Deregistration?

[EnzoYug]

Fuck!

So I just found out that my old bike was never de registered after I got written off. My brother kindly had the plates in storage and, as I was a bit bent in the head at the time, never thought to follow up on it.

Just found them yesterday and I'm guess there's gonna be a big pissold fine in it for me.

Anyone know what the deal is / what I need to do to get it cancelled and hopefully pay as little money as possible?

[Marmoot]

If it is written off by insurance, it should have been deregistered by now if you had signed the release papers

[Ixion]

It will have been automatically dereigsitered after two years (or will be ). In theory (and law) you should hand the plates in. In practice there's a shit load of people don't . Dunno what happens if you do, but me, I'd stick them in a dark corner and forget about it.

[xwhatsit]

I know lots of people who keep their old plates. Many people, when going to sell the car/bike, write in and say `plates fell off -- need a new set'. $20 or so for a new set, keep the old ones.

[Sully60]

If they come after you for money (continuous vehicle registration blah blah)
Hand the plates in. If they still come after you (via Baycorp) tell them to stick it!

[Motu]

I had this issue just last week - I had left the plates on one of my old cars....so it looked like a real car,with no plates it would of been stripped or smashed up.The car was on my daughters vacant section,and the plates were stolen....and I got a ticket for a car parked in Hamilton with no rego or WoF.The charge was dropped after we explained the plate was dead for 2 years,and the car didn't match the vehicle for the plate.Was a bit worried about the $400 fine for a couple of days though.....