VTNZ are a pack of Wankers

[Gubb]

Adding to my issues with Vodafone, Ticketek, and Telecom come my latest in misadventures. No wonder Big Dave mentioned "Gubbstration". (That's Frustrated Gubb, not Menstrating Gubb)

I took the car in today to get a Warrant. It's a relatively late model, tidy car, and I wasn't expecting any issues at all as it's flown through all it's Warrants, and got a fairly new set of treads.

Take it to VTNZ Thorndon Quay in Wellingtown at about 11am. Sit through about 30 minutes of waiting before they call me up to come and get it. "Failed" says the fellow. Your windscreen wipers are worn, your Fog lights are out of adjustment and your Window Tints are too dark.

Ok, wipers would take about $4 and 2 minutes to sort, Fog Lights maybe an hour by the time I lose and re-find all the bolts again, but no big deal. Window Tints on the other hand....

I had them done about 2 years ago, and have little 35% stickers on the door to show they are legal. Warrant-man says they are registering at 30% and thus-illegal. I ask how the Car went throygh the last 4 Warrants without any issues. He says "For all I know they could have been put on yesterday, they are illegal." I ask to see the light meter that he used, he explains how it works and shows me the calibration certificate on the back. It had expired a month ago.

After I point out the expired certificate he stamers and says that the machines are self-calibrating and don't need certification anyway. I ask why they bother then, and he can't really answer. I ask to speak to the Manager, but apparantly he's not there and won't be for another 3 weeks. Fuck it, I can't do anything about it there, so I up and leave out to Porirua to the shop where I originally had my tints done. They use a meter to test it and say it's fine, the worst they found was 35.6%. He then explains that they have a few people come in with similar issues, and have a letter on template which points out a letter from the head of the LTSA saying that there needs to be a 5% tolerance to the 35% tint threshold. He said he would e-mail that to me as his Printer was broken.

After this I realised that I didn't ask which direction to Fog lights were out of alignment by. I call into the VTNZ in Porirua (after picking up a Birthday treat) to put it through the re-check to find out which way to direct the foglights.

They re-check it, and it passes through everything. No problems with the tints, fog lights or wipers.

So what is it VTNZ, are Porirua letting through deathtraps, or is Thorndon Quay far too harsh. How can a car get failed at one place on 3 seperate counts, but go through fine at another station 2 hours later when nothing has been touched?

Obviously there are double standards, and how can you justify testing cars when your tools are out of certified calibration? Surely that makes the whole process null and void anyway?

Pull your head in. You haven't heard the last from me yet. I'll be writing a motherfucking letter. That's not how I wanted to spend 4 hours on my Birthday, and the first day i've have off for 3 weeks.

[vifferman]

Happy Birthingday, Gubb!

[Elysium]

So you had a good day then?

[Gubb]

So you had a good day then?

Fucking splendid. I was even more excited about the inch long screw sticking out of my new-ish Pilot Road 2.

[Okey Dokey]

Hmmm... I wonder if VTNZ has a central authority who will note one station passed a vehicle, and that another had only just failed? Will there be ramifications further down the line for the testers? Maybe someone knows...

Anyway, Gubb, I guess you will find these variations between not just stations, but individual testers, too. Stinks when you get the officious one, though.

Generally I am glad to have my car checked in case something is unsafe, but it sounds like you had a tough day!

[_Shrek_]

sounds like you've had a great start to the day, a fearly good reason to get & forget the rest happy birthday

[sil3nt]

And this is why we don't go to VTNZ

[Indiana_Jones]

ANARCHY IN THE UK!!!!

-Indy

[peasea]

Adding to my issues with Vodafone, Ticketek, and Telecom come my latest in misadventures. No wonder Big Dave mentioned "Gubbstration". (That's Frustrated Gubb, not Menstrating Gubb)

I took the car in today to get a Warrant. It's a relatively late model, tidy car, and I wasn't expecting any issues at all as it's flown through all it's Warrants, and got a fairly new set of treads.

Take it to VTNZ Thorndon Quay in Wellingtown at about 11am. Sit through about 30 minutes of waiting before they call me up to come and get it. "Failed" says the fellow. Your windscreen wipers are worn, your Fog lights are out of adjustment and your Window Tints are too dark.

Ok, wipers would take about $4 and 2 minutes to sort, Fog Lights maybe an hour by the time I lose and re-find all the bolts again, but no big deal. Window Tints on the other hand....

I had them done about 2 years ago, and have little 35% stickers on the door to show they are legal. Warrant-man says they are registering at 30% and thus-illegal. I ask how the Car went throygh the last 4 Warrants without any issues. He says "For all I know they could have been put on yesterday, they are illegal." I ask to see the light meter that he used, he explains how it works and shows me the calibration certificate on the back. It had expired a month ago.

After I point out the expired certificate he stamers and says that the machines are self-calibrating and don't need certification anyway. I ask why they bother then, and he can't really answer. I ask to speak to the Manager, but apparantly he's not there and won't be for another 3 weeks. Fuck it, I can't do anything about it there, so I up and leave out to Porirua to the shop where I originally had my tints done. They use a meter to test it and say it's fine, the worst they found was 35.6%. He then explains that they have a few people come in with similar issues, and have a letter on template which points out a letter from the head of the LTSA saying that there needs to be a 5% tolerance to the 35% tint threshold. He said he would e-mail that to me as his Printer was broken.

After this I realised that I didn't ask which direction to Fog lights were out of alignment by. I call into the VTNZ in Porirua (after picking up a Birthday treat) to put it through the re-check to find out which way to direct the foglights.

They re-check it, and it passes through everything. No problems with the tints, fog lights or wipers.

So what is it VTNZ, are Porirua letting through deathtraps, or is Thorndon Quay far too harsh. How can a car get failed at one place on 3 seperate counts, but go through fine at another station 2 hours later when nothing has been touched?

Obviously there are double standards, and how can you justify testing cars when your tools are out of certified calibration? Surely that makes the whole process null and void anyway?

Pull your head in. You haven't heard the last from me yet. I'll be writing a motherfucking letter. That's not how I wanted to spend 4 hours on my Birthday, and the first day i've have off for 3 weeks.

I think the post title has something to with it.

[Insanity_rules]

Happy birthday Gubb,
Sounds like you've had a blinder so far! Hope it gets better.

[FROSTY:Me]

Gubb--mate not going into who's right or wrong but just a lil heads up-some of the cheaper tints actually darken down over time.

Not saying in this case they got it right just a bit of a factoid for ya

[sinfull]

Happy birthday mate ! If it's any consolation i have 90 % of motorheads discography !

[Flip]

IMHO some of them are cunts.

I took my 40 year old sports car in to the Seaview testing station. The old dick who was testing it went over, over and over the car for an hour. Finally took the car off the line and continued to inspect it. During which time the line of vehicles had extended past the drive way and drivers were leaving the que. His colligues came over and he told them that there was always somthing wrong with all old cars, they just gave me a sorry look and left...... He finally found that if he pulled the steering wheel hard up and down he could cause the spline on the steering box to slip a bit. Now the the steering spline is retained by the pinch bolt and could not come out. He declaired that the car was dangerous and had failed and I had to fix the problem and bring the vehicle back.

Well I opened the tool kit, pulled out my trusty 7/16 open ender at which stage the old fart came up behind me and told me I could not fix the car there and had to take it away for repairs. I told him to get stuffed, tightened the pinch bolt and told him to re-inspect the bloddy car.

I won't deal with VTNZ anymore, my company will not deal with VTNZ and I advise anybody I know not to deal with VTNZ. Some of them are just a bunch of NAZI wankers in their blue uniforms.

I certanly understand how Gubb feels, take your vehicle to somebody you trust. I bet your local garage would be gratefull for the work.

[Jonno.]

And at $50 for a car

[Indiana_Jones]

I went to one of those AA places. The whole joint was ran by fucking wobbly tops.

Then when it came to my WOF the cunts made me do the whole just about about. I had to sit on the bike, put the lights on, put the indicators on etc. WTF was I paying them for?

Never again.

-Indy