Licensing issue

gizmsme, May 31, 4:09pm
Bought a vehicle off here, it had no warrant or reg.momentI won the auction I changed vehicle into my name and put licensing on hold, doing what I thought was right.Picked vehicle up about a week later and over the next 5 or 6 weeks picked away at the issues to get it all sorted.Took it for warrant and it passed, went and licensed for 3 months and only get 1 month for my money as it reverts back to the date I bought it, Wtf.I was unable to use it as it was unwarrented, I couldn't license it because it didn't have one, why am I penalized for this!
jmma, May 31, 4:24pm
If you put it on hold, it is for a minimum of 3 months.
If you rego before that, yes you are charged the 3 months.
I think it's designed so people can't just put on hold for a few weeks at a time and get away with a lot of rego (o:
gizmsme, May 31, 4:34pm
Yea I understand that howeveron this occasion the only choice is don't buy the vehicle, the reasoning for the lack of licensing was beyond my control, I feel the penalty is unfair.I own a number of vehicles so understand the system well, in all other cases you have a choice, buying a vehicle such as I did gives you none. I feel I am being made to pay for someone else's choices.Surely it would be possible to make a exception for this when a change of ownership is recorded.The whole system is riddled with faults and in need of a overhaul.
modie61, May 31, 4:41pm
Welcome to NZTA .
gizmsme, May 31, 4:48pm
I know :(
jmma, May 31, 4:48pm
Well if you knew the rules, you should have waited a couple of weeks before rego it, then you would have got 3 months (o:
zooki007, May 31, 4:50pm
From the NZTA website.

If you want to use your vehicle on the road during the exemption period

You must relicense it before you use it. If you relicense your vehicle during the first three months of the exemption period (the minimum exemption period is three months), we'll backdate your new licence to the expiry date of your original licence, exemption or change in registered person ??
gizmsme, May 31, 5:38pm
Yep, you're dead right.I should have just driven it warranted but left it unlicensed and waited till the day that exemption stopped.It might be the rules but in this case the rules are a arse!No wonder there are so many unlicensed vehicles on our roads.
gizmsme, May 31, 5:42pm
I know that too, as pointed out in this case the reason why it wasn'tlicensed was because the last owner decided not to warrant it, what choice did i have!In all other cases i can think of the person with the vehicle makes the choices and in doing so deserves the debt as it's their debt!
mrfxit, Jun 1, 6:31am
Mmmmm 3 choices .

Buy it & leave it OFF the road for 3 months
Don'T buy it.
License it before the 3 months is up

Whats your real problem apart from not understanding the rules.
Been dealing with this for many years, can't see it changing any time soon
tonyrockyhorror, Jun 1, 7:13am
Four choices actually. Change the registered owner again and license it from that day forward.
kazbanz, Jun 1, 9:31am
hmm--but then would the lasdt owner get a bill for the two months rego! --sok it aint a trick question I really don't know
tonyrockyhorror, Jun 1, 9:33am
Then what are you complaining abut!
tonyrockyhorror, Jun 1, 9:34am
Done it before, no backpayment for the previous owner as it was on exemption. But the exemption carries over to the new owner as it is considered a licence.