Rego-ing a scooter

**Coyote** · 25th March 2007, 19:25

I have looked on the LTNZ site but it's complete bullshit and I can't find anything

How easy is it to rego a scooter? Since you don't have warrants (at least this is still the case isn't it?) I don't expect you need an MR2A or any ridiculous bureaucratic crap like that surely? Can you simply go to the AA and just give them the money?

**xwhatsit** · 25th March 2007, 22:14

That depends if it's a scooter scooter or a moped scooter. If it's a moped scooter you don't need bollocks all, do you? You just ring them up in that case, and pay for registration (which is sehr cheap), and that's that. If it's a scooter scooter, then it's actually a motorbike scooter, in which case you have to go through all that associated shite.

**magicfairy** · 26th March 2007, 08:32

Did you read this at LTNZ web site
http://www.landtransport.govt.nz/factsheets/43.html

Also they usually respond with plain answers if you email them, or ring the 0800...

**cynna** · 26th March 2007, 10:52

i registered mine new at AA. they didnt have the make or model on there database so just registered the make as "moped"

only needed the engine and chasis number - no other paperwork required

the only trouble i had was when i said it was a scooter and then they said i needed some other tests or paperwork or something. then just had to go to another AA branch and called it a moped and i was sweet

**Coyote** · 27th March 2007, 20:43

Originally Posted by magicfairy

Did you read this at LTNZ web site
http://www.landtransport.govt.nz/factsheets/43.html

Excellent! That's most of what I wnated to know. How on earth did you find that though?

So if i got a moped I could just walk into the AA and get a rego tag printed?

**davereid** · 28th March 2007, 13:59

Yes, as long as it qualifies as a moped, ie less than 2kw power, less than 50cc, max speed of 50km/hr just fill out an MR2B with vehicle make / model and VIN/chassis/engine numbers and you are away. (And $107 poorer).

If the make is not on the LTSA 'puter, then Enter it as "Factory Built".

If its not a moped and you get caught registering it as one, watch your wallet empty...

**magicfairy** · 28th March 2007, 14:19

Originally Posted by Coyote

Excellent! That's most of what I wnated to know. How on earth did you find that though?

So if i got a moped I could just walk into the AA and get a rego tag printed?

Go the the web site and search for "moped"

**Coyote** · 28th March 2007, 14:46

Originally Posted by magicfairy

Go the the web site and search for "moped"

Crazy talk. I just got articles on how to drive a car and crash statistics

Originally Posted by davereid

Yes, as long as it qualifies as a moped, ie less than 2kw power, less than 50cc, max speed of 50km/hr just fill out an MR2B with vehicle make / model and VIN/chassis/engine numbers and you are away. (And $107 poorer).

If the make is not on the LTSA 'puter, then Enter it as "Factory Built".

If its not a moped and you get caught registering it as one, watch your wallet empty...

I imagine you can get this MR2B sheet from the AA? The $107 would be for the number plate and you'd have to pay the several months rego on top of that right?

**davereid** · 28th March 2007, 16:02

Yes MR2B will be held by any LTSA agent. $107 is the number plate fee and includes 12 months rego. Normal rego is $67 per year.

**Jono** · 26th May 2007, 12:50

Hmm so say if you were going to buy a brand new Suzuki UZ125 (like this for example: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...814720.htm?p=2) and wanted to be a cheap bastard and rego it as a 50cc Moped could you go to the AA and list it as an SJ50 or would the Vin number show that it is an UZ125? Im refering to a scooter that has never been regod before.

Or would you have to rego it as one of those random ones?

Cheers

**davereid** · 26th May 2007, 17:06

VIN number includes data on engine type. LTSA may not notice, but if they do you are in serious trouble. All the normal trouble plus fraud.

**Thenaughtebucket** · 27th May 2007, 17:14

when a mate of mine got his scooter, it was registered as a 'motorbike scooter' where he had to have a warrent etc even though it should have been a 'moped'..... after going to alot of places to try and get around the fact that it wasnt a 'motorbike scooter' my mate went into one AA shop and deregistered his scooter , and then went down the road to the next AA and registered his scooter as a 'moped'.

Apparently there were very little questions asked, and didnt even need a Vin or chassis number or anything, just had to state year, model, make and the all important colour, and then he was away.

Seemed to be a very easy process from what i can understand.