Club Permit & Classic Car Roadworthy — Cranbourne
Putting a classic on the club permit scheme, or keeping one honest? We inspect older vehicles against the standard applicable to their era — $330 flat — with a tester who remembers how drum brakes are supposed to feel and says plainly where VASS certification (a separate authority) applies to modifications.
Old cars deserve testers who knew them new
The south-east’s sheds hold a serious classic parc — and a classic’s roadworthy is a different craft: era-appropriate standards, sympathy for original engineering, and the judgement to tell honest patina from actual danger. Twenty-two years in the trade covers a lot of eras. The certificate is the same $330; the eye reading the car is the difference.
Scheme, scrutineer, tester: who does what
The club permit scheme has its own entry requirements — your club and VicRoads’ rules are the authority on what evidence your vehicle needs, and requirements vary. Our lane is precise: the Licensed Vehicle Tester’s inspection and certificate, honest written findings, and repairs quoted item by item if the old girl needs persuasion. Modified classics get the straight answer on where VASS signatory certification applies before money moves.
Between outings
Occasional cars fail differently: fuel goes stale, brake fluid drinks moisture, seals dry out. A yearly once-over — fluids, brakes, cooling, tyres by age not tread — keeps show-day from becoming tow-day. We’ll happily set a standing reminder with the club calendar in mind.
Book the classic in — 60 seconds
Pick the service, pick a day, done — confirmed by SMS. Need a loan car? Tap the chip on the details step.
Club Permit & Classics — FAQ
Entry to the club permit scheme generally requires evidence of safety — commonly a Roadworthy Certificate, with requirements varying by vehicle age and club. Your club’s scrutineer and VicRoads’ scheme rules are the authority; our part is the $330 RWC and honest work on old metal.
Twenty-two years in the trade means carburettors, points, kingpins and drum brakes are not museum pieces here. Old cars are inspected as what they are — against the standard applicable to their era, not against a 2026 Corolla.
It can: modifications beyond accepted limits may need VASS certification by an approved signatory, a separate authority from a Licensed Vehicle Tester. We tell you which items are in whose lane before anything is booked.
Gladly — oils, brakes, cooling: the things that keep an occasional car healthy between outings. All quoted in writing, as ever.