STUNO Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 Here in the bottom of the world, our rulers have decided we pay too much tax to drive on the roads. Sooo on the 1st of July the cost of annual registration drops considerably and I like that. I need to re-do the Mazda today. I usually buy 12 months, but not this time. If I buy now I have to pay at the current rate for the full year, there is no way of doing any different. So along with every other motorist I will buy until July. Will there be websites crashing and long queues at every vehicle registration place in July ?, we shall see. I might just re-do until August and pay the extra !
Parky Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 Yeah but a queue in New Zealand is three people. I wouldn't worry about a July panic! mouseflakes and brickwall 2
Jon Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 I've heard rumour of this happening, so am glad I hadn't splashed out on more than 3 months rego on the Peugeot the other day. As far as I know Tayne, the lowered prices are due to the reduction in claims to ACC (Accident Compensation Corporation) relating to car accidents. Basically, ACC works much like the NHS in that all medical costs relating to accidents are paid for and there's even loss of earnings compensation, once you've used up your work sick leave. Levies are applied to the road tax here (rego) but it's somewhat spurious - diesel cars pay over 25% more in rego and it's over double the rate for a motorbike than a petrol car - over £300, I think. I suppose it's going to cost a bit more to fix a motorbike rider than a car passenger but what does it matter what engine a car has in relation to its probability of having an accident? There was talk of having crash worthiness ratings considered for all models, making a multi tiered payment scheme but I wouldn't be surprised if that's dropped, as it'd be a logistical nightmare, what with all the random imports in the country.
Junkman Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 Are historic vehicles exempt, or benefit from a reduced rate?
hairnet Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 http://www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicle/registration-licensing/fees.html#regfees only other two places ive heard charge for trailers (usually trucks) is italy and spain mopeds - are they having a larf??? phil_lihp 1
Jon Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 Hey Hairnet, what you've found there is the initial costs involved in registering a vehicle (registration, funnily enough), which is actually higher than the cost of licencing, which is what people refer to as 'rego'. It's so commonplace that it's not worth being a boring old pedant and correcting them, just the same as when people say changing a tyre, when they put the spare wheel on. Anyway, I find that website really difficult to get useful information from and have never found a chart with the annual/monthly licencing costs of various cars, truck, trailers etc. It's a bit crappy having to get a trailer registered and warranted (the latter every 6 months for a pre-2000 one) but then running costs such as fuel, tax and insurance is on the whole cheaper than the UK, so spending less than £20 a year to licence my trailer and about £40 for its two warrants isn't the end of the world.
cort1977 Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 Australia and usa also tax trailers. In fact uk is the only place I can think of where they are not registered.
STUNO Posted March 13, 2015 Author Posted March 13, 2015 http://www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicle/registration-licensing/fees.html#regfees only other two places ive heard charge for trailers (usually trucks) is italy and spain mopeds - are they having a larf??? scroll down for licencing feestop chart is initial registration and issue of plates. Parky.. an official queue here is six junkman ...there is a big reduction for historics, I think that is at 40 years. I will try to find out.Heavy trailers also pay distance tax recorded by hubometer, that's why trailers are often piggybacked when empty. One company round here used small cab Kenworths for half their fleet so that when empty they could be put on the larger trucks and transported at no tax cost. A big Kenworth with a smaller on the back with it's trailer on the top.
PiperCub Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 Saw an edition or two of 'Highway patrol' or something like that, seemed to say NZ/Oz hammer diesels pretty hard with some kind of extra tax based on the annual milage you do over a certain amount? Is this just for commercials or diesel cars too?
OwdChina Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 Australia and usa also tax trailers. In fact uk is the only place I can think of where they are not registered.Hehe, that U-Haul trailer I used in the week was on Idaho plates and not taxed since 2012.
brickwall Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 Australia and usa also tax trailers. In fact uk is the only place I can think of where they are not registered. I was watching Cops and they pulled a guy for an unregistered trailer and he got done for going across the State Line as well. I was baffled. What's all the crap with the Department of Motor Vehicles we keep hearing about? it sounds like an annual pilgrimage or something.
STUNO Posted March 14, 2015 Author Posted March 14, 2015 Diesel is not taxed at the pump here hence the price difference This means that all diesels have to purchase tax separately (paid in advance) at rates dependant on the vehicle weight. Therefore a vehicle not used on public roads does not pay and does not of course have to claim back the tax. Photo below shows a diesel tax label where the vehicle is rated at 3 tonnes and has purchased 8000km. Bottom label is the tax disc type bit. This truck has no plates and never goes on public roads so no tax on fuel or annual registration. The roads in the vid are private forestry roads. It is actually quite a simple system in operation!
Matt Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 I don't think I've ever heard of a downside to life in New Zealand, is there actually any?
Sigmund Fraud Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 I don't think I've ever heard of a downside to life in New Zealand, is there actually any? You've clearly never seen a giant weta !
STUNO Posted March 14, 2015 Author Posted March 14, 2015 The upside of a Giant Weta is they are completely harmless
OwdChina Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 I was watching Cops and they pulled a guy for an unregistered trailer and he got done for going across the State Line as well. I was baffled. What's all the crap with the Department of Motor Vehicles we keep hearing about? it sounds like an annual pilgrimage or something.It varies from state to state. They each have their own rules. Generally It's every twelve months in Mass every year down to DMV to renew. Unless its a motorbike, that is the start of every year. Inspection for bikes (MOT) is every May, regardless, because they know it's been stored all winter. Also some towns (Bellingham for one) impose a separate vehicle property tax too, about $30 IIRC, that gets paid to the town, not DMV.............. Not sure about Cal. yet.
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