that simply doesnt wash. what about old silver on black plates or dealer plates. the whole "we have euro plates so theres lots of customisation" is laughable. its just a normal plate with bits tacked on the side.
fordcrzy,
May 30, 8:31am
Anpr cameras in aussie and europe are quite capable of reading plates from other states and countries so the arguement doesnt wash. there is absolutly no reason to have the system we do now regarding plates except for stubborn pig headed beurocracy
tintop,
May 30, 8:59am
The cameras will take a picture of anything. It is the software that does the recognition.
The fewer the characters in the library - the faster and more accurate the process.
You will get your speeding ticket in the mail a day earlier - now thats progress!
tintop,
May 30, 9:48am
Maybe a nice polite letter to NZTA will provide you with an answer.
tub4,
May 30, 4:31pm
This has been taken to court in Levin and the Police lost the case as the wording of the act states it must be a government issue plate but it doesn't say New Zealand anywhere, this guy would be well into his 60s and still gets stopped but always offers to see them in court.
petermcg,
May 30, 4:36pm
I still think there is a lot of old women on this thread, Me mate Dave has a dog box on the back of his car with the number plate painted on it with some old house paint, he has no problems.
tintop,
May 30, 5:07pm
yet .
franc123,
May 30, 5:40pm
Its more a question of why you people feel the need to ponce about with a plate from another country on your car, its mostly confined to Euro and US owners, so why do you do it? Do you feel a sense of elitism or something? Owners of cars imported from Australia or South Africa or Singapore or Japan don't do it, and have no issue at all with NZ plates being on it.
fast4motion,
May 30, 6:12pm
Exactly. Would you use a home-made drivers licence because you don't like the colour or font of the govt issue one? Or turn up for an international flight with a fake passport, and think it's okay because all the details are correct (albeit hand written in crayon)? Why do these people think the only readily visible means of identifying a vehicle can be substituted for fakes?
shelby16,
May 30, 8:15pm
This is an excerpt from the Auckland Mustang Club newsletter Dec 2014 ". Without boring you with the entire legislation we know that the base material has always been considered as aluminum or any other material that may be determined by the Registrar. But under Point 34 of the law there has been a noteworthy addition ??
lookoutas,
May 31, 10:40am
Its got nothing to do with poncing franc - its authenticity. Some of us have cars which are precious, and they have an original number plate, that a fussy owner would like to keep on it. We all have our own idiosyncrasies, and others shouldn't get their nickers all twisted over it.
One of my issues is that the NZ number plate won't fit in the space without being cut, and that's illegal.
tub4 posted the best info. Cheers for that.
mrfxit,
May 31, 11:10am
A few years ago up in the far north of NZ . they thought they could run their own version of driving licenses/ wofs & reg etc. Got shut down fairly quickly for pretty clear reasons.
mrfxit,
May 31, 11:11am
Yep I get that concept & the sensible owners save their precious plates for display at beach hops etc
mrfxit,
May 31, 11:15am
Correct. Also somewhere in the reg's linking directly or indirectly, will be the legal requirement that the sticker plates MUST be of the same font/ colors & size as other legal metal govt issues plates. I suspect it's also in there somewhere about the circumstances of WHEN & where the sticker plates can be used.
The main point is that the spec's for any vehicle ID number plate are GOVT issued & set in concrete.
tintop,
Aug 24, 1:37pm
Hehe - and passports too I seem to remember. Work permits for Pacific Islanders ?
Confederated Tribes of Aotearoa ?
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