Helle guys,
Back in 2007 I shipped my Moto Guzzi NTX to New Zealand to ride it around the Islands while I was here on a working holiday.
But my dad passed away and I had to return home to take care after my family. I left within 24 hours and left everything at a friends house. Including the bike.
Now I've come back to complete my trip, we have got three months, of which I spend two weeks working on the bike to get it back on the road, and I now want to register it, but I'm running into problems.
The bike was when I first got it here on a Temporary Import Entry. This would last for a year.
This as you understand is now expired. I've paid the duty and now the bike is fully imported according to customs.
The bike is in very good condition, so I don't expect any problems regarding WOF and REG, but the paperwork is the issue.
The guy at VTNZ was not very helpfull (I was there more than a week ago and he said he was going to ring me back).
He said the bike has to be vinned, but since it is only for two months, it might not be worth it (he reckons it's gonna cost $800,-).
This half what the bike it worth.
Time is also slipping away from our precious holiday time and I'm getting a bit frustrated. I went back to VTNZ and asked if he had made the call to Wellington but he only said: I was gonna ring you wasn't I?
We have now come to the idea of swapping number plates of a friends bike but I'm not really into that actually.
I would not mind spending some time to get it Vinned, but 800 dollars is out of my reach.
Anyone knows what it really costs? Or other suggestions?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Tim
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