Rego crack down in Canterbury

[Asher]

Just noticed this post on facebook by one of my friends:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/new...ego-crack-down

"Drivers will be given 24 hours to correct registration details or lose their cars in a tough new Government crackdown in Christchurch.

Errant motorists will be blue- stickered and given until midnight the following day to comply or, if in default, have their cars seized and impounded.

Canterbury is the first region to target transgressors under the tightened 2011 Land Transport Act. Road policing officer, Senior Sergeant Glenn Nalder said if a driver failed to comply and was caught driving, the vehicle would be impounded immediately.

They would then be given 20 work days to comply, or ownership would pass to the tow operator who could sell the car to recover storage and towage costs.

The new blue sticker joins the pink and green stickers issued for unroadworthy and non-compliant vehicles. "

Although it states cars not bikes, this will probably affect us more than cagers.

20 day to get a new rego or the tow operator can sell it is fucking ridiculous, why give the scum of the earth that sort of power? - i hate tow truck drivers

[The Singing Chef]

Fook me! That is a little OTT, I am surprised that it is even legal to do that.

[sil3nt]

The article is vague and gives no info. This is the info I have found from looking around.
This isn't for unpaid regos or regos on hold. This is for incorrect registration. Like registering as an Ambo to get cheaper fees.

[willytheekid]

The article is vague and gives no info. This is the info I have found from looking around.
This isn't for unpaid regos or regos on hold. This is for incorrect registration. Like registering as an Ambo to get cheaper fees.

+1
Right on the money as usual mate

...same rules as usual for not paying your "tax"

Have a great easter sil3nt

[Asher]

So its just another piece of incomplete, misleading reporting by NZ's media?

[oneofsix]

The article is vague and gives no info. This is the info I have found from looking around.
This isn't for unpaid regos or regos on hold. This is for incorrect registration. Like registering as an Ambo to get cheaper fees.

So don't take your farm rego'd bike more than 50ks from your veggie patch/chicken run even if it is in the CBD

[Haggis2]

How many actually do this anyway? Very low percentage I would have thought.

[ducatilover]

So its just another piece of incomplete, misleading reporting by NZ's media?

I bet someone from KB wrote it

[Usarka]

I'm gutted, I put my crack down and some one nicked it.

[Big Dave]

I'm gutted, I put my crack down and some one nicked it.

Usark-ing of the Plumber's Smile.

[Zedder]

So its just another piece of incomplete, misleading reporting by NZ's media?

And not checking it out by you before posting.

[SMOKEU]

Don't forget that registration and vehicle licensing are 2 very different things.

[Bassmatt]

Don't forget that registration and vehicle licensing are 2 very different things.

Which one do you think they are looking for?

[SMOKEU]

Which one do you think they are looking for?

The rather poorly written article points more to registration rather than licensing. Although I'm sure the cops are doing a blitz on vehicle licensing, too.

[davereid]

The rather poorly written article points more to registration rather than licensing. Although I'm sure the cops are doing a blitz on vehicle licensing, too.

Yeah, There is no provision in law to impound an unlicenced vehicle. One that is completely unregistered or is not registered to anyone would be a different story.

http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/p...&p=1#DLM435033