NZTA = money grubbing swine

[jim.cox]

Because I dont use my bike much and the rego fees are so high, for a while now I've had the Ducati's registration on hold

Just recently I recieved an 'overdue' notice for the registration

Went to the NZTA website to extend the period

The bastards wanted nearly a hundred dollars before I could do it

Somehow I must have missed the first notice that the expiry was coming up - and they want the $$$ as if the bike was being used, even though it wasn't

CUNTS

[Scuba_Steve]

First dealings with them is it???

[baffa]

Lololololol

[oneofsix]

another that has just discovered why some don't consider it a crime or even a traffic offence to not pay your rego

[The Singing Chef]

I made a big mistake with that recently, with my first bike when I took it off the road, me being the noob that I was, didn't realise that you have to put it on hold or they will still charge you for all rego that happens to accumulate.

So lucky me got a letter from some Debt company demanding $430 for a years rego for a bike that I wasn't even using and there isn't a way out of it either.

Bastards.

[Sable]

I had a bike on hold for 3 years, not ridden ever. They didn't send me a letter telling me to renew the exemption this year, found out it was overdue too late. So I changed the ownership to someone else then back then put it on hold so i didn't have to stump up the money for nothing. Cue letter demanding $240 within 7 days or it's going to debt collection. Phone call: "Hi, I'm being charged registration for a bike that's been on hold for years, it's in parts in boxes. You didn't send me a reminder letter and I'm not happy with paying money for nothing."
"The reminder letter is a courtesy, not an obligation. You have to pay us or it's going to debt collection."
FUCKERS

[ellipsis]

....c'mon now...you are dealing with a govt dept...call 'em what you like...it is a bureaucratic machine...and it doesn't give a fuck...moaning at them is as silly as poking a knitting needle in your eye...

[Muppet]

Because I dont use my bike much and the rego fees are so high, for a while now I've had the Ducati's registration on hold

Just recently I recieved an 'overdue' notice for the registration

Went to the NZTA website to extend the period

The bastards wanted nearly a hundred dollars before I could do it

Somehow I must have missed the first notice that the expiry was coming up - and they want the $$$ as if the bike was being used, even though it wasn't

CUNTS

Yep, you have my sympathies. It's a continuous licensing system; either you licence it for the road or you put it on hold. And you have to put it on hold for at least 3 months.

[NordieBoy]

Somehow I must have missed the first notice that the expiry was coming up - and they want the $$$ as if the bike was being used, even though it wasn't

I didn't get a notice either. Until they informed me I had to pay a years reg on a bike in boxes.

[Scuba_Steve]

I had a bike on hold for 3 years, not ridden ever. They didn't send me a letter telling me to renew the exemption this year, found out it was overdue too late. So I changed the ownership to someone else then back then put it on hold so i didn't have to stump up the money for nothing. Cue letter demanding $240 within 7 days or it's going to debt collection. Phone call: "Hi, I'm being charged registration for a bike that's been on hold for years, it's in parts in boxes. You didn't send me a reminder letter and I'm not happy with paying money for nothing."
"The reminder letter is a courtesy, not an obligation. You have to pay us or it's going to debt collection."
FUCKERS

been there, currently have 2 baycorp lodgings against me from those wankers.
Only saving grace is they hand out so many some companies ignore any NZTA baycorp lodgings as long as you have a valid excuse, cause they've just turned into a joke with their "boy who cried wolf" tactics.
Mate who worked for them short period (they're no better to work for either FYI) said as soon as you hit that 1yr no reg/exemption period it's lodged with baycorp. You get no warning 1st time you hear about it is a call from baycorp by which time a "collection fee" has been added on

[cowboyz]

we al know the liciencing thing is a crock. But what really annoys me is the coming off hold thing. If you miss it coming off hold.. it will start accumulating fees. The racebike is on hold. Has been for a couple of years. one day it might come back on the road. but i have to remeber to put it on hold every year

[Jizah]

been there, currently have 2 baycorp lodgings against me from those wankers.
Only saving grace is they hand out so many some companies ignore any NZTA baycorp lodgings as long as you have a valid excuse, cause they've just turned into a joke with their "boy who cried wolf" tactics.
Mate who worked for them short period (they're no better to work for either FYI) said as soon as you hit that 1yr no reg/exemption period it's lodged with baycorp. You get no warning 1st time you hear about it is a call from baycorp by which time a "collection fee" has been added on

I didn't even get a letter from Baycorp. The first I heard about it was when I applied for a credit card back in 2005. Didn't pay a cent of the debt, haven't heard anything about it since.

[red mermaid]

Its your bike, you put it on hold, if you can't remember that, tough luck and pay up.

Or would you rather they reminded you it was due and while they are at it come round and wipe your nose and tidy your room as well?

[Sable]

Its your bike, you put it on hold, if you can't remember that, tough luck and pay up.

Or would you rather they reminded you it was due and while they are at it come round and wipe your nose and tidy your room as well?

It's paying an assload of money for a service not rendered that pisses people off.

[FJRider]

It's paying an assload of money for a service not rendered that pisses people off.

Service ... what "service" do they (supposed to) provide ... ???