Why is the Bugatti Veyron illegal to drive in Australia?

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Why is the Bugatti Veyron illegal to drive in Australia ?

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Why is the Bugatti Veyron illegal to drive in Australia?

This is because Bugatti made no right hand drive version of the Veyron, and left hand drive cars are illegal to drive on public roads. 

Not just Veyrons, all left hand drive cars are illegal.

But there’s one problem when it comes to Australian compliance rules and that is where the steering wheel is placed. 

You see Australia keeps to the correct side of the road unlike other places throughout Europe and the Americas:And, unfortunately for all would be Australian owners of the Bugatti Veyron (and the Chiron), they’re only made in left-hand drive (LHD). 

Consequentially they are banned from Australian roads for general usage for quite some time – until they get to a certain age although even then they still need to be certified.

Hence you can drive an original LHD Mustang in Australia, like my Hi-Po, but not a Veyron.

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Can you drive a Bugatti Veyron on public roads in Australia?

“Can you drive a Bugatti Veyron on public roads in Australia? I’ve seen some for sale, but I’ve heard you can’t actually drive them.I’ve seen some for sale, but I’ve heard you can’t actually drive them. 

I’m trying to work out why anyone would want to. It’s a car designed to go very fast and is not a great deal of use for anything else. 

There are few roads in Australia where you could drive it fast-enough to be any fun at all.So, you can drag off a Holden from a traffic light? How good is that!

Ferruccio Lamborghini used to drive a Fiat 500 (the old 14 BHP rear-engined one) around town and Enzo Ferrari drove a Fiat 1100 or one of its successors around town. 

It made far more sense to both of them to drive a car suited to the conditions than to drive the cars they made around town.

Far more fun, too. I used to drive one of those Fiat 500s and it is wonderful fun around town and on winding roads.

Far more fun to drive a car that suits the conditions than one that you can never stretch properly. 

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Bugatti Veyron is a technological and engineering marvel. Getting behind the wheel and giving it a spin must be a thrilling experience, however, there is a potential compliance issue in Australia due to the location of the steering wheel. 

Unlike in Europe or the Americas, Australians always drive on the right side of the road.

Both the Bugatti Veyron and the Chiron are exclusively produced in left-hand drive, which is a bummer for would-be buyers in Australia (LHD). 

As a result, they can’t be driven on public roads in Australia unless they are certified and are at least a specific age (edit: 30 years in my state NSW but different elsewhere in Australia – see comments). 

As a result, original left-hand-drive Mustangs, like my Hi-Po, are legal in Australia but the Veyron is not.

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Why is the Bugatti Veyron illegal to drive in Australia?

It is not illegal to drive as such

You can drive on private Australian roads and racetracks, but it may be illegal to drive on public roads.

Australians drive on the left-hand side of the road, meaning the driver sits on the right-hand side. 

Generally, left-hand drive( LHD ) cars must be converted to right-hand drive in order to be registered and allowed to drive on public roads in Australia.

If you can’t (or don’t want to) convert it, there are options that would allow you to drive it on the road in limited circumstances.

Each state has its own regulations, but generally, you can register LHD if they are 30 years old or more – but in Western Australia, it is only 15 years. 

This means that, from next year, you can register the first Veyron (produced in 2005) in WA( Western Australia)

As I mentioned earlier, each state has its own regulations, but other options may include:Club plates – the car can be registered to drive on public roads as long as. you are going to or from a registered event.

Trade plates – the car (owned by a car dealership) can be driven on public roads for evaluation purposes. These types of permits are generally only valid for 24 hours or less.

What’s special about the Bugatti Veyron? Check the Stats

Let me write an absolutely satisfying answer to This  question, here is a list of facts:

  1. Top speed: 431 km/hr (but it cannot reach that speed, because it has a 26-gallon tank, which will run dry after 50 miles at the speed of 253 mph)
  2. The grill is made from titanium, it can withstand head-on collisions.
  3. Most cars have 1 radiator, this one has 12.
  4. Only 4 out of 450 were bought by women.
  5. The interior leathers are derived from cows raised at an altitude where there are no insects to puncture their precious hides. The leather is premium and blemish-free, as you can see in the photo of the one-of-a-kind Bugatti Veyron L’or Blanc below.
  6. the entire engine is made by just TWO technicians.
  7. To service the engine, the entire rear of the car must be removed.
  8. A special tool is used to remove the wheels from the Veyron, which is found only in France, so they can be removed only in France.
  9. Only 450 examples of cars were ever produced.

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