Ticket for no rego - withdrawn.

**jaykay** · 26th May 2015, 19:47

A friend was taking his unregistered bike for reregistration (been out for 3 years) - and gets stopped by two police as they notice the rego had run out.

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. (and the bike was never parked on the road).

At my suggestion he wrote in with an explanation - and of course "requested a hearing"

Summons duly came through, the date being 10am today.

Turned up at court...to find the case had been withdrawn a month ago.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At least the three speeding offences the police have withdrawn against me they have had the decency to tell me (the evening before).

Unlike the summons I had for "theft of a wheelclamp", everyone finally assembled at court (where I could prove I didn't do it), only to find the case had been withdrawn...and the police (yet again) hadn't bothered to tell anyone. Must have cost the legal aid fund a few thousand dollars, totally due to police incompetence.

**AllanB** · 26th May 2015, 20:06

I'd be more worried about the amount of times you are getting summoned mate......

As for your 'friend' and his rego - suck it up he dodged a very legal fine.
Fact the bike had not been registered for three years.
Fact he was riding it on the road.
Thus braking the law.

I bet every cop who pulls over a vehicle without current rego hears the line 'I was just on my way to get it done.....'

It was most likely dropped because the $200 fine would have cost $1000 of police time to defend (and win).

But I do agree - if they are dropping them, notify in advance.

**JimO** · 26th May 2015, 20:20

why didnt they give him compliance?

**Latte** · 27th May 2015, 14:50

Originally Posted by JimO

why didnt they give him compliance?

Maaaaybe attitude test, probably why the withdrawal notice was also missing.

Still a c*nty thing to do from the police officers in question.

**Maha** · 27th May 2015, 15:10

''A friend was taking his unregistered bike for registration (been out for 3 years) - and gets stopped by two police as they notice the rego had run out.
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''.

At the time of stopping the motorcyclist, the bike was not registered, hence the ticket, I am guessing the bike had a warrant (hence the no ticket for that) because, why would anyone attempt to register a vehicle without a warrant? all good so far.
Only a courtesy to notify not law.

''At my suggestion he wrote in with an explanation - and of course "requested a hearing"

Win/win for your mate, he wrote in, and frankly the courts probably can't be arsed with such a nothing case.

**pritch** · 27th May 2015, 15:24

Originally Posted by JimO

why didnt they give him compliance?

Typically they offer compliance if the rego or whatever is recently expired. Perhaps only a geologist would consider three years to be "recent".

**IkieBikie** · 28th May 2015, 16:59

How do you pre book a registration???

Are you sure the WOF wasnt pre booked???

**rastuscat** · 28th May 2015, 20:37

Sounds like BS to me.

**scumdog** · 28th May 2015, 21:17

Originally Posted by IkieBikie

How do you pre book a registration???

Are you sure the WOF wasnt pre booked???

AND it can be done on-line anyway - don't even have to leave the driveway to do it.

**russd7** · 28th May 2015, 21:24

Originally Posted by scumdog

AND it can be done on-line anyway - don't even have to leave the driveway to do it.

only if ya bike has a current warrant, other problem is havin to wait for the damned thing to arrive in the mail and with all this talk of you fella's helping the parking wardens and giving out tickets for incorrectly displayed regos one must ride to town to get regoed, (i think thats what i meant)

you goin to the brass?

**jaykay** · 6th June 2015, 17:37

Perhaps I didn't explain myself very well.

The registration number of the bike hadn't been put on hold three years ago - and had hence been cancelled.

On the way to get the an inspection and a new registration number, a policeman gave a ticket for no "rego", ie vehicle licence - which cannot be purchased without a WOF. No WOF can be issued until the bike had been inspected.

The policeman concerned simply wasted time and resources in issuing a ticket which shouldn't have been issued, and the police were discourteous not to inform the "defendant", the summons had been withdrawn.

**rastuscat** · 9th June 2015, 22:06

Problem is about every second person stopped for expired reg or wof says they are just on their way to do it. The BS the cops get is what fecks us all over.

**Tazz** · 9th June 2015, 23:37

Originally Posted by jaykay

Perhaps I didn't explain myself very well.

The registration number of the bike hadn't been put on hold three years ago - and had hence been cancelled.

On the way to get the an inspection and a new registration number, a policeman gave a ticket for no "rego", ie vehicle licence - which cannot be purchased without a WOF. No WOF can be issued until the bike had been inspected.

The policeman concerned simply wasted time and resources in issuing a ticket which shouldn't have been issued, and the police were discourteous not to inform the "defendant", the summons had been withdrawn.

'Legally' then it should have been on a trailer.

If it was indeed booked in for compliance the fuzz could have checked quicker than the time it takes to sort out a ticket, if they wanted to...

**jonnyk5614** · 20th June 2015, 00:09

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicle/regi...gistering.html

"Need to move your vehicle before you have the new plates and label?

Your vehicle will need to be towed or transported. You cannot drive your vehicle on the road until the re-registration process is complete."

Law is the law mate.