Why are regos so expensive?

[BoristheBiter]

Keeping things current (I always feel) does keep things cheaper in the long run, but then there are other things you can do which can help.

I mean, not having a current reg & wof will make you susceptible to being fined and get demerits should you get pulled over/park it on the road.
But if you know you aren't going to bother to register it, it's free to put the plates on hold, which at the least stops them going dead and stops it costing you in backdated rego charges.

We've had one car here (project) on hold for about 17 years now hehe.
Boy person just fills out the form every 12 months, they send a reminder letter when it's due again.
Never costs a cent, and IF (I'm not convinced he will ever finish it haha) he ever gets it roadworthy, then he has to wait till the 'hold' period runs out, but he can simply get a WOF and then go in and register it from scratch.
You can put them on hold for 3, 6 or 12 months from memory.

My show car is on hold for 3 months at a time as I only have it legal over summer cause I won't drive it in the rain as I refuse to register it when I'm not going to drive it

We put the road bikes on hold over winter as well. It just seems stupid not to if we aren't going to ride them.

[Ladydragon]

We put the road bikes on hold over winter as well. It just seems stupid not to if we aren't going to ride them.

I asked him this morning and he said that he hasn't had the plates on hold

[Subike]

Also: "Police would continue to give a person, ticketed for the first time with an unlicensed car, a two-week grace period to licence their vehicle before any penalties applied."

If you do get caught, just put 3 months on. You won't be out of pocket as it'll be cheaper (or the same price) as the fine itself, and the fine and demerits will be removed.

If you get caught, why reg for three months? why not just for a week?

I went on a ride last weekend, the only ride out of town I will do this year,

Was I silly and reg bike for three months??

Hell no.... 8 days registration, $20.40. You can reg for 24hrs if you want too...

Went home and put it back on exemption hold that night....

Why pay more tax than you use...

As for reg affecting insurance ....WOF is all they require...and kept at wof condition.. which we all do as safe riders.. not like cage drivers

[5150]

Don't forget that parking wardens can issue tickets (but without demerits) for no WOF and rego. So you could ride like an angel and never be stopped by plod but pick up a big fine if a warden spots WOF and/or rego are out while you're in the shop buying a pie...

Certainly I would avoid having them expired if you park on road in Auckland CBD as they are pretty sharp-eyed on that stuff. ($200 for expired WOF: I forgot = my fault.) I'm sure they are also on the lookout elsewhere.

All very well, but I make a point not to park my bike in town (more for theft then anything else)

[Katman]

Why are regos so expensive?

Ask these guys.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...-all-OK.-Video

[oldrider]

Ask these guys.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...-all-OK.-Video

I found it hard to be sympathetic about that one! .... Not a good look! Must have been the other guy's fault again! Maybe it really "was" the road!

[thecharmed01]

As for reg affecting insurance ....WOF is all they require...and kept at wof condition.. which we all do as safe riders.. not like cage drivers

Check with your insurance company, NZI require current Reg AND wof....

[baffa]

Check with your insurance company, NZI require current Reg AND wof....

Whilst this should be true, lack of registration often wont prevent a claim being paid.

[thecharmed01]

Whilst this should be true, lack of registration often wont prevent a claim being paid.

Not entirely true. In some cases, perhaps. And with some companies perhaps.....
But I would never rely on that.

I deal with insurance companies all the time, and they always seem to be looking for an 'out' so to speak.
I've seen so many claims denied due to a lapsed registration.
I've seen assessors, walk to the front of a damaged vehicle, then they don't even look at the damage. Once they see the Rego is out, they leave again as their is no point checking damage when the claim will be denied....

I also photograph damaged vehicles, on behalf of a couple of the major insurance companies, as my job.
The first images on the requirement list are WOF and REG labels which have to be the first images seen when I email them through. They are very specific about that.