Warrant system, when are they going to change it to be less a pain in the arse?

[BMWST?]

.............................. If a vehicle is pulled over by the police or if they deem this to be unsafe then they should be given the powers to require the vehicle to undergo a new warrent. Not a fine but the power to require that the vehicle is up to a road worthy state. Just some loose thoughts.


skyryder

that is the case now....just cos your car has a warrant doesnt mean the Police cant give you a ticket for a blown taillight of worn tires.It is up to ebryy vehicle owner to KEEP the vehicle in a Warrantable condition at all times

[sunhuntin]

I think the UK, having come from there, should adopt the NZ way. Cars in the UK rust within about 3 - 4 years, to what degree usually depoends on how well the vehicle is cleaned. For 5 months of the year, in some parts of the UK, the roads are covered in salt to prevent icing. This can ruin new cars and bikes over a single winter, destroying seals and corroding anywhere where the metalwork/bodywork has a chip in it from the grit they spread along with the salt... Leave your system the way it is... i'll lok after mine and as i can't trust you guys to look after yours, the gubmint gonna have to do it for me!!!

yep... an old ex of mine has a 65 panhead harley... he lives in canada. he told me that he took the bike out one night just at the start of winter [not enough snow to make him put the bike away, but enough to warrent ice] and he said he didnt bother wiping the bike down after. by the next morning, his chrome was basically stuffed. he had the get the exhaust rechromed, and the rest he actually sanded back moving through finer grains until the shine came back.

[Mully]

These are the people who don't.... get warrant of fitness.....get car insurance, .....get drivers licence, ....pay court fines, Warrant of fitness system is a burden only for honest people.

Agreed - I was referring to the Numpties who have no idea, rather than those who can't be bothered.

[Indiana_Jones]

While I can see the merits of the WOF system where a 3rd party can pick up things the owner might miss or not notice, I just think every 6 months is a bit much and have voted for once a year.

-Indy

[Forest]

In Queensland, there's nothing. Not at all. No checks in the slightest. For the most part in Brisbane people drive around in fancy new Mazdas or Toyotas or Holdens or Fords; but you often see the most painfully dangerous pieces of crap rolling along too. If a policeman stops you he can give you a ticket but of course there's a lot that slips through the cracks.

In Victoria, the police have the power to impound a car on the side of the road if it is judged to be unsafe.

[Squiggles]

Number of people i see riding around with fork seals leaking and balding tyres makes me want to keep it the way it is, alot only fix if they're going to fail a wof because of it

[Slyer]

Yeah 6 months is good.
But they could tone down some of the ridiculous stuff, like one of my fog lights not working on the car, most cars don't even have them so why does it need to work?
Also, my automatic windscreen squirter doesn't work. Big whoop. I'm not forking out a lot of money to get a whole new pump when I've never used it in practice even when it was working.

Thank you for bringing my busted CV boot to my attention however...

[jrandom]

Having six monthly warrants is retarded and huge example of nanny state.

Speak for yourself; my motor vehicle seems to have no difficulty passing its annual WOF check.



Maybe I'll start whinging in another four years when it joins the six-monthly club.

I don't really see a problem, though. The system's not perfect and it's a minor pain in the arse, but it does at least have some chance of drawing the average idiot's attention to issues when they wouldn't have otherwise realised that they needed to replace their vehicle's consumables, etc.

[JimO]

Yeah 6 months is good.
But they could tone down some of the ridiculous stuff, like one of my fog lights not working on the car, most cars don't even have them so why does it need to work?
Also, my automatic windscreen squirter doesn't work. Big whoop. I'm not forking out a lot of money to get a whole new pump when I've never used it in practice even when it was working.

Thank you for bringing my busted CV boot to my attention however...

if its there it has to work, regarding the washer for the windscreen i would think that would be a must have, you get the sun on a dirty windscreen and you cant see anything

[vtec]

if its there it has to work, regarding the washer for the windscreen i would think that would be a must have, you get the sun on a dirty windscreen and you cant see anything

Well, we can't have a water sprayer not working, what if the owner of said vehicle, takes this lapse in the nanny state and learns to get out of his car and put water on the windscreen manually, we can't have that, then we might have people coming up with all sorts of crazy ideas like learning to wipe their own bottoms or something.

[JimO]

Well, we can't have a water sprayer not working, what if the owner of said vehicle, takes this lapse in the nanny state and learns to get out of his car and put water on the windscreen manually, we can't have that, then we might have people coming up with all sorts of crazy ideas like learning to wipe their own bottoms or something.

whatever............just remember these people driving about with windscreens they cant see out of are sharing the road with you

[Freeatlast]

The law states that all vehicles must be up to warrant of fitness standard, at all times. Regardless of, it has a sticker on the windscreen (or wherever) to say its legally on the road. The time period is irrelevant buracratic bullshit. Heavier fines and/or crushing those vehicles that are found on the road, but not up to the required standard, would reduce the number of un-warranted vehicles on the road.

[Rayray401]

What needs to be done is for this to go to one year for all vehicles and a two year check for five years of new one's. If a vehicle is pulled over by the police or if they deem this to be unsafe then they should be given the powers to require the vehicle to undergo a new warrent. Not a fine but the power to require that the vehicle is up to a road worthy state. Just some loose thoughts.


skyryder

Hmm..i say do what skyryder mentioned but also make third party insurance compulsory..

[vtec]

whatever............just remember these people driving about with windscreens they cant see out of are sharing the road with you

You could have a dirty visor on your helmet, and you have neither window wipers or a watersprayer... what do you do? WHAT DO YOU DO?

[JimO]

You could have a dirty visor on your helmet, and you have neither window wipers or a watersprayer... what do you do? WHAT DO YOU DO?

i can ride with my visor up, does your windscreen tilt up