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    How to Display Rego

    I've just finished putting on a tail tidy and while the plate and plate light and indicators are all happy and legal, I'm at a bit of a quandary on the best way to display the rego and WOF. The dealer originally mounted it perpendicular to the plate under a reflector - you couldn't see it without walking up to a stopped bike and looking. With my tail tidy I don't have an obvious mounting point like this. It'll be unattractive (and put the rego holder at risk) to have the rego sticking up from above the plate as wind would eventually vibrate and weaken it.

    I see a vendor has a little tube in which you could roll your rego and presumably mount from the bottom of your plate. I've seen at least one version of my bike using something like this out on the roads. The downside would be greater weight and stress on my plate itself.

    Does the rego need to be always visible like the plate, or does it need to be presentable on request (ie tucked away but able to be pulled from behind the plate on demand)? How do you display yours?

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    mine is stuck to the left hand side of the rear tyre hugger on my bike. WOF is bolted to the number plate
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    what does the road code say?

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    Possibly more importantly, if you park in a public area in the Auckland council area can the label be easily seen by a parking warden?

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    The road code only states:

    In addition to the warrant of fitness, a motorcycle must display a current licence label and a number plate on the back that can be clearly seen.

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    Have mine above the chain guard on the left hand side on a couple of bikes, in one of those tube things. So far, there's never been any negative issues with it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moi View Post
    Possibly more importantly, if you park in a public area in the Auckland council area can the label be easily seen by a parking warden?
    Yep it is all about the parking wardens, other than that you may as well put it under your seat. I have been asked for mine once in the last 25 yrs by the popo and do not go to town so, no issue for me, under the seat it goes.
    However if you get pulled and fail the attitude test, you may be up for failing to display... your call.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Moi View Post
    Possibly more importantly, if you park in a public area in the Auckland council area can the label be easily seen by a parking warden?
    The fat cunts need the exercise of bending over.

    Bolt it to the back of your plate along with the W.o.F and let the fatties bend over. Hopefully they'll twist as well and injure themselves. (We really need a "stabbing" emoticon to use here)
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    Quote Originally Posted by jellywrestler View Post
    what does the road code say?
    It doesn't count. It's not law.

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    Different laws for WoF and licence label.

    WoF must be displayed where it's clearly visible.

    Lic label must be displayed where it's clearly visible AND adjacent to the licence plate.

    Different clauses of different laws.

    Who knew.

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    I found some years back they got more excited about a lack of rear facing red reflector than where the rego label was on a tail tidy.

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    Reading the NZTA standards, I do need to add a reflector as there must be a red, non-tape based reflector visible from 100m. Seems a little odd given the number of active running and other lights in the rear, but I guess it would help if the bike were off. Anyone willing to hazard a guess whether reflective plate bolts would qualify?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hubris View Post
    Reading the NZTA standards, I do need to add a reflector as there must be a red, non-tape based reflector visible from 100m. Seems a little odd given the number of active running and other lights in the rear, but I guess it would help if the bike were off. Anyone willing to hazard a guess whether reflective plate bolts would qualify?
    No it wont,that said from experience what does qualify is buy a ridiculous pushbike reflector cut it in 1/2 and attach to your motorcycle,sad but true.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AllanB View Post
    I found some years back they got more excited about a lack of rear facing red reflector than where the rego label was on a tail tidy.
    That to is sad but true,often wondered who comes up with such things,to stupid to be idiots.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rastuscat View Post
    It doesn't count. It's not law.
    shouldn't the road code show the requirements within the laws?

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