Do people still think WOFs are "for our safety"?

**schrodingers cat** · 13th May 2010, 19:27

The tyres on your car are quite worn. The WOF is due in 2 1/2 months. Do you
1. Replace them now. Safety is paramount.
2. Wait til the WOF and hope they squeak through for another 6 months?

Geddit?

**bogan** · 13th May 2010, 19:38

Originally Posted by schrodingers cat

The tyres on your car are quite worn. The WOF is due in 2 1/2 months. Do you
1. Replace them now. Safety is paramount.
2. Wait til the WOF and hope they squeak through for another 6 months?

Geddit?

3. Do some skids bro, tyres are fucked anyway!

**Ixion** · 13th May 2010, 19:40

Option 3: Put the wheels from your mate's car on for the WoF, then switch them back once you've got it.

**rwh** · 13th May 2010, 19:45

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

(yes in case anyone missed it the car WAS passed with at least one of the defects).

I obviously did miss it, despite rereading several times. Where exactly was this info?

Richard

**Flip** · 13th May 2010, 20:21

The very fact that you have looked at your tires and know how worn they are and are concerned, suggests to me that you are probably in the top 10% of careful drivers already.

90% of drivers have SFA idea how worn their tires are until the WOF man says hey these are a bit thin.

**Scuba_Steve** · 29th July 2010, 09:47

I'm sorry after watching Fair Go last night I have to pull this up again.

For those that missed it, heres the segment I'm talking about
http://tvnz.co.nz/fair-go/closer-ins...-3676982/video

A buyer wanted a COF before buying a truck, so the owner got one from VTNZ, but when the son of the buyer picked it up he wasn't happy so it was re-checked at VTNZ which then failed it on 14 faults (all fairly major ones too). So a quote was got so VTNZ could pay for the "passed" faults. VTNZ then wanted a 3rd inspection before repairing, which magically cut faults & hence price significantly, a couple of the faults (again passing inspection) being "brakes pulling to the left" & "tyre's down to canvas", VTNZ's excuse for the bald tyre no longer being a fail, is that it passes under NZTA's new standard for truck tyre wear.

Again leading me to believe that why once these were brought in for a reason, they are little more than money grabs nowadays, and we'd probably be better off without them as they tend to give too many people a false sense of security "it passed a WOF/COF it must be safe"

We like to follow OZ with all our other rules why not this one too? I suspect because of the $$$ it brings in.

**dipshit** · 29th July 2010, 10:17

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

* John Langeveld later admitted he had ordered the car to be taken off the hoist (April 9 last year), but said he believed the car was roadworthy because it had a warrant of fitness.

I remember seeing this guy on the news blaming the government for his son's death for allowing powerful cars into the country.

What a tosser.

**bogan** · 29th July 2010, 10:27

Originally Posted by dipshit

I remember seeing this guy on the news blaming the government for his son's death for allowing powerful cars into the country.

What a tosser.

Fuckin aye, one of those guys for whom everything is somebody elses fault. Wofs are a second check at best, how can they tell how roadworthy a car is by spending 20mins just looking at it? sure they can pick up on the major shit, but we are the ones driving it on the road, we have a responsibility to pick up on shit too.

also, fair go page won't load.

**Woodman** · 29th July 2010, 10:48

Originally Posted by dipshit

I remember seeing this guy on the news blaming the government for his son's death for allowing powerful cars into the country.

What a tosser.

The same guy who said that the police should have stopped them earlier because they knew what they were up to as well as he did. I feel sorry for the guy but he seemed to miss the personal responsibility class.

On another note regarding wofs:

Do you think a business would be successful if they advertised that they were very tough on vehicle inspections?, and charged a premium for it ?

All I see is signs going up for cheap wofs $25 etc.
Is the standard dropping to feeed them through ?

**dipshit** · 29th July 2010, 11:26

Originally Posted by Woodman

The same guy who said that the police should have stopped them earlier because they knew what they were up to as well as he did.

And the same guy that was defending having a Tui flag (or was it a hat?) on his son's coffin saying there is nothing wrong with having a few beers... it's a Kiwi way of life.

**dipshit** · 29th July 2010, 11:40

Originally Posted by dipshit

And the same guy that was defending having a Tui flag (or was it a hat?) on his son's coffin saying there is nothing wrong with having a few beers... it's a Kiwi way of life.

http://tvnz.co.nz/close-up/boy-racer...-2838325/video