WTF, that means id have to hand in my black plates on my older car F#CK THAT!
matthew111,
Apr 6, 11:46am
good. No issues with that.If you have then you have an attitude problem.
ginga4lyfe,
Apr 6, 11:57am
"From May 1 the NZ Transport Agency could require people to surrender licence plates when putting their licensing on hold. They could decline an application to put licensing on hold when a person had abused this right in the past. "
To me that says that they may choose to start requiring number plates back when put on hold, and then Refusing to put cars on hold if you have been in trouble!
thejazzpianoma,
Apr 6, 12:02pm
I agree, this certainly does sound like everyone could be required to hand in their license plates. This needs to be looked into and fought against if its the case.
This is just stupid and yet another inconvenience to the classic car owner.
spead,
Apr 6, 12:07pm
why fight it!There are no issues anyway. Congratultions to them.
thejazzpianoma,
Apr 6, 12:09pm
No issues!!!! If they want to collect the original black plates off our cars if you want to put them on hold thats a HUGE issue. Its also an incredible inconvenience to everyone having to unbolt plates and take them down to the post office.
kcf,
Apr 6, 12:09pm
From May 1 the NZ Transport Agency *could* require people to surrender licence plates when putting their licensing on hold. They *could* decline an application to put licensing on hold *when a person had abused this right in the past*. "
I see two "could" uses in there, rather than "will".Also a further disclaimer to say that it would happen to people who had been caught driving vehicles with the licence on hold.
If they had used the phrase "will be required to hand in plates in all instances" then I would be concerned.Currently, I don't see the need for an excited response, unless you have been caught driving cars on hold before.
thejazzpianoma,
Apr 6, 12:11pm
No thats not good enough. There should be no "Could" at all unless people have abused the system. They should be up front and honest about what the Policy is not shady and underhanded.
This is one way for unpopular changes to be sneaked into place.
ashwattau,
Apr 6, 12:13pm
All you need to do is simply license your classic for all 365 days of the year and you won't have a problem. That's what Uncle John wants.
kcf,
Apr 6, 12:19pm
Isn't that damn near exactly what the article says though, word for word!That only people who have been caught driving on hold might be asked to hand in plates.That's certainly how I read the article.
thejazzpianoma,
Apr 6, 12:20pm
No go back and read again, thats technically not what is being said at all.
It could well just be a mistake by the journalist but if it really is as it has been written we are in trouble.
hydraline,
Apr 6, 12:23pm
THEY can go and get stuffed! NO WAY am I handling my good black plates in
richardmayes,
Apr 6, 12:27pm
I read the article as saying that all on-hold plates would be surrendered, and abusers run the risk of being declined future applications to go on hold.
But the article is so disjointed in its writing style that it's hard to be sure.
I would have thought that 21st century technology that enables police drivers to query the number plate they are looking at in front of them right now, would render collecting on-hold plates an expensive, pointless exercise!
rsr72,
Apr 6, 12:28pm
They didn't say you don't get them back when reinstating the registration.
thejazzpianoma,
Apr 6, 12:30pm
Thats unlikely though as it would be a very inefficient and costly system. If they did do that it would be equally stupid as yet another unnecessary cost to the taxpayer at a time when things should be pruned to the bare essentials.
berg,
Apr 6, 12:32pm
You would be shocked at how many "rego on hold" vehicles are driving around every day. Police are not going to check every vehicle they see but I'd bet proberbly 10% of what they see is on hold. I think it's a great idea. Bring it on
rsr72,
Apr 6, 12:41pm
Personalised plates! They would have to be remade if not handed back by them. Cars under restoration can be years off the road and also cherished normal plates would want to be kept by owners.
thejazzpianoma,
Apr 6, 12:44pm
What a load of rot! The first time I got ticketed for an unlicensed car was 400m from my driveway doing some last minute tests before taking the car for a WOF.
All I got was nasty and snide attitude and told to "write in" if I had any problems with it.
thejazzpianoma,
Apr 6, 12:45pm
Which is why they should not be doing it in the first place, unless someone is abusing the system.
kcf,
Apr 6, 12:46pm
True, stuff isn't exactly legendary for fact checking, quoting correctly, or in fact knowing anything at all.It will probably turn out that this is all about dog walking on public beaches.
ginga4lyfe,
Apr 6, 2:25pm
I Dunno. if its going to be off the road for 5 monthsfor restoration, or storage I dont wunna have to give in plates, its also Vehicle identification, if something happens to the vehicle, the number plate increases the chances of identification, its just not feasible to keep a car on the road when you dont know how long it will be OFF the road
ginga4lyfe,
Apr 6, 2:27pm
I dunno about you, but I like my freedom as it is, No one wants to jump through more hoops of Political BS just to be able to do something that should be straight forward and hassle free
sw20,
Apr 6, 2:30pm
I'd say a fair chunk of this idea will be because of the cost of the motorcycle ACC levy.
Why bother with continuous licencing for your bike! Let it run out and put it on hold but keep the WOF's up to date. The ticket for it being out of date is $200. You can get pinged twice a year and its still cheaper than actually paying the licence fee.
nathanmac,
Apr 6, 2:35pm
If it is as it reads to me, then for 5 of the cars in our immediate family that are sometimes registered for only 6 months at a time it may mean handing in the plates every winter to be re-issued with a new set in summer when we get them out again!What a waste of tinplate (or whatever they're made out of)!The article is short on detail, but it would surely have to exclude vehicles that are exempt from continuous licensing - i.e older than 40 years!But then again who really knows - will have to wait and see.
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