in circumstances where the activity or use is detrimental to the amenity of the area in which the private land is located”.

While the City of Casey doesn’t have explicit guidelines on what it defines as being “detrimental to the amenity of the area”, the laws mean residents could be made to seek approval to do something as simple as an oil change, which could cost more than $400 before purchasing the relevant equipment.

To add another layer to the process, permit applications must be received 14 days before the date for which the permit is needed.

After lodging a permit application, the City of Casey advises residents it may contact residents if more information is needed, and that if the inspection is satisfactory, it’ll approve the permit within seven business days.

The City of Casey hasn’t explicitly detailed how much residents will be fined if they do not submit a permit application or carry out the activities without one.

This Australian city wants to charge people to work on their cars The private land use permit requirement has drawn the ire of residents of the region, who have taken to online petitions to voice their concerns with the City of Casey.

“It is vital to recognize the imposition this decision places on homeowners,” said the ‘Casey Crime Page’, which started a Change.org petition.

“It contradicts the core principle of private property rights, under which we should have the right to use our land as we see fit without governmental intervention, as long as we aren’t causing harm or nuisance to others. This decision also reflects a breach of trust from city administrators who should aim to protect ratepayers’ interests, not penalize (sic) them.

“We call upon the City of Casey Council to reconsider this permit requirement. Let’s stand together to protect our rights and freedoms associated with private land use. As homeowners and active community members, we demand an immediate review of this regulation.”

TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: australia; australiancity; cars; vehicles

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A simple oil change could cost more than $400 for residents of this Australian city, which now requires permits for common acts.

1 posted on 01/02/2025 9:24:00 AM PST by Signalman

To: Signalman

If you drive a car, I’ll tax the street
If you try to sit, I’ll tax your seat
If you get too cold, I’ll tax the heat
If you take a walk, I’ll tax your feet

2 posted on 01/02/2025 9:25:33 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)

To: Signalman

Their next election will be interesting...................

3 posted on 01/02/2025 9:27:50 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)

To: Signalman

Governments going insane with their Dictatorships

4 posted on 01/02/2025 9:28:38 AM PST by butlerweave

To: Signalman

Kinda like being in prison for citizens!! People need to stand up and vote this BS out of government!

5 posted on 01/02/2025 9:28:49 AM PST by high info voter (Delivery )

To: Opinionated Blowhard

It has been decreed that everything under the sun must be taxed (try to find an example of something that is not taxed directly or indirectly)

6 posted on 01/02/2025 9:29:29 AM PST by deks (Deo duce, ferro comitante · God for guide, sword for companion)

To: Signalman

It will like dry counties and cities in the southern U.S. where residents get into their cars and drive to where they can get alcohol. All that that this will do is kill the auto repair businesses in that ridiculous town.

To: butlerweave

I would not be surprised if a number of blue states adapt this policy.

8 posted on 01/02/2025 9:29:58 AM PST by Signalman (When your enemy is digging himself a hole, don't take away his shovel)

To: Signalman

This is has been a trending subject in Australia.

When I was visiting in New South Wales, there were proposals requiring a permit to repair vehicles. Any vehicles.

There was also a proposal to ban the sale of automotive parts to anyone who did not have a permit.

This is the administrative state (Nanny state) gone nuts.

No longer a citizen with rights, you become a subject only allowed to do what is permited. All else becomes forbidden.

It is part of the problem of the urbanization of populations. They become accustomed to live highly regulated lives, dependent on the government to provide most things and regulating most activity.

9 posted on 01/02/2025 9:30:51 AM PST by marktwain (The Republic is at risk. Resistance to the Democratic Party is Resistance to Tyranny. )

To: Signalman

“A government can only do to the people of any country what the people of that country are willing to allow done to them” L.Star

10 posted on 01/02/2025 9:32:00 AM PST by Qwapisking (Q: know the difference between a petulant 6 y.o. and a liberal? A:age. L.Star )

To: Signalman

A perfect plan...if your goal is to drive people out of your city.

11 posted on 01/02/2025 9:32:32 AM PST by econjack

To: Signalman

12 posted on 01/02/2025 9:33:09 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (Climate Change is Real. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.)

To: Signalman

Every time I hear about something really stupid in Australia it always seems to be happening in Victoria.

13 posted on 01/02/2025 9:33:49 AM PST by AlaskaErik (There are three kinds of rats: Rats, Damned Rats, and DemocRats.)

To: Qwapisking

So very true. Especially for Australians who voted for the state to take away their gun rights.

14 posted on 01/02/2025 9:34:46 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (Climate Change is Real. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.)

To: Signalman

The private land use permit requirement has drawn the ire of residents of the region, who have taken to online petitions to voice their concerns with the City of Casey.

You can bet that the local eco-thugs are delighted to have been provided a list of those they will investigate for potential violations.

While I am sympathetic with people who work on cars (I'm doing a frame-up build on an old Dodge Power Wagon now), it is true that a collection of junk cars visible from the public roadway does adversely affect surrounding property values. It is therefore likely that these regulations arose from complaints by neighboring busybodies. So I dont' see enough information here about what the problem was that led to such draconian measures that seem to exceed reasonable levels of constraint.

15 posted on 01/02/2025 9:35:24 AM PST by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)

To: Qwapisking

People formed unions and striked when greedy industrial barons effectively imprisoned workers on job locations and charged them more for food, lodging and dry goods than they were being paid.

16 posted on 01/02/2025 9:38:23 AM PST by z3n (Kakistocracy)

To: marktwain

I believe that most people in NSW, or at least near Sydney, wouldn’t know how to fix their own cars in any case. You’d have to go to Queensland to find that knowledge.

17 posted on 01/02/2025 9:38:28 AM PST by PUGACHEV

To: Signalman

A city behaving like a crazy HOA.

I don’t what the Constitution of Australia says, but in my American few the new regulation by the Australian city constitutes a “taking” of property and the stated of goal of the regulation, the very specious and subjective “amenity of the area” is like carte blanche for the local governments control of private property. If they can get away with that regulation they can get away with anything.

18 posted on 01/02/2025 9:41:14 AM PST by Wuli

To: Signalman

Well, seeing what happens when Australians work on their own cars...

19 posted on 01/02/2025 9:41:42 AM PST by T.B. Yoits

To: marktwain

When I was visiting in New South Wales, there were proposals requiring a permit to repair vehicles. Any vehicles.

I am building a custom truck for purposes of environmental restoration; i.e., improving road access to deal with catastrophic fuel loads and improving firefighter access, improving drainage associated therewith, and facilitating landowner improvements to public road frontage to allow for safer emergency vehicle access and evacuation.

There is no new truck that can do what this one will do I can buy for less than $150,000.

Placing those potential liabilities on government for inhibiting those capabilities might just slow them down.

20 posted on 01/02/2025 9:42:14 AM PST by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)

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