Rego on hold

**steve_t** · 5th April 2011, 20:50

Originally Posted by Mokadah

Ridiculous. I've been pulled over twice in four years, no rego check either time - and of course I've been a fully paid-up chump the whole time.

Upon hearing of this new discount I've just put the rego on hold.

The thing with handing in the licence plates, well, it'd be annoying if some bugger stole your plate and you had to pay the <$20 fee for a replacement.

How do you know the cop didn't run your plate while he was in his car, before he spoke to you?

**racefactory** · 11th April 2011, 14:09

Originally Posted by Toaster

Question is.... will it change your behaviour with the new risk of demerits, or will you just carry on riding without a current rego?

Will be interesting to hear the results and whether those that break the law will just continue to do so anyway regardless of the demerits risk and run their chances (which I suspect they will).

I will continue to run without rego and risk the demerit points. Personally it's the fines that are more of a deterrent to me. Demerit points don't affect me as I find it hard to rack up that amount to be banned. Now they have lowered the fine to $150 so I actually feel more at ease.

Originally Posted by Oblivion

This is all the more reason to make false rego labels. If you do it well enough, no one will notice

They don't even glance at the piece of paper... they just need to know what's on their computer.

**Max Preload** · 11th April 2011, 16:20

Originally Posted by Pixie

I just wish we had a population that had balls enough to stand up for the right not to be discriminated against.

Ooooh I'm watching the wankby and having a dozen beers. Can't someone else do it?

**Elysium** · 11th April 2011, 16:31

Going to put mine on hold now as well as I can't keep up with the bloody costs. So can you choose how long you want to put bike on hold or is there's a set time frame?

**Max Preload** · 11th April 2011, 16:38

Originally Posted by Elysium

Going to put mine on hold now as well as I can't keep up with the bloody costs. So can you choose how long you want to put bike on hold or is there's a set time frame?

If you don't want to pay backdated license fees it's a minimum of 3 months from date of application for exemption from continuous licensing or expiry of last license, whichever is later. Also, backdated fees are payable if it's not exempted from continuous licensing within 2 months of the last licence or exemption expiry.

**sil3nt** · 11th April 2011, 18:34

Originally Posted by Elysium

Going to put mine on hold now as well as I can't keep up with the bloody costs. So can you choose how long you want to put bike on hold or is there's a set time frame?

Do it online. You can choose 3, 6 or 12 months.

**thepom** · 15th April 2011, 10:42

If you go to a vtnz station they will do it for a month at a time.....

**Max Preload** · 15th April 2011, 15:40

Originally Posted by thepom

If you go to a vtnz station they will do it for a month at a time.....

If you go to any licensing agent you can do it for anything from 1 day to 15 months.

**racefactory** · 15th April 2011, 23:57

What is a licensing agent? I only know of internet and post office which allows you to do 3 months minimum.

**Max Preload** · 16th April 2011, 02:41

Originally Posted by racefactory

What is a licensing agent? I only know of internet and post office which allows you to do 3 months minimum.

These.

If you fill out the correct form (MR27 - Application to Change License Expiry Date) you can get any amount of licence you like.

**Swoop** · 16th April 2011, 06:51

Originally Posted by Oblivion

This is all the more reason to make false rego labels. If you do it well enough, no one will notice

Yay for scanners and photoshop. It will fool parking nazi's and random checkpoints but not a computer check.

Originally Posted by Elysium

Going to put mine on hold now as well...

It's best to occasionally register for a very minimal period. If you do end up being sprung, then the backdates tax will only go back to the period when last registered.

**miloking** · 16th April 2011, 08:09

CBR back on hold (was briefly "regoed" over summer so the "back date" time isnt so huge in case i get sprung with some bullshit....)

Also loss of licence doesnt bother me too much (have just got clean 100 point licence back 3 months ago so those points should last me at least a year hopefuly)

....mostly its just a plastic card that helps you get into clubs and buy beer (also handy to have several cards in case of 28 day road side suspension, so just pop into you local AA and fill out that "loss of licence" form

and pay your $25 fee or whatever it is so you have something to "hand" in when you do get suspended....

i know its not valid and you are still suspended if they run a computer check....but they never do when they see shiney new card, lol

**CookMySock** · 16th April 2011, 08:19

Originally Posted by miloking

[...] just pop into you local AA and fill out that "loss of licence" form

and pay your $25 fee or whatever it is so you have something to "hand" in when you do get suspended....

LOL thats good. But you don't have to pass your property into their possession when they demand it. Just let them look but don't touch. Cops will do ALL sorts of shit on the basis of implied consent, and a simple "no" fixes it all.

**Yow Ling** · 16th April 2011, 08:38

Originally Posted by DangerousBastard

LOL thats good. But you don't have to pass your property into their possession when they demand it. Just let them look but don't touch. Cops will do ALL sorts of shit on the basis of implied consent, and a simple "no" fixes it all.

Your licence is not really your property, its theirs