REGISTRATION FEES DEBATE * Australia - Transport Department denies truckies taking out rego interstate

(Photo from ABC News, by Andrew Fisher)

Sydney,NSW,Australia -ABC News, by Tim Jeanes -Feb 28, 2011: -- The Road Transport Association says some companies are registering their vehicles interstate to avoid big registration hikes in South Australia...  Executive director Steve Shearer says a 75 per cent increase in B-double registration costs has taken them to $14,000 per year. He said costs in Western Australia remained at $4,500...  A Transport Department official said there was no data suggesting South Australian registrations were being lost to interstate...   He said the new charges were developed by the National Transport Commission in consultation with the heavy vehicle industry and were yet to take effect in Western Australia...