Ticket for no rego - withdrawn.

[Erelyes]

Bearing in mind this has all been prebooked, for some unknown reason the cops decide to give him a ticket for no rego - and not for lack of a warrant - seeming to forget you can't get rego without a warrant.

SO FUCKING WHAT. You had no rego, the is 'no rego'. Whether you have a WOF or not is irrelevant dipshit.

Turned up at court...to find the case had been withdrawn a month ago.

Why do the police find it so difficult to actually tell anyone when they withdraw? Idiots.

At least the three speeding offences the police have withdrawn against me they have had the decency to tell me (the evening before).

I hear they don't tell people they're withdrawing, if said people are fuckwits that constantly request court hearings for things they're guilty of.

[Erelyes]

I bet all you guys saying tough shit break your fair share of laws

Yeah, but some people don't act like princesses when caught.

[Moise]

So if I put the rego on hold and the wof runs out, how do I get a new wof?

Maybe someone could start a mobile wof service?

[rastuscat]

why didnt they give him compliance?

Outside the compliance policy.

[Gremlin]

So if I put the rego on hold and the wof runs out, how do I get a new wof?

Maybe someone could start a mobile wof service?

You can drive / ride the vehicle for the sole purpose of getting issues fixed (assuming it hasn't been ordered off the road, as then it's transported only).

You do have to have a current WOF to get rego.

I ended up in a catch 22. I failed a WOF because a piece in the headlight broke, affecting the throw. The replacement arrived broken in the same way and I was riding the bike back and forth from dealer to not get the work done etc. During that time the rego also ran out, and I couldn't update... I didn't act stupid, didn't get pulled over and never rode it but for the purpose of taking to dealer to get headlight replaced... I figured my reasoning would be good enough...

[haydes55]

The ticket is for "not displaying a current registration" chuck the rego from your car on the bike. I doubt a parking warden would think twice and you might get a blonde cop.

[nodrog:Me]

..... Or do they pass the money collected onto the police which I doubt.

that's exactly what happens, the local body only gets a percentage of the fine.

[pritch]

that's exactly what happens, the local body only gets a percentage of the fine.

Which might explain why the local body fine is higher than the Police fine for the same offence?

[Erelyes]

So if I put the rego on hold and the wof runs out, how do I get a new wof?

Maybe someone could start a mobile wof service?

They have these things called trailers. They're particularly worthwhile in moving material which has been sitting for umpteen years with barely a passing thought.

The ticket is for "not displaying a current registration" chuck the rego from your car on the bike. I doubt a parking warden would think twice and you might get a blonde cop.

And then get an infringement for 'Displayed other than authorised motor vehicle license' *slow clap*

Which might explain why the local body fine is higher than the Police fine for the same offence?

There's no 'local body' and 'police'. There is stationary (local body AND police) and moving (police only).

Stationary doesn't carry demerits, but other than that, no idea why it's higher.

I said it was Wilson Parking (in ChCh anyway) who require a WOF and Reg on cars in their carparks. Wilson Parking are a private company not associated with any local body and they do impose fines or offense fees. for expired parking so I would imagine for Reg & WOF as well.

Yes, problem being, they have no legal remit to issue REG/WOF fines as they are not a council/ the police.

The best they could do is try using civil law, which is much more difficult to enforce.

[Gremlin]

Yes, problem being, they have no legal remit to issue REG/WOF fines as they are not a council/ the police.

The best they could do is try using civil law, which is much more difficult to enforce.

In Auckland at least they just let parking enforcement services onto their property and enforce rules (I've seen them in parking garages). From memory there is something about parking in public places making you free game...

[nodrog:Me]

Which might explain why the local body fine is higher than the Police fine for the same offence?

You're onto it.

I said it was Wilson Parking (in ChCh anyway) who require a WOF and Reg on cars in their carparks. Wilson Parking are a private company not associated with any local body and they do impose fines or offense fees. for expired parking so I would imagine for Reg & WOF as well.

you're not.

[Tazz]

In Auckland at least they just let parking enforcement services onto their property and enforce rules (I've seen them in parking garages). From memory there is something about parking in public places making you free game...

Technically a parking building is private property I believe, so there would be decent ground to fight a ticket like that if you could be arsed.

If the actual parking company issued one, you could safely throw it in the bin.

[rambaldi]

In Auckland at least they just let parking enforcement services onto their property and enforce rules (I've seen them in parking garages). From memory there is something about parking in public places making you free game...

Sometimes the parking areas are run by the council but a slightly different Wilsons company looks after all the machines (ie imports them from Austria and services them when people fuck up and drive straight into the barriers).

[nodrog:Me]

.....If the actual parking company issued one, you could safely throw it in the bin.

Until they pointed out the terms and conditions of using their premises.

[Tazz]

Until they pointed out the terms and conditions of using their premises.

Was going to mention that, but just because something is on a sign doesn't mean the property owners have instant legal grounds to enforce it.
Anyone can put a small sign on their boundary saying that by entering the property you agree to paying $50 for each step, $200 for not carrying a pink sun hat etc etc but good luck enforcing it. Obviously being car related and a parking building it seems more in line and reasonable, but it's not necessarily, it's you just accept it more easily.

Parking involving a contract (where you lease it etc) might be a different story.

Where they will catch you is trying to get you to pay it before they will open the gate for you, which complicates things.

I have had a trumped up invoice for work go as far as Baycorp before. It left the ass hats with a substantial bill for their lawyers, and I'm not sure what Baycorp charged them for the time either.