New vehicle registration prices

**rphenix** · 31st July 2008, 12:30

Loving the new registration prices wonder what the justification for bumping up the registration amount is this time? Surely they would be making enough additional funds given the increase in petrol price.

$328 per year for a bike is a hefty amount

**Subike** · 31st July 2008, 12:55

You register your bike?!!!!
Keep it on hold, keep a current WOF on it when in use.
If you get pulled for no Reg, and get a ticket, go reg that day for 3 mths, present the ticket to the police, ticket squashed.
The odds of you being pulled and ticketed, IF YOU ARE A SAFE RIDER, are low.
Me? been pulled twice in the past 5 years, thats a heap of free registration time.....just keep a current WOF and ride sensibly, ( thats sencibile, not slow)

But then you Aucklanders are all about showing off and getting attention
(coro loop springs to mind)
so go register you bike, only a dollar a day........

**fatzx10r** · 31st July 2008, 13:19

farkin rip off bastards

**Jorja** · 31st July 2008, 13:22

try owning a diesel van at the moment?

not only is diesel getting up with petrol prices, but the road user tax has gone up plus rego has gone up $60 a year as apposed to $30 a year for a car!!!!!

**bully** · 31st July 2008, 14:01

far out, sell the bike to pay the rego!

**Smokin** · 31st July 2008, 14:06

Pretty sure those prices are to get your vehicle newly Registered, not reregistered.

**Deano** · 31st July 2008, 14:10

Originally Posted by Subike

You register your bike?!!!!
Keep it on hold, keep a current WOF on it when in use.
If you get pulled for no Reg, and get a ticket, go reg that day for 3 mths, present the ticket to the police, ticket squashed.
The odds of you being pulled and ticketed, IF YOU ARE A SAFE RIDER, are low.
Me? been pulled twice in the past 5 years, thats a heap of free registration time.....just keep a current WOF and ride sensibly, ( thats sencibile, not slow)

But then you Aucklanders are all about showing off and getting attention
(coro loop springs to mind)
so go register you bike, only a dollar a day........

You'd also need to be careful where you park it......otherwise the parking nazi's will get ya !

**SPman** · 31st July 2008, 14:37

Bike rego - Perth

250 - $197.70
over 250 - $213.70

Cars and vans, however.............

**rottiguy** · 31st July 2008, 14:46

tell me about it, just cost me $304 to reg the van for 12 months, seems to be a new class called non petrol something, feekers. Still got a couple of 1000 RUC left but not looking forward to buying a new lot at the rip off prices, diesel is no longer cheaper than petrol vehicles to drive.

Originally Posted by Jorja

try owning a diesel van at the moment?

not only is diesel getting up with petrol prices, but the road user tax has gone up plus rego has gone up $60 a year as apposed to $30 a year for a car!!!!!

**Badjelly** · 31st July 2008, 15:25

Originally Posted by Jorja

...plus [diesel] rego has gone up $60 a year as apposed to $30 a year for a car!!!!!

I think these increases are due to higher ACC levies, and the increase for petrol vehicles is smaller because they've also added 2c per litre to the petrol tax.

**Deano** · 31st July 2008, 15:36

Originally Posted by Badjelly

I think these increases are due to higher ACC levies, and the increase for petrol vehicles is smaller because they've also added 2c per litre to the petrol tax.

That really grinds my gears. Surely Condescending Cullen budgeted for a certain amount of revenue from petrol tax......ergo, as the price keeps increasing, so too does their percentage 'take' rise also...so why didn't they lower the tax ?

More BS about needing roading infrastructure ? So there can be more cars on the road ? Pffftt

**Motig** · 31st July 2008, 16:49

To relicence costs $267 for over 60cc. I presume the $328 is for putting a new bike on the road.

**portokiwi** · 31st July 2008, 16:59

mine is due now.

So I will find out tommorow at NZ Post.
Yes I have a non petrol 4WD and that coasts heaps for rego then RUC.
Might have to get another job to pay for them.
Oh my lady is looking for a new job if anyone knows of an office job going.

**kiwi cowboy** · 31st July 2008, 17:21

Originally Posted by Deano

That really grinds my gears. Surely Condescending Cullen budgeted for a certain amount of revenue from petrol tax......ergo, as the price keeps increasing, so too does their percentage 'take' rise also...so why didn't they lower the tax ?

More BS about needing roading infrastructure ? So there can be more cars on the road ? Pffftt

no the extra money will go to subsidise there new train set