Warning! De-regoing a bike is now costing money!

[Conquiztador]

In the past, as long as you took in the plates inside a year from when the rego had expired, the outstanding fees were wiped. (I have done that on more than one occasion with bikes and cars).

But not anymore! I walked in yesterday with the plate from a bike that was in my name but that has been off the road almost a year. (I had not put the rego on hold as this bike was never gonna be back on the road as she is stripped for parts) I was not in a hurry to take the plates in as I thought I had a year to do so. To my surprise I was back-charged the rego fee from when the rego expired 11 months ago! Fark!!!

There is no reason for this change IMO. Apart from revenue gathering. Bastards!

So if you have a old bike/car sitting there w/o paid up rego (and you have not put the rego on hold) and you are planning to take the plates in "tomorrow", it is gonna cost ya!

[breakaway]

I thought all outsanding rego fees must be paid before the plates are surrendered? I'm very surprised to hear this is a 'recent' law change.

Lose the sensationlist title mate. De-regoing costs nothing, but if you lack dilligence and just let the rego run out without putting on hold and try to surrender the plates, they will charge you for 'outdated' rego.

[Conquiztador]

I thought all outsanding rego fees must be paid before the plates are surrendered? I'm very surprised to hear this is a 'recent' law change.

Lose the sensationlist title mate. De-regoing costs nothing, but if you lack dilligence and just let the rego run out without putting on hold and try to surrender the plates, they will charge you for 'outdated' rego.

As mentioned, this is a new change. (Well, last time I did this was approx 2 years ago) I have done the "as long as I get the plates to them inside 12 months" before and the outstanding has always been wiped.

[doc]

What happens if you just do nothing ? Use to be that if you failed to register for 2 years, they cancelled the rego.

[Conquiztador]

What happens if you just do nothing ? Use to be that if you failed to register for 2 years, they cancelled the rego.

Now if you do not rego the bike inside 12 months it lapses and you end up with BayCorp (or whatever they are now called) and your credit rating is affected.

[BoristheBiter]

As mentioned, this is a new change. (Well, last time I did this was approx 2 years ago) I have done the "as long as I get the plates to them inside 12 months" before and the outstanding has always been wiped.

I think you have been lucky as you are still liable for all outstanding rego fees unless you have it on hold.

but my question is why do you de-reg so many bikes?

[Smiff-ta]

To my surprise I was back-charged the rego fee from when the rego expired 11 months ago! Fark!!!

There is no reason for this change IMO. Apart from revenue gathering. Bastards!

I guess the reason for the charge is you potentially could have been using this bike on Nz roads for the last 11 months.

I am pretty sure this has been the case for a while.

[Deano]

Write in and state that the vehicle has been off the road and was not used for the past 11 months.

Get a friend or colleague to verify this in writing also.

I did that once to get off no rego tickets isseud by parking wardens once - it might work.

[steve_t]

I'm pretty sure the OP's situation has always been the case. I remember about 5 years ago I accidentally had my car rego lapse and when I got around to registering it, they back dated it. I used to have my rego and warrant due at the same time but this made the WOF and rego askew since the WOF is from the day it's given. I'm pretty sure you actually have to put your rego on hold to stop them backdating it

[Reckless]

I've got a bike on hold! I forgot to re extend the hold and when I remembered to check up on it I got stung with 3 months full rego fees because I didn't extend the hold on time BASTARDS! They send you a reminder to re rego but not to extend a hold, then sting you full fees for the gap!

[Scuba_Steve]

Now if you do not rego the bike inside 12 months it lapses and you end up with BayCorp (or whatever they are now called) and your credit rating is affected.

But not as much as you'd think, the NZTA is filing soo much with baycorp (usually without warning) they're starting to shoot themselves in the foot, if you have good reason quite often the finance (depending on the company) will ignore any filings from NZTA.

[Bounce001]

I've got a bike on hold! I forgot to re extend the hold and when I remembered to check up on it I got stung with 3 months full rego fees because I didn't extend the hold on time BASTARDS! They send you a reminder to re rego but not to extend a hold, then sting you full fees for the gap!

They will send you a reminder to extend a hold. I got one in the mail for my Bonnie last week. It is not a reminder to extend the hold as such, just a reminder that is is due for registration. Whether you put it on hold or register it, it is up to you.

[Subike]

You only get 3 mths from the expiry date to either cancell or place the vehicle on hold, any longer than that and you pay back registration. this has been enforced for at least four years that I know of, as I have had both senarios, of putting the vehicle on hold befor two months, no fee. putting a vehicle on hold after 3 mths, pay back fees.
Easily to forget and is a pain when you do.

[Banditbandit]

Write in and state that the vehicle has been off the road and was not used for the past 11 months.

Get a friend or colleague to verify this in writing also.

I did that once to get off no rego tickets isseud by parking wardens once - it might work.

You were lucky there mate ... if the vehicle was ticketed by a parking warden then clearly it was on the road - with no rego ...

[Scuba_Steve]

You only get 3 mths from the expiry date to either cancell or place the vehicle on hold, any longer than that and you pay back registration. this has been enforced for at least four years that I know of, as I have had both senarios, of putting the vehicle on hold befor two months, no fee. putting a vehicle on hold after 3 mths, pay back fees.
Easily to forget and is a pain when you do.

seems they don't even give you that long anymore I recently put my van on hold 1.5-2mths after licence expiry and they back charged me those 1.5-2 mths.