Updated 23rd July 2020
One of the club's most frequently asked questions is whether we can "hire out" historic vehicles for weddings or formals. The short answer is: No. To hire out vehicles a person must have a taxi or limousine license or be registered for ride sharing.
A club member with a vehicle on full registration may be prepared to use their car for formals or weddings, "without fee or reward", as a goodwill gesture.
If a vehicle is on restricted registration, it cannot be used for ceremonial purposes (weddings, formals) except those: "involving immediate family members provided this is not done for fee or reward. Immediate family means parents, grandparents, sons, daughters, grandchildren but not extended family relationships such as nephews and nieces." This is a direct quote from the guidelines.
An exception has been made to this for formals provided the club organises a club run for the formal. This run is to leave from one starting point to the formal, with students being dropped off to this starting point. The club also needs to display the vehicles at the venue. These guidelines have been provided by our governing body the Queensland Historic Motoring Council Inc.
As you can appreciate all of this takes some time for the club to organise and source available vehicles and drivers for the run, so advance notice is required to put all of this into place and to match students with vehicles.
Complying with our regulations means that we will all continue to enjoy the lower registration fee for vehicles registered under the SIVS scheme. A vehicle being used outside the guidelines is not covered by CTP insurance.
One of the club's most frequently asked questions is whether we can "hire out" historic vehicles for weddings or formals. The short answer is: No. To hire out vehicles a person must have a taxi or limousine license or be registered for ride sharing.
A club member with a vehicle on full registration may be prepared to use their car for formals or weddings, "without fee or reward", as a goodwill gesture.
If a vehicle is on restricted registration, it cannot be used for ceremonial purposes (weddings, formals) except those: "involving immediate family members provided this is not done for fee or reward. Immediate family means parents, grandparents, sons, daughters, grandchildren but not extended family relationships such as nephews and nieces." This is a direct quote from the guidelines.
An exception has been made to this for formals provided the club organises a club run for the formal. This run is to leave from one starting point to the formal, with students being dropped off to this starting point. The club also needs to display the vehicles at the venue. These guidelines have been provided by our governing body the Queensland Historic Motoring Council Inc.
As you can appreciate all of this takes some time for the club to organise and source available vehicles and drivers for the run, so advance notice is required to put all of this into place and to match students with vehicles.
Complying with our regulations means that we will all continue to enjoy the lower registration fee for vehicles registered under the SIVS scheme. A vehicle being used outside the guidelines is not covered by CTP insurance.