New entry certified fee for scooters as of 1 July!

[fleebag4@]

Government is imposing a new Entry Certified fee to all new scooters imported to the country as of the 1st July! I have checked with VTNZ and it seems the cost will be about $149!!! Ouch! Enjoy the new taxing times.

[Sifu]

Anyone know what the new check involves? I bought an old honda dio frame/parts to put back together but im worried that it will go over that 50km/hr limit

[FJRider]

Anyone know what the new check involves? I bought an old honda dio frame/parts to put back together but im worried that it will go over that 50km/hr limit

Looks like NO check ... just another tax on imports .... that will be passed on to the buyers ...

[dogsnbikes]

That sounds like the cost of a compliance/Revinning inspection......

Talking too the staff at VTNZ in Wanganui,I was told to revin/comply a bike,
its $149 for the inspection and then $279 for the new plates and 6mths rego plus brake declaration/inspection on top which could be upto $150 depending on where it was done....

I look forward too the day when all scooters/mopeds/bicycles require a wof and riders a licence

But as FJ said its more likey too be more tax rather than and inspection,which would be a shame

[fleebag4@]

Hey. Just did it and all they want is a Pre InSpection sheet which is basically a WOF Check. eg: Indicators work and so forth, You shouldn't have a problem if it was reg'd before

[Sifu]

^^ Do you mind me asking if you could go into a bit more detail of the process?

Sorry its just that Im worried I might get a bit of a hard time thats all. One being the dio as you know is quite a powerful 2 stroke scooter which can go pass 50cc easily and two, when I re-powdercoated the frame Im pretty sure that little tag with a VIN?? got taken off.

So when you first bring it in, do they write down the VIN/chassic of the bike and engine code etc.?

Do they just turn the bike on and check for the headlights, brake lights, indicators, horns etc.? I assume then theres mirrors and physical condition of the bike?

Do they jump on the bike and test ride it at all?


Thanks!

Kyle

[fleebag4@]

I'm sure NO VIN tag means no reg'ing of scooter. Saying that, check with VTNZ.

ONLY new imported scooters need to be checked over and yours isn't

[GingerMidget]

Sweet baby cheesus. you are all mis-informed.

Prices.
Scooter up to 49cc $100 for the inspection, then $131.20 for six months rego and new plate. I'm not going to bother remembering the 12 month price, because nobody picks it.
Scooter over 50cc/ any motorcycle $149 for the inspection and then rego is starting from around $275 (not sure on exact figures right now)

What you need.
Pre-registered/lapsed etc
Proof of ownership
Proof of previous registration
For scooters, a statement of conformity, to say it complies with our various laws and standards.

For new,
Statement of conformity
Predelivery inspection
Proof of ownership

For a motorcycle

If first rego is after 91, a brake declaration. this includes if it was registered in whatever country you bought it from, it is a new rego here.
If it was bought as a salvage, it requires a repair cert. There is no way around this. If the insurance company wrote it off, it will be flagged.
If you weren't the owner at time of de-reg, get a statutory dec to say you do own it, and get any paperwork you can from the guy you buy it off.

In short, brake declaration in 90% of cases, proof of ownership, proof of previous registration and the bike being in wof condition.

In a nutshell, thats pretty much it. It isn't an overly hard process.

Oh, and all paper work Must Be Original. No photocopies, or certified copies.