Mabe I wont go to heaven ,by the way I was born here
pico42,
May 15, 11:36pm
+1
And it is a shame to see people repeating the same incorrect information again and again.
steve312,
May 16, 6:38am
The WOF inspector won't get into trouble at all.One of my inspectors wrote out a 18 month WOF as well and when the owner was pulled up he was issued a ticket for no WOF.The customer rang me and asked what I could do about it.I simply wrote a letter to the Police stating that it was our fault that the WOF sticker had been written on the wrong label and they wiped the ticket.We reinspected the vehicle to ensure it was up to legal standard and issued a new WOF for the customer at no charge to compensate for the inconvenience.Everyone ended up happy.
Worst case scenario, we would have paid the car owners ticket for them.
desmodave,
May 16, 7:18am
Why do you say that ! .Are you saying you have to have a wof on a car to get insurance !
pauldw,
May 16, 11:21am
The insurance policy probably says that they won't pay for losses "that arise from your vehicle being in an unsafe or damaged condition" without mentioning WOF.
a.woodrow,
May 16, 11:23am
No you don't.
freedomaira320,
May 16, 11:54am
No, it's not a win. A Wof lasts 6 months (or 12 months for younger cars) from the date of issue that counts. Your car will be illegal from that date, regardless of what's on the sticker.
desmodave,
May 16, 12:26pm
Correct .I would still like to hear their view .
johnf_456,
May 16, 1:39pm
Nope, unless the vehicle had a defect like a faulty seatbelt in the back which contributed to the crash its not a valid reason to decline the claim.
pebbles61,
May 16, 3:01pm
Having a WOF doesn't mean you'll be covered lol
lookoutas,
May 16, 4:47pm
Have a look at the date written on the inside of the label. It should read a date 6 months from your WOF.
If you're pulled up after the first 6 months, just say you've never looked at it properly, and didn't realize. "Orificer"
blackcat17,
May 16, 5:39pm
Last time I got a ticket for WOF the offence was specifically "not displaying a current warrant of fitness" not whether or not it was actually warranted. The car was in fact warranted but no label, I argued and just got court costs added, they specifically said the offence was about displaying not having. Based on that premise you should be sweet. Wouldn't bank on it though.
chris241,
May 16, 5:59pm
Ive just recently bought a 2003 KTM 525 and its been a trail bike only its whole life. ive put all the lights and gear on it. put it tru for compliance. All done and dusted paid 6 month rego and got a 1year wof. I thought it had tobe less than 6 years old!
desmodave,
May 16, 6:30pm
Are you answering for doctor_evil99 .
mantagsi,
May 16, 6:52pm
Have had an 18 month WOF before, got home, about 15 minutes later the poor joker at the garage was on the phone begging for me to come back down so he could change it which was sweet as, I wasn't fussed. Had a bit of a laugh but all was well what ended well
freddiemouse,
May 16, 6:55pm
Not to mention an invalid insurance claim should you have an accident after the "proper" time your warrent should be for.
freddiemouse,
May 16, 7:00pm
Hey I used to work for an insurance company, trust me, they will find any reason they can NOT to pay a claim.Regardless of what caused the accident, it could be legally argued that the car was not technically allowed to be on the road, therefore the insurance company would not have to pay.Bit like a robbery when you've left your front door wide open while out, technically your contents policy doesn't have to pay out either.
eagles9999,
May 16, 7:46pm
Absolute Rubbish. What did you do at the insurance company- polish the windows.
pico42,
May 16, 8:53pm
I take it you last worked in insurance prior to 1977!
Insurance Law Reform Act, 1977, Section 11
[.] the insured shall not be disentitled to be indemnified by the insurer by reason only of such provisions of the contract of insurance if the insured proves on the balance of probability that the loss in respect of which the insured seeks to be indemnified was not caused or contributed to by the happening of such events or the existence of such circumstances.
desmodave,
May 17, 6:48am
not technically allowed to be on the road,.Says who.Tell me something, if you just got issued a new wof with a brand new set of tyres on your car then went home and swapped them over for a set of bald tyres then drove into the back of a car in front of you, would your car still be coveredby insurance !.
a.woodrow,
May 17, 7:08am
I assume that insurance companies don't educate their staff about the insurance reform act, as it is not in their best interests.
hutchk,
May 17, 11:00am
I was issued with an Oct 2013 WOF sticker last month. Carjam shows the correct expiry date though. Rather than get my WOF guy in the crap, I'll just go and get another one in October this year.
smac,
May 17, 11:15am
Yup as above the system won't let the inspector do that, he's just mucked up the label. SO system will be correct, and therefore carjam will be correct, as will the Police system.
johnf_456,
May 17, 1:12pm
Did you clean the office! Just because a car has this "magic" sticker does not mean everything is unsafe.
footplate1,
May 17, 2:14pm
According the NZ Horrid, this morning.The sticker is irelevant if the car ceases to warrant-worthy.If a plod stops you and notices a worn tyre, you have failed the WoF test.
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