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Changest oRenewi ngyourCl ubCH Permi t s I tha snowbeenov eray ea rs i nc et hei nt r oduc t i onoft henewc l ubper mi ts c hemef or“ Cl a s s i ca ndHi s t or i c ”v ehi c l es . Ma nyVWCW member sha v et a k enupt heoppor t uni t yt oputt hei rv ehi c l esont heper mi ts c hemea ndt henumberi s nowget t i ngc l os et o150v ehi c l esr egi s t er edwi t ht hec l ub. Mos tmember sha v et a k enupt heopt i onoft he45da yper mi tov ert hemor eex pens i v e90da yper mi ta sma nyha v e f oundt ha tt he45da y sa l l owsf ormor et ha na mpl eus eof t hei rc a r sdur i ngt he12mont hper i od.Asma nyof t henew per mi t si s s uedl a s ty ea rundert henews c hemea r enowc omi ngupf orr enewa lt hi sy ea rIwi l lbea s k i ngt ha tc l ub member sf ol l owaf ewba s i cs i mpl es t eps . Cl ubmember ss houl dens ur et ha tt hei rmember s hi pi spa i dupi nf ul l f ort heens ui ngy ea ra ndt ha tt hev ehi c l eha s beenma i nt a i nedi nr oa dwor t hyc ondi t i on. T her enewa lc a nnowbepr oc es s edbyt hec l ubper mi toffic er s , whoa r ea v a i l a bl ea ta l lr egul a rVW c l ubmeet i ngs , uponpr es ent a t i onoft her enewa l f or mf ora ut hor i z a t i ona nds i gni ng.Onl yt hec l ubper mi toffic er sMi k eCr oni na nd Andr ewE r mel a r ea ut hor i z edf ort hi swi t hVi cRoa ds .Undernoc i r c ums t a nc es houl damembers i gnt hei rownper mi t . Renewa l sma ya l s obema i l edt ot hec l ubpos toffic eboxf orpr oc es s i ngbyt hec l ubper mi toffic er sa tt henex tr egul a r c ommi t t eemeet i ng.T oa v oi ddel a y si npr oc es s i ngt heper mi tt her enewa l f or ms houl dbes entt ot hec l uba ss oona s i t ’ sr ec ei v edbyt hememberwi t has t a mpeds el f a ddr es s edenv el opet oens ur ei t ss peedypr oc es s i nga ndr et ur nt o t hemember .T hi swi l l ens ur et ha tper mi tr enewa l sa r epr oc es s edont i mea ndi na c c or da nc ewi t ht heVW Cl uba nd Vi cRoa dsr equi r ement s . 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Ass uc ha na ppl i c a ntf ort hes c hemewi l lneedt o meetwi t ht hef ol l owi ngr equi r ement s . 1.T hea ppl i c a nt ’ sv ehi c l emus tbeaVol k s wa gena ndmus tbe25y ea r sol dorol der . 2.T hev ehi c l emus tnotbemodiedbey ondt hos emodic a t i onsa l l owedundert hegui del i nesa ss etdowni n Vi cr oa dsda t as heetVS 18.T ha ti s , i tmus tbeVol k s wa genpower eda ndha v ea nor i gi na l unmodied Vol k s wa genbodya nds us pens i on.Not et ha tt heVW Cl ubdoesnots uppor tE ngi neer edModiedv ehi c l eson t hec l ubper mi ts c heme.Wehowev erma yc ons i dermodic a t i onst ha tha v ebeendonepur el yf ors a f et y r ea s onss uc ha st he t t i ngofs ea tbel t sa nd6t o12v ol tc onv er s i ons . 3.F ory oura ppl i c a t i ony ouwi l l needt os uppl yt hef ol l owi ngi nf or ma t i onbyema i l orma i l edt ot hec l ubpos t box . o Ades c r i pt i onoft hev ehi c l ei nc l udi nga nymodic a t i onst ot hev ehi c l e. o Ac ur r entVi c t or i a nRoa dwor t hyCer t ic a t e( RWC) . Pl ea s eens ur et ha tt heRWCc ont a i nst hec or r ec t“ VI N” a ndengi nenumber sa ndt ha tt hea ppl i c a nt ’ sownhomea ddr es sa ppea r sont her oa dwor t hyc er t ic a t e ori ss uppl i edwi t ht hea ppl i c a t i on. ( Mos tRWCsonl yha v et her epa i rmec ha ni c ’ sa ddr es s ) .T hec l ubdoes notpr ov i dev ehi c l es a f et yc hec k si nl i euoft heRWCa st hi si snotc ov er edbyouri ns ur a nc e o Pr oofofmember s hi p( c l ubmember s hi pnumber ) a ndami ni mum of12mont h’ sc ur r entmember s hi p pa i dupi na dv a nc ewi t ht heVol k s wa genCl ubofVi c t or i a . o Aphot ogr a phoft hev ehi c l ef orv er ic a t i onont heCl ub' sper mi tda t aba s e. Onc eI ha v er ec ei v eda l l t her el ev a nti nf or ma t i ona nddet er mi nedt ha ty our a ppl i c a t i onmeet st hec l ub’ sr equi r ement s I wi l l s uppl yy ouwi t has i gnedor i gi na l a ppl i c a t i onf or m endor s edbyac l ubper mi toffic erv er i f y i ngt heel i gi bi l i t yof y ourv ehi c l ef orpa r t i c i pa t i onont hes c heme.Vi cRoa dswi l l nota c c eptper mi ta ppl i c a t i onsont hef or msdownl oa ded f r om t hei nt er net .Appl i c a t i onsf orc l ubper mi t sa r eonl ypr oc es s edv i aema i l ont heWednes da yni ghtofea c hweek a nda r es ubs equent l yma i l edoutt oa ppl i c a nt st henex tda y . I ts houl dbenot edt ha tha v i ngac a ront heCl a s s i ca ndHi s t or i cCl ubPer mi tS c hemei sapr i v i l egea ndnotar i ghta nd t ha ta l l c a rc l ubsha v et her i ghtt os etel i gi bi l i t yr ul esa bov et hos es etdownbyVi cRoa ds . 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