For Questions Regarding WOFs/CERTs/NUMBER PLATEs

[kws]

11 minutes ago, ajg193 said:

To be fair, if the suspension is modified and needs a cert why should they even continue looking at the suspension and surrounding structure? The cert guy will have to do that anyway. No point having double redundancy

Because it's their one and only job?

[ajg193]

Licence testing officer stops the test as soon as you fail, why should the suspension inspection be any different if the law says it becomes clint's job at that point?

 

Edit, after checking the VIRM I have to concede. Modifications are the last item on the check lists, therefore of lowest priority.

[kicker]

So if you are weak in two areas of driving you'll need to fail two tests to find out?

Do you get any money refunded for the time not used?

 

[kws]

Isn't it a requirement of a cert that you take it for a WOF to make sure the rest of the car is up to standard other than the cert? 

[cletus]

It's not a requirement,  but it can make a cert a lot easier 

As part of a cert, we have to fill out a "safety items form" which is basically a wof checksheet. OR we can supply a wof checksheet, which means we don't have to take responsibility for those items. 

 

Some certifiers insist on it, some do not. 

 

There are a couple of advantages with getting a wof check sheet- 

The certifier doesn't have to check the regular wof items (wiper blades , reverse lights, seat belts etc) so can make the list shorter

Exhaust noise is a wof issue not cert, so something which is a bit loud, the certifier can put the responsibility of checking noise back on the wof inspector

If the car is a bit of a shitter, same thing, certifier can just concentrate on mods and not worry about rust repairs etc, as it falls back on the wof inspector 

 

That said though, I still check to make sure it's safe, even if it has a wof sheet, as I have to road test it, if it has perished brake hoses or knackered ball joints then I'm not going to go hooning down the road and do brake testing in it  

[ul9601]

if seat belts are removed (along with the seats), are the seat belt/anchorage requirements in the virm waived?

[Nominal]

1 hour ago, ul9601 said:

if seat belts are removed (along with the seats), are the seat belt/anchorage requirements in the virm waived?

Can you even internet?

Seats and seat anchorages - NZTA Vehicle Portal

[ul9601]

apparently not. but i know how to complain.

[BlownCorona]

i was looking at the rear of my car and its cool tail lights the other night and thought it would look cooler with red number plate lights too. is this legal?

i assume this means it has to be white. but it does say 'substantially white OR steady OR diffuse, so technically it seems like you would only need one of those aspects?

[AllTorque]

You are looking at “Reasons for rejection” so it will fail if the light is not any of those.

/plate lights must be white.

[BlownCorona]

ahhh. that does make sense now. might atleast get some nicer LED bulbs that arnt so yellow then

[Bling]

VIRM should have pretty decent diagrams showing where it's required. I was looking the other day (but too lazy to google it right now) and it showed all sorts of angles and where they were required. Cletus may have actually posted it on a previous page, I have a vague memory of that so could be worth a look.

 

look up virm mudguard, should have all the info

[AllTorque]

Just behind 

https://vehicleinspection.nzta.govt.nz/virms/in-service-wof-and-cof/general/tyres,-wheels-and-hubs/mudguards#tab2

[KKtrips]

On 05/12/2022 at 14:58, SOHC said:

I got a wof for my mums car from him, not much brake checking went on, I wrote a letter to Waka transport and used google translate to translate it into maori and sent it to them

That's a bit of a dick move, why are you wasting the time of people just trying to do their job?

[SOHC]

8 hours ago, KKtrips said:

That's a bit of a dick move, why are you wasting the time of people just trying to do their job?

I could say the same about them

[tortron]

[SOHC]

29 minutes ago, tortron said:

 

[kicker]

So what is the real issue here?

[kicker]

I called the IRD once and asked them how far inland their revenue was, form 2 school holidays were wild.

[SOHC]

2 hours ago, kicker said:

I called the IRD once and asked them how far inland their revenue was, form 2 school holidays were wild.

I have a funny story about a Chinese friend who works for the IRD and people coming with bolt cutters for his fingers