The main flaw with the kilometers model is that without a time based inspection, "the system" never gets to see your odo. SO nobody to remind you, and no way of knowing (without a cop catching you roadside) that the vehicle is due. Sad but true, but the average motorist has no idea how many k's their car has done.
cassina1,
Oct 14, 8:53pm
If they were to impose a big enough fine for when you go over the sheduled ks I am sure people would have the motivation to check
gmphil,
Oct 15, 4:05pm
And if that was the case it wouldbe tow truck and ticket as cant drive off in unsafe car! To many dutch long pockets and short arms Systems works otherwise they have better pass rate
inkapuka,
Oct 15, 4:19pm
Should be like ozzy where when you buy a car it gets done then thats it, they can manage quite fine over there why not here but yeah hey neally all cars in ozzy are less Than 10 yrs old thereabouts depends where you live
intrade,
Oct 15, 4:33pm
well we have proof that advertising works as there is more people wanting the wof to stay 6 month then not. there also the people either bitching on here when they get failed on things , i can only hope the government is ignoring all of it as they usually do and change it to at least 1 year .
tshop,
Oct 15, 8:26pm
When I lived in Perth, cars old & new were well looked after, because people feel, its ultimately there very own, so they put there hearts into their vehicles.Instead here someones taking full control of it every 6 months, then giving a 1 month deadline to fix it or get a ticket for no WOF & Reg. Ive seen so much wastage at the scrap metal yards over the years, due to an unforeseen opinion.
tshop,
Oct 15, 8:38pm
If anything the L.V.V system needs a revamp, some of these dorks don't even know how to rev an engine correctly
tshop,
Oct 15, 9:11pm
The V.T.N.Z wof check owned by the (MTA) is a Folly, they let all clicking C.V joints of FWD cars pass, because the vehicle isn't driven, one drives straight in & straight out.
smac,
Oct 16, 6:35am
What people on here say and what general public opinion is are two very different things, we've proved that often enough. As I understand it most are asking for change (but what change is still being debated).
tshop,
Oct 16, 8:11am
LTSA needs to take a proper hold of the office structure ofour vehicles & kick the current forensic, privateers back to the classroom they came from. L.V.V should be run by Govt' as-well.
hamhonda,
Oct 16, 10:11am
So if you hadn't taken it in for it's 6monthly WOF then you may well have been driving it for another 6months with the dangerous fault!!
hamhonda,
Oct 16, 10:16am
Theres a date on the current WoF stickers that they use, thats what I look at (which is what most people did before technology stopped making ppl think for themselves), so wouldnt be hard to change the date area to state the Kms when is due next.
smac,
Oct 16, 10:19am
As I said, people don't know their odo (many modern cars don't even have it visible). They do tend to know what the date is. There's is also no ability for an outside party to remind you (either the inspection agent, or NZTA).
You seriously want somebody go through that and point out the holes! (serious question)
smac,
Oct 16, 12:20pm
Well here's a quickie:
This is nothing but smoke. The MOT have published their reasonings behind the estimates. You can be sure of one thing about govt depts: if they publish numbers they can show how they came up with them. By all means challenge their assumptions, but the MTA isn't doing that. The MTA are simply saying those numbers seem optomistic. Riiight. Based on what!!
They saying people shouldn't trust the govt to get this right, yet their most compelling argument is that.well.we should trust the MTA! Unreal.
For pre 1970 cars: Yes. For 1971 to 5 years old: No For up to 5 years old: Yes.
ema1,
Oct 17, 9:00am
NO ABSOLUTELY NOT ! Interesting thing lots of folks aren't considering,, OLD CARS actually get older as do ALL CARS eventually. Any cars subject to COF leave as is, though I don't think COF are the subject of any change.yet!
splinter67,
Oct 17, 9:00am
So keep it as it is now except for pre 1970 cars
smac,
Oct 17, 9:12am
Yep COF is up for review too.
splinter67,
Oct 17, 9:20am
They should leave HMVs alone just for example a truck running out of Napier nightly swap and a day run dose 208000 every 6 months no way should that not be checked after distance
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