Probably worth noting that if a car has been financed and is on the PPSR, they'll happily give you the name and address of the buyer for a couple of dollars.
scuwp: Law changed 1 May 2011. There was a thread on it on GZ from memory, and it was in the media a bit. There was a bit of a public backlash from some interested parties (i.e. Carjam) but it went through anyway.
Owners can also now 'opt out' of their details getting released upon request. You can do that on-line:
The majority of MVR details I've seen where the ownership details are withheld belong to well know and active crims. Being able to opt-out only benefits the paranoid and the criminal.
I have opted out, and everyone I know and have spoken to have also opted out.
Why should someone be able to easily track me from my rego.
This was one of the best moves the government ever made.
scuwp: Law changed 1 May 2011. There was a thread on it on GZ from memory, and it was in the media a bit. There was a bit of a public backlash from some interested parties (i.e. Carjam) but it went through anyway.
Owners can also now 'opt out' of their details getting released upon request. You can do that on-line:
The majority of MVR details I've seen where the ownership details are withheld belong to well know and active crims. Being able to opt-out only benefits the paranoid and the criminal.
I have opted out, and everyone I know and have spoken to have also opted out.
Why should someone be able to easily track me from my rego.
This was one of the best moves the government ever made.
scuwp: Law changed 1 May 2011. There was a thread on it on GZ from memory, and it was in the media a bit. There was a bit of a public backlash from some interested parties (i.e. Carjam) but it went through anyway.
Owners can also now 'opt out' of their details getting released upon request. You can do that on-line:
The majority of MVR details I've seen where the ownership details are withheld belong to well know and active crims. Being able to opt-out only benefits the paranoid and the criminal.
I have opted out, and everyone I know and have spoken to have also opted out.
Why should someone be able to easily track me from my rego.
This was one of the best moves the government ever made.
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