Well the changes are right there in the link. after the initial wof a new car won't require wofs till 3 years old, after which it will have yearly wofs. if you car is 2000 model or newer it will be yearly wofs. over time vitually all vehicles will be on yearly wofs as the pre 2000 vehicles drop out of service
nzoomed,
Feb 11, 7:41am
Well nothing much has really changed, as all pre 2000 cars have always only had yearly WOF's and it doesnt make any difference for me with my classics that i own.
thunderbolt,
Feb 11, 7:49am
Nothing has changed! I expect price rises in WOF inspections due to the reduced amount of checks they will be doing
nzoomed,
Feb 11, 8:16am
i thought they were going to make 1 year checks for all vehicles, classics should be exempt anyway, but thats not happening, if the cost doubled to $100 its not that bad if its a yearly check, because you only have to to it one a year, costing you the same at the end of the day, but for my cars that require 6 monthly checks, thats would cost me double for all my classic cars.
brapbrappy,
Feb 11, 8:20am
And you can bet the testing will get harder. I'm sure the real aim is to upgrade NZ's vehicle age.
therafter1,
Feb 11, 8:32am
The real aim is to increase the government??
nzoomed,
Feb 11, 8:55am
Not just the Govt, but the MTA, they own VTNZ, i hate VTNZ and ill only use my local mechanic. VTNZ are a bunch of idiots, who failed my car on trivial things that were not a saftey issue, and yet they actually passed a faulty wheel bearing for me which was a danger! Lucky for me i noticed it and was able to fix it before something happened. VTNZ also numerous times have taken the cap off my power steering fluid tank, and not fitted it properly, and i found it had fallen off, but lucky for me i didnt loose it on the road, but i lost alot of power steering fluid all over my engine bay, made a huge mess. Tossers!
liggy2,
Feb 11, 9:00am
Yes vtnz are a law unto themseves and I reckon the way they test your steering could cause damage as they are real hard on the wheels on that stupid machine. Oz has had no wof for ever and you will be put off the road if caught with a faulty vehicle by the police. Why can the same laws not be applied here -but then you would hear an uproar from the poor testers!
nzoomed,
Feb 11, 9:57am
exactly, VTNZ would be out of business, hence the reason why very little has changed with the WOF system, this is what the MTA have been campaigning about, because they own VTNZ.
a.woodrow,
Feb 11, 10:35am
Nope, previously it was cars up to six years old had wofs yearly. now it will be 3 years no wof with new vehicles after initial inspection, and all cars 2000 on are on 1 yearly wofs. basically wofs have been changed to one year, it's just a matter of time to phase it in
mrfxit,
Feb 11, 10:36am
Time limits have changed After this has been in for a while, I suspect the wof regs will be "adjusted" again in direct response to the time changes
nzoomed,
Feb 11, 11:33am
Was it 6! I always thought it was 10! lol Oh well, hopefully they make changes for classics, but dont see anything happening for now.
franc123,
Feb 11, 3:56pm
1/ VTNZ aren't a law unto themselves, they have to adhere to the same regulations as everybody else, if you feel you have been unjustifiably failed theres nothing stopping you making a complaint to NZTA. 2/ The stupid machine doesn't test steering, it tests brakes and very accurately too, steering tests are conducted in the same way at VTNZ as any other AVIC does. The brake rollers pick up problems that drivers or old test equipment can't 3/ Australia DOES have a safety check regime, why people here think they don't have them at all is anyones guess. The requirements, including whether periodic inspection during one persons ownership is needed or not vary from state to state however. 4/Similar laws to Queensland and SA COULD be applied here, but haven't been applied because far too many motorists suffer from ignorance and apathy when it comes to vehicle maintenance, they can't be trusted to do it themselves and nanny state needs to hold their hand in the form of regular wofs. Hence the gradual approach being taken. If random roadside inspections were to be introduced to catch out the slackers and convert them into instant pedestrians the public would be whinging far louder than any redundant vehicle inspectors I tell you that.
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