Stopped with no rego. Police taking plates?

**Rhys** · 19th July 2013, 20:46

I'm happy to pay for WOF, thats for my safety, but I already pay for 4 car regos and a truck i'm not prepped to pay for another vehicle that may not get used much over winter

**Waipukbiker** · 19th July 2013, 20:57

Ive had cops following me a few times this year and have never been pulled over, wether they have called the plate in to check I dont know but ive always tried to keep the rego up. Ive only got the one road legal bike anyway.

**Smifffy** · 19th July 2013, 22:15

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Pay the rego, or stay the fuck off the road. Or else don't pay the rego and ride the fucker anyway. Get caught riding with no rego? Harden the fuck up.

Life's all about choices son.

**nzspokes** · 19th July 2013, 22:18

Heard of plates being taken from a bike not long ago when it had the plate on from another bike that was legal. 2 dead bikes in one hit.

With APNR being trialled in Police cars now the days of getting away with will be numbered.

**Big Dave** · 19th July 2013, 22:44

NZ is such a big place it will be easy to.....no, wait.....

Not paying the tax never made any sense to me. I got caught speeding a few times and I reckon because the bike was mint and the paperwork was all in order all I got was a warning.

No WOF - No rego and I *know* it would have been a different story. Call it an investment in damage mitigation.

**98tls** · 20th July 2013, 00:26

Originally Posted by Smifffy

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Pay the rego, or stay the fuck off the road. Or else don't pay the rego and ride the fucker anyway. Get caught riding with no rego? Harden the fuck up.

Life's all about choices son.

about time the parrot showed up.

**Road kill** · 20th July 2013, 11:33

About a year ago I read something about how plates were going to be taken on the spot if the rego' was on hold an the vehicle was found being used on the road.

Kind of to be expected I guess.

Me,I keep everything up to date because it's just not worth the money and hassle if I don't an then get sprung.

It's also a condition of my insurance agreement.

**Maha** · 20th July 2013, 12:24

Originally Posted by Big Dave

NZ is such a big place it will be easy to.....no, wait.....

Not paying the tax never made any sense to me. I got caught speeding a few times and I reckon because the bike was mint and the paperwork was all in order all I got was a warning.

No WOF - No rego and I *know* it would have been a different story. Call it an investment in damage mitigation.

In case of an accident, riding an unlicensed (not on hold) bike on the road may effect your insurance, assuming the bike is insured?
My bike is fully insured and it's always rego'ed.

**Big Dave** · 20th July 2013, 12:55

Originally Posted by 98tls

about time the parrot showed up.

Better than a Galah who doesn't pay their taxes.

**breakaway** · 20th July 2013, 13:33

Originally Posted by Road kill

It's also a condition of my insurance agreement.

No, this is another case of money grubbing company attempting to contract out of the law under hopes that people without clue won't push back.

In an oops indicent, the insurance company must prove beyond all reasonable doubt that the bike being un-WoFed or un-regoed contributed DIRECTLY to the accident.

Say your WoF was out 1 day, and you got rear ended by someone while stopped at the lights, that wouldn't invalidate your insurance claim.

If you binned it while your WoF was out a day upon inspection their inspector finds the rear tyre bald, then you have something to worry about.

There are laws in place to stop insurance companies from slithering out of their obligations on technicalities. Educate yourself.

**rewdmc** · 20th July 2013, 13:58

True the above.Never had insurance,tried when I was sixteen to insure my gsx 1100 them that didn't laugh/show me the door just pointed to the biggest number at the bottom of the page.Never bothered asking again and 30 years/many bikes later never needed it,touch wood won't either.The money saved would have bought many bikes.
RE rege I'll pay what is fair but with 2 bikes over 1000cc they can go fuc... themselves,catch me.Rego on hold/current WOF at least 6 months a year.

**Oblivion** · 20th July 2013, 14:55

Bikes rego'd all year round because I'm stupid enough to ride it all year round.

**Swoop** · 20th July 2013, 16:11

Originally Posted by Road kill

It's also a condition of my insurance agreement.

Nice.

My insurer (bike specific) says "Don't pay it!" WoF = yes, rego = NO!

Glad I'm with my insurer...

**DrunkenMistake** · 20th July 2013, 18:18

Originally Posted by Big Dave

NZ is such a big place it will be easy to.....no, wait.....

Not paying the tax never made any sense to me. I got caught speeding a few times and I reckon because the bike was mint and the paperwork was all in order all I got was a warning.

No WOF - No rego and I *know* it would have been a different story. Call it an investment in damage mitigation.

^^ Im with Dave on that,
I got pulled over doing a redonkulous speed a few nights back and whether or not he got a bearing on the speed I was doing,
He was quick to check my license and radioed in the plate to confirm the wof and rego, and with a frown he sent me on my way ticketless.

**caspernz** · 20th July 2013, 18:37

Originally Posted by DrunkenMistake

^^ Im with Dave on that,
I got pulled over doing a redonkulous speed a few nights back and whether or not he got a bearing on the speed I was doing,
He was quick to check my license and radioed in the plate to confirm the wof and rego, and with a frown he sent me on my way ticketless.

Yeah well, if my experiences are anything to go by....

...if a bit of excess speed is the only thing wrong, the chances of a warning are better than when running around minus either rego or wof