The cost of re-licencing a lapsed rego?

[ONO mike]

So bought a bike in January which was supposed to be on hold. Visited VTNZ today to find out it has lapsed in December. I now have to start the process of re registration and compliance. Getting paper work to prove previous NZ rego and a sale agreement. The lady at VTNZ quoted me $154 plus what ever the compliance fee would be. Another lady at NZTA quoted me $477 for 12 months rego ($407 is the normal 12 month rego) so a difference of $70.

So I have $154 and $70 so far.

The thing is ill try to get some money back from the guy that sold this bike to me because as stated in the trademe emails it would come with rego on hold (not holding my breath but worth a go)
The other thing is I brought this bike for a local adventure ride that's every other year, so do I just go not legal.

If any of you guys have had experience of compliance fees could i know

Cheers MIKE

PS the bike is a 1981 Suzuki ER185 $1000. Nobody laugh its a fantastic automobile.

[mossy1200]

So bought a bike in January which was supposed to be on hold. Visited VTNZ today to find out it has lapsed in December. I now have to start the process of re registration and compliance. Getting paper work to prove previous NZ rego and a sale agreement. The lady at VTNZ quoted me $154 plus what ever the compliance fee would be. Another lady at NZTA quoted me $477 for 12 months rego ($407 is the normal 12 month rego) so a difference of $70.

So I have $154 and $70 so far.

The thing is ill try to get some money back from the guy that sold this bike to me because as stated in the trademe emails it would come with rego on hold (not holding my breath but worth a go)
The other thing is I brought this bike for a local adventure ride that's every other year, so do I just go not legal.

If any of you guys have had experience of compliance fees could i know

Cheers MIKE

PS the bike is a 1981 Suzuki ER185 $1000. Nobody laugh its a fantastic automobile.

You can do 6 months rego on a new plate

[ONO mike]

That's good.
Just wondering if theirs any other fees to come, other than wof. don't want to start this process and find out theirs an extra $500 to pay (oh we should of told you this, theirs always a $500 anti disestablishment fee for something or a rather)
aye

MIKE

[mossy1200]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/105993-How-to-get-a-deregistered-bike-on-the-road?highlight=certified

[ONO mike]

That's excellent thanks. Will get all my shit together to start this process.
Cheers for that.

MIKE

[Waihou Thumper]

You can do 6 months rego on a new plate

You can do any time you bloody want to to keep the cost down! Just requires another bloody form...

[mossy1200]

You can do any time you bloody want to to keep the cost down! Just requires another bloody form...


Last time I did one was 6 month or 1 year only on new plate issued. Could be a VTNZ fib though.

[pete376403]

Form MR57 - nominate the day you want the rego to expire. Minimum I think of 1 day (could be incorrect) but I have rego'd the bike for a week.
Must be on hold again for minimum of three months before re-registration of the charge gets backdated.

[mossy1200]

Another thread raised this subject so I thought I'd give you guys n gals the facts on the compliance AND reCOMPLIANCE process as it stands TODAY.

First off there are usually four reasons a bike needs to be complied
The first is registration has lapsed. Simply put the owner has for some reason not registered the bike for more than 12 months
The second is a freshly imported vehicle from overseas
The third is that an insurance company or other organisation has deregistered the bike due to accident damage
The fourth is a modified motorcycle.

SO option 1 -REGISTRATION LAPSED.
First you need to provide proof of YOUR identity ,Proof you own the bike and that the bike is not stolen.
Proof of ownership is simply a receipt from the last registered owner with their FULL name and address--it pays to ask if they have moved house -if you can get them a copy of the registration certificate is gold.
Proof of your identity is your licence of course
Proof its not stolen involves a stroll to your local cop shop with the frame/number plate number. They will issue a form stating the bike is NOT of interest to them.
I] Next if the bike is manufactured after 1991 take the bike to a bike shop who will issue you with a brake certificate. This will cost you $50-$150 depending on the shop [/I]
A brake cert involves First getting the thickness of the disks when new. Then read the minimum thickness of the disks (its stamped on all post 91 disks usually between the bolts) Then then measure all the brake disks to ensure they are above minimum thickness at the thinnest part of the disk They also measure the brake pads for thicknessw .The (If you can get the form and have an accurate set of calipers you can do this yourself.)
BEFORE-taking the bike any further make sure all the indicator,tailights and headlight have standards marks on em. Make sure the headlight (s) points where they are soposed to and that the bike is up to WOF standard Tyre,chain,swingarm,steering head,fork seals not leaking and wheel bearing wise. Also make sure all footpegs etc are secure.
A WORD OF WARNNG--Once you take your bike for compliance you only have 28 days to rectify any /all faults found otherwise you have to get it reinspected--and pay the compliance fee again --so it pays to make sure it WILL pass before taking it to them
Woohoo --now with your bike and all your paperwork head to the nearest MOTORCYCLE compliance center.
Not all car compliance centeres do bikes. Easy way is to phone the VTNZ compliance line or the AA compliance line--they will advise your nearest inspection center
They will now sting you about $150- $250 to inspect the bike.
Once this is done You will be handed a brand new WOF and a blue piece of paper called an MR2A --This bit of paper means your bike is safe to be on the roads in NZ and all you need to do is register it. You have 24 months to do this.
Take your MR2a to the nearest Testing station and hand them your Filled out MR2A (you fill out your details like a normal rego form)
Pay them $230-its gone up in price and they will hand you a shiney new number plate and a rego sticker for 6 months --(MINIMUM REGISTRATION PERIOD for a rereg/new reg)-or a bit more if you want 12 months rego
JOB DONE
So total cost if simply lapsed rego around $450
Worth a mention- Quite often for bikes you can take your bike to a VTNZ or AA compliance center who will do the whole thing from start to finish for you as long as you have the paperwork (including brake cert) in order. . This can save a bit of hassle and possibly a few $


MR2A for new plate minimum 6months unless its changed. Have returned half a dozen bikes to the road.

[mossy1200]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/105993-How-to-get-a-deregistered-bike-on-the-road

MR2A required for new plate minimum period 6months. Alternate time 12months unless they have changed it recently.