Rego question

[placidfemme]

My rego is going to expire next week, and I was looking at the form and they have options for 6 months and 12 months...

Now my question is... can I get my bike Rego'd for 3 months?

The way I see it, if I do the Rego for 6 months, then my next Rego will be due just after x-mas... approx, 2 weeks after I get back to work from my x-mas break... and going on the last 3 years, by the time I get back to work I'm on a VERY tight budget after wasting all my money on my time off...

So If I get it done for 3 months, then I can do it for a year and then have the Rego due at a time when it's more affordable for me...

So is that possible?

[Riff Raff]

I keep losing the rego form that gets sent out for my car, so I just fill out one at the post office which gives the option of 3 months. So in answer to your question, yes you can!

[WRT]

Also, I just did the car's one online (https://www.ltsatransact.govt.nz/tra...nce/entry.aspx) on friday, and there is the option to do 12, 6, or 3 months from there. Sticker arrived in the post on Tuesday . . . altho one little gripe, its too big to fit in the holder!! But otherwise, easy system . . .

[v.ros`]

yes u can...

under the 6 and 12 month 'tick' box, there is another option that says 'specify number of amount: 3 - 12' tick that.

I also got mine yesterday--- ARRGGHHHH

[placidfemme]

Thank you everyone

*took me a while to figure out my post had been moved into this section... sorry mod*

How much does it cost for 3 months?

[Beemer]

You can relicence a vehicle for any period of time - even a month or less. My husband has a bike he keeps on exemption during most of the year and he only uses it in summer. Sometimes he licences it for a week only, then puts it back on exemption.

Three months is a little over a quarter of the cost - it is cheaper to do it for a whole year at a time, but it's not significantly more expensive.

[v.ros`]

i dont think there is any discount (well big one) for doing it yearly... so if im not mistaken, 3 months will be the exact half of 6 months...

[vifferman]

You can relicence a vehicle for any period of time - even a month or less. My husband has a bike he keeps on exemption during most of the year and he only uses it in summer. Sometimes he licences it for a week only, then puts it back on exemption.

Are you sure? Last rego I did, I'm pretty certain that under "Period to be Registered" the form had a caveat of "(minimum period of one month)" written.

[bugjuice]

My last one I got at the end of june, I was going to do 6 months, cos I can't afford a year at the mo. But 6 months from the end of June is Christmas. So I asked for 7 months (just after I get triple paid), so I'll buy a year then. From what I understand, you can buy any monthly amount from 3 to 12 months. Why not go for 9 months..?

[Lou Girardin]

Minimum of three, max of 12. You can change the expiry date while your bike is currently reg'd as well.

[Flyingpony]

Also, I just did the car's one online (https://www.ltsatransact.govt.nz/tra...nce/entry.aspx) on friday, and there is the option to do 12, 6, or 3 months from there. Sticker arrived in the post on Tuesday . . . altho one little gripe, its too big to fit in the holder!! But otherwise, easy system . . .

Still waiting for mine to arrive.
Purchased on 12th, took my money and still hasn't arrived 9 days later
Old rego slip expires in 2 days time. Shouldn't be too far away. It's not like it's getting forwarded through more than one mailbox.

Edit: My new rego slip has arrived on the last 'legal' day for the old rego slip. Phew.
Next time I'm going to order with more spare time.

[Bonez]

My rego is going to expire next week, and I was looking at the form and they have options for 6 months and 12 months...

Now my question is... can I get my bike Rego'd for 3 months?

The way I see it, if I do the Rego for 6 months, then my next Rego will be due just after x-mas... approx, 2 weeks after I get back to work from my x-mas break... and going on the last 3 years, by the time I get back to work I'm on a VERY tight budget after wasting all my money on my time off...

So If I get it done for 3 months, then I can do it for a year and then have the Rego due at a time when it's more affordable for me...

So is that possible?

As mentioned you can do it for three months and less. I generally go for the whole 12 months. If I use the bike earlier it's a trivial matter of going to the testing station or a NZ Post shop to renew registration.

[unhingedlizard]

I used to do mine at 3 months. Used to cost $74 but that was before they dropped the levie, used to be $300yr now is $249.

[Beemer]

Minimum of three, max of 12. You can change the expiry date while your bike is currently reg'd as well.

Sorry Lou, but you are wrong! If you have a MR1 or a MR1B form (the ones they send you by mail), the minimum period is three months, but if you fill out a MR27 form (green, pick it up at the PO), you can nominate the time period you want to licence the vehicle for - a week, a month, four months, 11 months - whatever you want. Good for getting the yearly renewal to a date that doesn't clash with Christmas!

Also, the price for three months is not a quarter of the rate for 12 months because there are fees associated with each transaction. If you licence a car for four periods of three months rather than one period of 12 months, you will be paying about $20 extra - not sure what it is for bikes.

[sefer]

$68 for 3 months, did it the other day