Forgot to renew rego exemption, $50!

[davereid]

Which you're not obliged to pay.

Once it has been to court, you invariably have to pay it, as the debt collector will add his costs to the judgement he seeks from the court.

[jaykay]

Just and update, which is total silence.

No contact of any sort from Baycorp.

Friend of mine had a similar thing a few years ago, nothing ever happened - and the "debt" ceases after five or six years.

Even if this debt is somehow processed through the courts (and remember someone has to put time and money into this process), the court system for collecting money appears to be in chaos.

Another friend hasn't been chased for a speeding fine in nearly three years, another one has two fines, 2 1/2 years a 1 1/2 years old, and my personal only other one is over a year old.

However the MoJ rang me about a speed camera one from last April, (for a car registered to a company), what am I going to do? Nothing.

[p.dath]

Just and update, which is total silence.

No contact of any sort from Baycorp.

Friend of mine had a similar thing a few years ago, nothing ever happened - and the "debt" ceases after five or six years.

Even if this debt is somehow processed through the courts (and remember someone has to put time and money into this process), the court system for collecting money appears to be in chaos.

Another friend hasn't been chased for a speeding fine in nearly three years, another one has two fines, 2 1/2 years a 1 1/2 years old, and my personal only other one is over a year old.

However the MoJ rang me about a speed camera one from last April, (for a car registered to a company), what am I going to do? Nothing.

If your debt has been handed over the the court, and you're not paying it, then don't try leaving the country. And be real careful about getting pulled over ...

[jaykay]

If your debt has been handed over the the court, and you're not paying it, then don't try leaving the country. And be real careful about getting pulled over ...

The debt can't be handed to the court, it's an alleged debt not a fine.

Getting pulled over is irrelevant, got handed a $230 ticket in Timaru a couple of weeks ago. Usual rubbish about having 28 days to pay, and no mention of a ticket from November 2008 which has yet to reach court.

[red mermaid]

You will find NZTA pretty unforgiving, as far as money owed goes, and they will most likely pass the debt to Baycorp for recovery.

[jaykay]

Just checked with a friend of mine, either Dun and Bradstreet or Baycorp chased him for about $300 for back rego. This started around 2004, he never responded at all, and as far as we can work out the debt is probably stature barred. (only valid for six years).

The best advice to follow with ANY debt collection company is to simply ignore them - do not respond to any letters, if they phone.....hang up.

[bogan]

I also like the 'rego-on-hold' system all things considered, if you keep on top of it then it doesn't cost anything to have a vehicle off the road while still allowing it to be easily put back on the road. The alternatives wouldn't seem to be all that great...

But why can't it just be like the warrant system, go and put 6/12 months on and it starts from that day (or when the current one runs out), once it runs out you can get fined. I got hit for 8 months bike rego cos I mis-interpreted the rules, If i had rode in that 8 months I would have been fined, so why the need to back pay, I got absolutely no service out of it.

[jono035]

Yeah, it's a bit tricky and it's by no means a perfect system but having to specifically put your rego on hold would seem to be a reasonable way to make the system less prone to abuse. It also allows the cops to use a little more discretion when they pull someone over whose registration isn't current (happened to me on the bike a few months ago).

A good half way point would be if you could turn in your registration ticket for either a refund or 'credit' for when the vehicle goes back on the road.

[Kickaha]

But why can't it just be like the warrant system, go and put 6/12 months on and it starts from that day (or when the current one runs out), once it runs out you can get fined. I got hit for 8 months bike rego cos I mis-interpreted the rules, If i had rode in that 8 months I would have been fined, so why the need to back pay, I got absolutely no service out of it.

That is how it used to be

[ukusa]

The best advice to follow with ANY debt collection company is to simply ignore them - do not respond to any letters, if they phone.....hang up.

yep, remember doing that in the old days of the TV licence. They used to send baycorp letters (in the fire), ring (sorry he doesn't live here), they even came round home, told them I didn't have a telly & to f**k off. Never heard from them again, that was probably nearly 10 years ago now.

[Scuba_Steve]

I have a 170$ one for a car & 200$ one for a van (ahh so much cheaper then) both with baycorp. I havn't & refuse to pay both, simply put I'm not paying for something (and they are well aware) I did not, do not & cannot use! If I use the road I pay for it.
All it means is a tranish on your credit record, so if thats not a worry to ya dont pay it, why should you pay for something you didnt use?

[jaykay]

An update.

Nothing has happened, no letters or phone calls.

Only another 5 1/2 years to go before it drops off the system.