NZTA = money grubbing swine

[CookMySock]

"The reminder letter is a courtesy, not an obligation. You have to pay us or it's going to debt collection."

If some statutory authority send you reminders, then you can reasonably expect that such a reminder would be sent, and you can reasonably expect to be able to rely on that. They cannot arbitrarily do, and then do not, when it was made clear to you that you could rely on it - that is not reasonable, and therefore not enforceable in a court of law.

It would be different if their terms and conditions made it clear to you that the reminder-issue process was indeed arbitrary and unreliable, and stated outright you should not be relying on it, but this is not the case.

Don't pay the money.

[mazz1972]

LOL @ this thread

Hubby's trail bike has been road registered for maybe one year out of the ten years he's owned it, and it's been on hold/exemption at all other times.

We've always received reminders of when it's due to be done again. But it's not unheard of that mail goes missing, and if you shift and don't advise the new address, you ain't gonna get a reminder.

When we last shifted a few years ago, I went on to the NZTA website and changed the addresses for all our vehicles online. When I entered one at the time, it came up with a list of all the other vehicles owned by us and I had the option to change them all at once.

It's not rocket science, and ignorance certainly is not bliss...or an excuse in NZTA's eyes.