Rego on hold

[DR650gary]

I have a rooted shoulder and will be having an op which will keep me off the bike for 3-6 months.
If i put the rego on hold online do i just re instate it online when ready?

In short, yes. If the reg is due now, put in on hold for 3 months, then extend again after 3 months. If you put it back on the road inside the first 3 months, they will back date to the initial expiry date, after 3 months, you can register it any time once you have a wof from that date. We put at least one bike on hold every year over the winter and haven't had an issue yet. So far

[MSTRS:Me]

In short, yes. If the reg is due now, put in on hold for 3 months, then extend again after 3 months. If you put it back on the road inside the first 3 months, they will back date to the initial expiry date, after 3 months, you can register it any time once you have a wof from that date. We put at least one bike on hold every year over the winter and haven't had an issue yet. So far

Can you do that? I thought On Hold is in force for 12 months but can be 'lifted' anytime after 3 months without the rego being backdated . The Wof is a good point - must have one to renew rego.

[DR650gary]

Can you do that? I thought On Hold is in force for 12 months but can be 'lifted' anytime after 3 months without the rego being backdated . The Wof is a good point - must have one to renew rego.

Nope, minimum 3 months. If you go back on the road inside the first 3, then it is backdated, after that, starts whenever you decide, you just have to keep putting it on hold.

Cheers

[ukusa]

Nope, minimum 3 months. If you go back on the road inside the first 3, then it is backdated, after that, starts whenever you decide, you just have to keep putting it on hold.

Cheers

just put mine on hold yesterday for 3 months. Yes, 3 is minimum, but it would only let me do 3, 6, 9 or 12 months. Couldn't choose a number in between (I wanted 4 months). It may be different online as to going in to a post office?

[DR650gary]

just put mine on hold yesterday for 3 months. Yes, 3 is minimum, but it would only let me do 3, 6, 9 or 12 months. Couldn't choose a number in between (I wanted 4 months). It may be different online as to going in to a post office?

Do the 3 months, then again for 3 but go back after 1 and you have your 4.

Cheers

[Hopeful Bastard]

Do the 3 months, then again for 3 but go back after 1 and you have your 4.

Cheers

Possible.... But wouldn't you get charged back to the time you put the Rego on hold for the second time???

[ukusa]

Possible.... But wouldn't you get charged back to the time you put the Rego on hold for the second time???

the back of my renewal letter says "If a vehicle with an exemption from licensing is licensed before the minimum 3 month period has ended, licensing fees will be payable from the date the last licence/exemption expired"

[DR650gary]

Possible.... But wouldn't you get charged back to the time you put the Rego on hold for the second time???

We have done it for the last few years with at least one bike and have never had a problem, as long as the first 3 month period is completed. Have had the Cagiva off the road for 4 months before, no problem.

Cheers

[Corse1]

We have done it for the last few years with at least one bike and have never had a problem, as long as the first 3 month period is completed. Have had the Cagiva off the road for 4 months before, no problem.

Cheers

yep this has been my experience also..

[short-circuit]

Just a question:

If I put a bike on hold with say 5 months of Rego remaining, do I lose the 5 months I had...In other words: Is it better to wait until your current rego period has nearly lapsed before putting it on hold?

[DR650gary]

Just a question:

If I put a bike on hold with say 5 months of Rego remaining, do I lose the 5 months I had...In other words: Is it better to wait until your current rego period has nearly lasped before putting it on hold?

I have not done it but did ask and they indicated that I had to de-register the bike to get any money back, then re vin later.

Just use the 5 months up. If the bike is going and you are also going, why not!

[mazz1972]

I struck a strange situation when I tried to renew hubby's rego which had been on exemption.

He has a bike used offroad so rego is on exemption. He decided to do an adventure ride so we went all proper like and did a WOF and then I went to the post shop to reregister it for two weeks only - and what a debarcle that turned out to be!! Three trips to post shop and two phonecalls by me to NZTA later, I finally had the rego sticker in my hot hand!

If I remember rightly (no guarantees there!) there seems to be an anomoly if a rego has been on exemption for more than three months in total, but the last renewal was less than three months ago AND you don't want to pay for less than three months rego. That request *does not compute* in the post shop computers and post shop staff have to phone their helpdesk to get it tweaked in the system. (I don't know whether AA or VTNZ have the same problem).

Interestingly, I asked NZTA about the minimum time a vehicle can be registered for. Provided the you fill in the appropriate form to change the expiry date of your registration (and if on exemption, the initial three months is up), you can register the vehicle for as little as one day.