Can I pay my registration early and AVOID the new fees?

**bucket boy** · 13th April 2010, 17:36

Originally Posted by Morcs

Anyone care to enlighten some of us how to do the register as a farm bike thing?

My bike looks so rough i could pull it off...

Not a lot cheaper now, its the acc part which makes most of the cost up.

**Pixie** · 19th May 2010, 08:07

Originally Posted by bucket boy

Not a lot cheaper now, its the acc part which makes most of the cost up.

Farm vehicles don't pay ACC

**Max Preload** · 19th May 2010, 14:43

Originally Posted by chasio

Sadly my rego runs out in August (buggeration) so I think the best I can do is the three month extension using MR27. I'll give that a crack and report back if I find that doesn't work.

You go in on the 30th of June and using the MR27 changing the expiry date of the vehicle license to 30th September 2011 (15 months from date of application) and pay the balance of the period from August 2010 to September 2011 at the old rates.

**firefighter** · 19th May 2010, 15:15

My rego expires on the 30th of June. Can I go in now and extend it for 15 months from the 30th of June, or do I have to wait until the day to extend it for the 15 months?

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 19th May 2010, 15:30

Originally Posted by DougieNZ

The following is the information I got from the NZTA today:

The new fees start from 1 July 2010

If your registration expires on or after that date you are screwed. You will be liable to pay the new fees even if you go in and pay early...

If your registration is due before that date you can relicence using the usual forms for up to 12 months.

Or you can fill in a MR27 for a maximum of 15 months. use of the MR27 will incur a $7.30 administration charge.

So there it is... the hot oil from the NZTA. Please post here if you have heard any different.

PLEASE don't turn this in to a I am paying/I'm not paying debate. This is purely for information of those that intend to pay.

I did this yesterday and bike registered till 18 August 2011. My old rego ran out on the 26th July (I orginally thought it was June the new fees can into acton

if I knew it was july I would have waited another month or so...

...

) Total $341.00

**Max Preload** · 19th May 2010, 17:09

Originally Posted by firefighter

My rego expires on the 30th of June. Can I go in now and extend it for 15 months from the 30th of June, or do I have to wait until the day to extend it for the 15 months?

Go in on the 30th of June and do 15 months from then.

**Naki Rat** · 24th May 2010, 16:14

Originally Posted by firefighter

My rego expires on the 30th of June. Can I go in now and extend it for 15 months from the 30th of June, or do I have to wait until the day to extend it for the 15 months?

You can do the renewal anytime from now as the 15 months won't start until after the expiration of your current period (i.e. after 30th June). I've just rung NZ Transport Agency regarding this as my rego expires on June 12th - $399.74 for 15 months

**Max Preload** · 24th May 2010, 16:51

Originally Posted by Naki Rat

You can do the renewal anytime from now as the 15 months won't start until after the expiration of your current period (i.e. after 30th June). I've just rung NZ Transport Agency regarding this as my rego expires on June 12th - $399.74 for 15 months

Except that...

Originally Posted by chasio

I have form MR27 - Application to Change Licence Expiry Date (a green form) in front of me. The note on the front reads:
"The new license expiry date cannot be prior to the current license expiry date or more than 15 months from the date of application".

**YellowDog** · 29th May 2010, 20:38

Originally Posted by Naki Rat

You can do the renewal anytime from now as the 15 months won't start until after the expiration of your current period (i.e. after 30th June). I've just rung NZ Transport Agency regarding this as my rego expires on June 12th - $399.74 for 15 months

I went in to renew mine 2 weeks ago at the Postie shop.

They wanted to do it as 15 months from that date and said that I had to lose the 2 weeks. I said no thanks.

Yesterday I did 15 months rego with wof at VTNZ no probs.

I didn't even need to stick the baffle back in the exhaust

**CurseOfSarcasm** · 31st May 2010, 16:47

I went in to NZ Post Westgate today for an MR27 form, where they told me that I couldn't extend my registration past my WOF expiry date. I then went to VTNZ Westgate, where I was told that this was false, however if I extended my registration I would still have to pay the new rates - even though they hadn't been officially informed of the new rates. Is there a biker-friendly registration agency in Auckland?!

**firefighter** · 31st May 2010, 19:57

Originally Posted by CurseOfSarcasm

however if I extended my registration I would still have to pay the new rates - even though they hadn't been officially informed of the new rates.

That does'nt make sense...........how could they charge you the new rates if they do'nt have them yet?

Did you ask or just walk away with your tail between your legs?

**Max Preload** · 1st June 2010, 00:23

Originally Posted by firefighter

That does'nt make sense...........how could they charge you the new rates if they do'nt have them yet?

Did you ask or just walk away with your tail between your legs?

I think we both know the answer to that...

Go back and read the silly coonts the riot act.

**CurseOfSarcasm** · 1st June 2010, 08:36

Originally Posted by firefighter

That does'nt make sense...........how could they charge you the new rates if they do'nt have them yet?

Did you ask or just walk away with your tail between your legs?

I know >__< I didn't bother asking - I got my WOF and decided to try again in a week or so.