Changes to WoF system announced

[imdying]

So...they weren't REAL crashes - nobody killed eh!

I'll go plow into Rastuscat's popo bike when he pops off his steed for take a piss. When he comes out I'll say no worries mate, no need to report this, scummy says it's not a real crash cos I didn't kill ya

[Swoop]

Check all my vehicles a couple of days before WOF check - more likely to be a drive-in-drive out WOF!

Yup. Revolutionary concept to some, eh?

[_Shrek_]

Except reverse lights.

Go figure... they tell you not to use your fog lights, yet they must work, but I've passed a few times without reverse lights

reverse lights don't come into it as it is illegal to have white lights facing rear when driving down the road,

sort of makes you when you see tractors on the road with their rear lights on & other times coz it looks like another vehicle on your side of the road

[scumdog]

reverse lights don't come into it as it is illegal to have white lights facing rear when driving down the road,

sort of makes you when you see tractors on the road with their rear lights on & other times coz it looks like another vehicle on your side of the road

A tad o.t. but I know of a guy who owned an automatic Morris 1300, the trans conked out - except for reverse.
He left home early one morning to drop the car off at the garage, didn't want a tow or breakdown truck

So drove 13km on the highway from his home to the garage - remember he's only got reverse.

Imagine the poor buggers rounding a bend at 100kph to see a car on the wrong side of the road apparently heading towards them!

[Banditbandit]

Imagine the poor buggers rounding a bend at 100kph to see a car on the wrong side of the road apparently heading towards them!

Seen exactly that mate - too many times ... brick-shitting material ... fucking dickheads ...

[AndyR1]

I can only hope that we follow the German example.
Car goes for "WoF" and fails = put DIRECTLY on to the tow truck. NO 28 days grace bullshit. Directly to a place of repair and the vehicle does not move under its own power until repaired.

Well, I'm German and just to clarify our rules:
New cars, first WoF after 3 years, then every 2 years...
Motorcycle every 2 years from the first year on...

They don't let you drive anymore if your vehicle shows safety concerns like brakes, chassis, steering, hoses etc..
But but but don't forget, the people who are doing the WoF are studied engineers and highly skilled people and it's not so easy to argue with them if you are not a mechanic as well...they know what they are doing and taking our rules very seriously - by the way, we have too many of them :-)

Normally you have 2 weeks time to fix this...so hurry up, if they stop you you have to tell them why you are driving around etc. etc. etc. Even the police have basic knowledge so even you have a WoF doesn't mean if they stop you and they have some concerns you can leave with a 2 weeks notice to bring your car to WoF again...there are always some police guys around specialized in tuned cars and bikes and they check each modification. Therefore you have each additional not-standard part in your documents which you need to carry all the time with you.

Here on my motorcycle no police ever wants to see my LVV plate even only the frame and the engine are still stock :-) With my car I have the same experience here - AP Racing brakes, no LVV and nobody even notice this...

As foreigner living here for more than 2 years I would recommend NZ: leave your system as it is and just tighten up the rules a little bit more so no crappy car/bike will leaving the WoF station anymore for serious safety issues, 2 weeks time should be ok to fix them and train the WoF guys at VTNZ for exmaple a little bit more please :-)

Therefore you can't apply other country systems to NZ, it's just much more than only increasing the intevall from 6 to 12 month....

Enjoy

[tigertim20]

Except reverse lights.

Go figure... they tell you not to use your fog lights, yet they must work, but I've passed a few times without reverse lights

Reverse lights aren't striclty a requirement - if they are there they are supposed to work to pass, but you can get a wof without them altogether

[Swoop]

They don't let you drive anymore if your vehicle shows safety concerns like brakes, chassis, steering, hoses etc..
But but but don't forget, the people who are doing the WoF are studied engineers and highly skilled people and it's not so easy to argue with them if you are not a mechanic as well...they know what they are doing and taking our rules very seriously - by the way, we have too many of them :-)

Normally you have 2 weeks time to fix this...so hurry up...

My German workmate passed on that info.
I can't see why we have more than 2 weeks to get things fixed. Bloody ridiculous having a month!
Unfortunately a lot of our "examiners" come from Fiji and are not engineers.

[Scuba_Steve]

My German workmate passed on that info.
I can't see why we have more than 2 weeks to get things fixed. Bloody ridiculous having a month!
Unfortunately a lot of our "examiners" come from Fiji and are not engineers.

probably because when it was created they were intelligent enough to work out, you fail a WoF just before xmas you're pretty fucked otherwise & the fact NZ quite often has to wait for parts to be shipped half way round the world, especially if you drive Euro or old

[AndyR1]

My German workmate passed on that info.
I can't see why we have more than 2 weeks to get things fixed. Bloody ridiculous having a month!
Unfortunately a lot of our "examiners" come from Fiji and are not engineers.

Yep, Fiji or other nice countries - they don't even know that there are full floating discs available on bikes and keep telling me, my front wheel bearing is loose

I said really - then I move the discs left and right and the guy said: oh

I mean they should have at least experienced car/bike mechanic to international standard - not being just an mechanic/engineer from ....

And all these driving wrecks should be banned from public roads, they can drive on their farms

But the standard just needs to be raised....mhmmm, let's say 200% - then we are all good. If you can't effort a car or even fix it, don't use one

So, enough, I'm happy in NZ and nothing can change that...You all should be happy that the standard is so low and not so many rules and regulations

[Ocean1]

You all should be happy that the standard is so low and not so many rules and regulations

Amen. It's really scary how insane the reglations are in Europe, I'm breaking every rule I can, here every chance I get but they just keep making more.

So for fuxsake stop bitching about stuff, they only make shit illegal when all you bastards moan an' bitch about it.

[AndyR1]

Amen. It's really scary how insane the reglations are in Europe, I'm breaking every rule I can, here every chance I get but they just keep making more.
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Well, but we have there every 2 years WoF - no country is perfect but it's better here in NZ and don't be scared if a $100 car hits you because it has no proper brakes