Registration Increases

[SirGerald]

Hi

Not sure if this has been mentioned on here before but just watched this crap on Campbell live.

Looks like registering anything (especially diesel's) is about to increase big time (AGAIN)

http://www.3news.co.nz/ACC-levies-to-hi ... fault.aspx

[coxsy]

yes we will be paying close to $600 to reg our trucks sucks huh

[Heath]

Why is it that 2 identical vehicles, one petrol and the other diesel cost different amounts to register?

The current costs (until tomorrow) are petrol driven private (passenger car) $247.86 per year but a private non petrol driven (passenger car) costs $372.32. Why are they different?

Why does a non petrol powered vehicle cost more? Is it because they cost less to run so they recoup those costs through rego? Of course diesels pay more for RUC so they top up any imbalance in revenue for the Govt through their more frugal use of fuel. And how is it that diesel powered vehicles are more likely to result in spinal injuries? Perhaps it’s a direct result of the diesel fuel. Maybe diesel should have a safety warning "Warning may result in spinal injuries".

Seems like we are being screwed again (and have been for some time), perhaps we should drive our vehicles into all the main streets of the majors cities and in front of parliament to highlight our discontent.

[turoa]

Yay for nationals government

[tallsam66]

Ive had the same thoughts.
Cant see how a 3 litre diesel surf is any more dangerous than a 3 litre petrol surf of the same year & hence the higher cost.
I know in diesel there isnt the same ACC levy as petrol.... but cant understand how they come up with the $ figure.

Also with car insurance....you pay more for turboed but not supercharged ???? bizzare.

[bobrocket]

and you can't buy rego if you have rego, according to NZ post.
My rego runs out next month but I have to wait untill its run out before I can renew it.

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so much anger......................................

[92 safari 17]

Seems like we are being screwed again (and have been for some time), perhaps we should drive our vehicles into all the main streets of the majors cities and in front of parliament to highlight our discontent.

I agree. Ive just heard how much Rego and Diesel is going up by, Talk about Pissed off all because of the ETS

[Heath]

Yay for nationals government

I would agree if it wasnt for the mess that Labour proposed before this. Seems we were going to be screwed regardless of who is in charge.

All because We in "Butt Fcuk NZ" decided to be the first. Way to go idiots in charge.

Now we have to compete against nations that are cheaper again, nice level playing feild we have here!!!

So what happens when it is all proven to be a farse and we have jumped too soon? We will be chicken little of the environment world.

Friggen greenies screwing with us again so they can "save the world" and now they are complaining because it's going to cost them money. Wake up long hairs, nothing is free. What did they think we could cripple businesses and shackle farmers etc and there wouldnt be a price to pay? I guess we will have to raise their dole cheques to cover their expences.

Dickheads the lot of them, I for one dont believe in this global warming BS. The volcanoes on earth are spewing out more in a week then we have produced since we climbed out of the primordial ooze. The earth heats and cools in cycles (yes they are not cyclic but based on global and solar events) and we are in a warm phase, but just like in the past we will get cold again and nothing we human germs can do will alter that fact.

So if we (the whole world) ceased all CO2 emissions tomorrow and stayed that way for 10 years another icelandic or where ever volcano could ruin that hard work and suffering in hours. What a waste of time and effort.

As you may have guessed I am a climate denyer and I have issues with the greenie do gooders preaching their flawed science, but I am a greenie at heart. Its just my allegence to the "cause" only goes so far.

[Ralfie]

Why is it that 2 identical vehicles, one petrol and the other diesel cost different amounts to register?

The current costs (until tomorrow) are petrol driven private (passenger car) $247.86 per year but a private non petrol driven (passenger car) costs $372.32. Why are they different?

This is not new guys,
This price variation has been there for years so you can't blame the National Govt or ETS for that one.

Diesel is only cheap at the pump .......... the cost add-ons make running a diesel about the same as a petrol vehicle unless you are doing large mileages regularly.

[skid]

I can see my 80 becoming a tractor real soon

EA here I come

[bobrocket]

Wait till everyone's feeling the heat, secretly installing switches to save wear and tear on their speedo's.

A mate doesn't even have the sticker on his window "what RUC officer, it's a petrol engine, must be a computer error"

[rokhound]

Diesel is only cheap at the pump .......... the cost add-ons make running a diesel about the same as a petrol vehicle unless you are doing large mileages regularly.

This is true, but over the last few years petrol has risen in price by around 30-40%, but diesel has risen closer to 80%, and that sucks the big one. Add to that RUC increases, the bullshiat rego regime, and more expensive servicing costs and it makes the old oiler look very average. I have a small 3 ton truck for work which just make it through onto WOF (as opposed to COF), and I am seriously looking at re-powering it with a v6 commonwhore.

[4WDbits]

ETS is rubbish and doesn't benefit anyone in NZ, anyone who says otherwise either hasn't read up on the scheme or is on another planet. Does anyone know what the real political driving force is behind introducing the scheme?
Before bagging National think about what Labours proposal was, much much worse.
If you want to do somethng join the farmers lobby group to get the scheme scrapped.

I'm so glad we ditched our diesels 6 months ago.

[turoa]

Its funny how its gotten to the point where its cheaper to pay a fine several times for no rego than it is to actually register your vehicle

[Taz]

Wait till everyone's feeling the heat, secretly installing switches to save wear and tear on their speedo's.

A mate doesn't even have the sticker on his window "what RUC officer, it's a petrol engine, must be a computer error"

I have never done that as I feel it is unfair on the next buyer and makes servicing on time harder if you do sporatic distances.

After reading a few articles and watching the Campbell live clip I am very tempted though...

Don't think computer error would wash though

[Taz]

On a side, but related note.

The old man was telling me a year or so ago in Ireland people were avoiding their equally steep rego fees by registrating their vehicles as Herses, which are bugger all to rego over there.

Idea was that if you are carring chickens or what have you home from the supermarket, you are carrying a corpse, which makes your car a Herse

Some dumb lady that was doing it herself blew the whistle on it though.

[bobrocket]

Haha, like that one Taz..

[UBZ]

For the adverage diesel car/4wd owner it is only a $36 increase per/yr to the cost of registration. I know its them stinging us for more ,but not really that much money in the schem of things, considering that a petrol 4wd/car owner is still facing a $33 dollar increase as well.

not so good for commercial diesel vechiles with a $185 increase per/yr to the cost of registration. But then most of that will be passed on the the customer anyway.

[Swamped]

Sticks my patrol at $408 for 12 months. Not impressed but would deal with it. I didn't want all my cars on a farm rego so better not go any higher

Is there any price difference for older cars/trucks??

[bobrocket]

Isn't GST also going up to 15% sometime soon?

[UBZ]

Isn't GST also going up to 15% sometime soon?

yeah october 1st , but then how else can they afford to give us tax cuts at the same time.

[Heath]

Isn't GST also going up to 15% sometime soon?

yeah october 1st , but then how else can they afford to give us tax cuts at the same time.

Tax cuts!

[gimmemud]

Think I'd still rather pay NZ Rego than here in aus. Have to pay $1000 a year to register my V8 commodore. And the roads here are far worse.

[Bushrash]

So have i got this right that my diesel gq patrol is classed as a non petrol passenger vehicle and will cost $408.00,,,but if you own a ute its $570 odd??

[nstacey]

My diesel hilux rego arrived the other day, $578 or something. Anyone with a diesel wagon get their renewal recently? If its $400 or so, is there a way I can register as a passenger vehicle instead?

[Bushrash]

im just wondering if the safari being registerd as a passenger vehicle is going to get the big hike

[Pedro]

im just wondering if the safari being registerd as a passenger vehicle is going to get the big hike

in a word YUP

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicle/registr ... /fees.html

Pedro

[Bushrash]

haha but
http://www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicle/registr ... /fees.html
MR1/1B Licence motor vehicle
Non-petrol driven - private $107.87 $208.10 $408.65
?????
Goods truck/van/utility it doesnt fall under that
the top section for pricing is for a newly registered vehicle

MC (Off-road passenger vehicle)
will ring tom and post what i find either way

[Ralfie]

Remember in NZTA definitions registration is term used for first registering a vehicle; i.e. new vehicle or imported.
Fee is based on cc rating, fuel type as well as other factors.

The annual licence fee is the annual fee we often refer to as registration and is based on fuel type and the class type of the vehicle. Referring your 4WD as a "truck" usually puts you into the goods truck category and subsequently higher fees than a normal MC (4WD) class vehicle.

[Bushrash]

Rung LTSA this morn ,,,the safari is registered as a class 7 passenger vehicle and the license fee is $408.65,,,not sure bout eh utes but