Car WOF question - expired 12 months - issues?

[scumdog]

He only used the bike for 3 months a year, so saw no point in lining the Gummint's pockets by leaving the Rego ticking over for 9 months when he wasn't using it.

IIRC, you couldn't buy less than 6 months licence at the time, but it was continuous - so he would have lost at least three months fee.

Ah, things must have been different then.
Now one month will get ya by..and I know a few who regularly buy rego in 3-month bites.

[kwaka_crasher]

EDIT: The website says summat different but:

You must apply for an exemption while your licence is still current. The exemption will take effect from when the current licence or existing exemption expires

(source:http://www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicle/regi...xemptions.html)

That first bit is blatantly wrong. That's the risk you run when you don't look to the actual legislation. Like people quoting the "Road Code".

An exemption or renewal of an exemption may include a period occurring before the date on which the exemption or renewal is actually granted, but if the application for the exemption is lodged with the Secretary more than 60 days after the date of expiry of the latest licence issued in respect of the vehicle to which the application relates, the registered owner is liable to pay an amount equal to the sum of—
(a) The licence application administration fee specified in Part 2A of Schedule 2; and
(b) An amount representing that part of the other fees payable in respect of licensing of the vehicle that relates to the period commencing on the day after the date of expiry and ending with the day immediately preceding the date on which the application is lodged.

[kwaka_crasher]

Yep, but another point... if its been expired, say 3 months, then you apply for an exemption, you will have to pay for the three months of expired rego before they will grant the exemption (i just did this with my racecar...)

60 days is the limit before you'll have to start paying license fees back to the expiry of either the last exemption or license in order to renew the exemption. But I didn't mention that because we were talking about exemption applications made BEFORE those expiries in that post you quoted.

[kwaka_crasher]

You can't put a rego on exemption until it's expired. I think they got sick of people (like a guy I knew) buying 12 months rego and having it on hold for 9 months a year.

I may have misinterpreted your post. You can make an application for exemption from continuous licensing prior to the current license expiry but it doesn't take effect until the license expires. Which makes your statement correct.

I read your post as they won't accept an exemption application prior to the expiry of the current license or exemption, which makes your statement incorrect.

[Mully]

I may have misinterpreted your post. You can make an application for exemption from continuous licensing prior to the current license expiry but it doesn't take effect until the license expires. Which makes your statement correct.

I read your post as they won't accept an exemption application prior to the expiry of the current license or exemption, which makes your statement incorrect.

Ohhhhhhhh!!!! That makes sense then. I was about to go to the local postshop and smack them in the mouth for lying to me.

Oh well, these things happen. No biggie (unless, I'd actually gone and smacked them in the mouth, then that would have been a biggie)

As you were.

[Pixie]

TBut not when the furthest I take it is to the end of my street, 60m to the right, and back about once a week when I need eggs for Saturday morning brekky or a pizza at 9:30 after a long shift
.

Lazy prick...you should be walking!

[Deviant]

Lazy prick...you should be walking!

It's a 15 minute walk or a 1 minute drive, each way- so that would be a half hour out of my day vs 2 mins to get some food

When I want food, I want it NAAAAOOOO!!!!!!

Checked it out, I forgot I'd actually put the reg on hold back earlier in the year, so I have until mid-late may to do the reg. As it's not quite at 6 months overdue yet, I think I can put it on hold again still.

I'll give it a shot and see what they say. 3 months, my accounts will be flush again, it'll be fully services and cleaned up, and I'll be listing it on Tardme.