danger Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 They didn't want to touch mine before it had the VIN number on it. And said they had to take the photos, not me. Guy was a cock tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danger Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Will the NZTA be able to search databases for what cars were registered on certain dates? Surely it'll go in sequence with the plates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 So I've gotta start the VIN process first which gives me a 28 day period to sort everything else out. you can take the car to the TSDA (vin man) and they can allocate a new vin number to the vehicle without doing the actual re reg inspection, that way you will have a vin for the repair cert man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danger Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Oh ok. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 hey, whats the go with re registering a newer car of around 96 vintage ? can i take it to vtnz ,just need to replace brake fluid etc? would i be looking at around 1k to get it sorted? car only recently had its rego lapse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 When I was in getting mine for it's first check, the compliance guy said that the check is much more stringent for a car that's later than 1990. Said the interior may need to be taken out, and it's $400, rather than $250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK2 vANKER Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Ok I had a big look through this topic, however I couldn't find exactly what I was looking for... My situation is this: I bought my escort van out of share excitement for owning an old car and for next to nothing. It doesn't have any plates (and the transport agency cancelled them for the vehicle being unregistered for too long) or tags (that I can see of), hence dead. It was registered in New Zealand before though as it has the original etchings of the rego plates on the windows... I'm looking at buying plates off a guy down the line that are live at this stage (bought the carjam report) and want to use them on mine. However am I going to run into issues here as I have a dead car with no tags? Cheers for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 This thread is about re-registering a vehicle. What you are trying to do is a plate/tag swap, which is illegal and not the right way of doing things. You don't need to purchase existing live plates. What you will need to do is find your car on the system so that you can re-register it. There have been a couple of other threads on this subject recently, but it's not the easiest thing to do. Does it have an old wof sticker where you can read the reg, or is there any chance you can approach a previous owner for photos to find the old licence plate number? Doing this will make things easier. Another option is to search through carjam for cars registered around that time and find one that matches, but that is a bit of a time consuming process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Its illegal to swap plates from one car to another so if you do it it aint going to matter a damn if your car has tags etc or not. Boerad beat me to it. As he said you need to prove its been on the road before. Running the plate number from the etchings on the windscreen through LTSA/VTNZ system will do it. Then go through revin check. Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK2 vANKER Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 This thread is about re-registering a vehicle. What you are trying to do is a plate/tag swap, which is illegal and not the right way of doing things.You don't need to purchase existing live plates. What you will need to do is find your car on the system so that you can re-register it. There have been a couple of other threads on this subject recently, but it's not the easiest thing to do. Does it have an old wof sticker where you can read the reg, or is there any chance you can approach a previous owner for photos to find the old licence plate number? Doing this will make things easier. Another option is to search through carjam for cars registered around that time and find one that matches, but that is a bit of a time consuming process. Yeah thanks for clearing that up. I wasn't wanting to do anything dodgy, I mean spending all the money in the world to get it back on the road legally then not being able to because i hadn't gone through the right processes would be quite gutting. The car has an old wof sticker on there from 2005 however I can't read what the details on it are. The old owner doesn't have anymore info on it and the lead goes dead from there... Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 No number plate etched into the windows/old rego sticker in the glovebox? Perhaps get a pencil and put some paper over the WOF sticker then lightly rub it for any kind of impression enhancement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK2 vANKER Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 No number plate etched into the windows/old rego sticker in the glovebox?Perhaps get a pencil and put some paper over the WOF sticker then lightly rub it for any kind of impression enhancement? Yeah it's got JL182 etched it to the windows and I wish it had a glovebox lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japawagons Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Being that it was in the system up until 2005 you will find that it is quite easy to gain details on the vehicle. It will be NZTA's system and with the etchings on the window and the warrant sticker you have proof that it has been previously registered... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japawagons Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 http://www.carjam.co.nz/car/?plate=JL182 Sorted? Surely you have the original chassis number that is stamped into the firewall? Unsure of escorts. My memory is failing me but they can issue a modern VIN number to a vehicle if you need them to but I don't think you do. To reregister your vehicle all you need is proof of ownership and proof the police don't have interest in the vehicle and then an inspection is carried out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK2 vANKER Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Yeah I just purchased the report before. Although on it they reckon it hasn't been warranted or licenced since 17 years ago Hopefully NZTA make it easier for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japawagons Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Yeah I just purchased the report before. Although on it they reckon it hasn't been warranted or licenced since 17 years ago Hopefully NZTA make it easier for me... I still don't think that's a problem, the length of time rego has been lapsed is irrelevant. Carjam reports come off the NZTA database so you won't get anything different from them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK2 vANKER Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Will see how I get on. Just goes to show important it is to get the paperwork side of things in the clear. Lesson learned. Thanks for the help guys, really appreciate it. Just itching to drive an old school car built up by myself! Dwayne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vai-Man Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 so whats the dealio with re reging a car that has a cert? keen on a jag with a cert for mods only fell off the system last year? as far as i understand the cert is still valid? just need to go though the check. is this correct? also from reading through its pre 89 and i can prove previous rego in nz so its not to harsh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi808 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 So, whats the go with re-vinning a car that has rust? The car has plates/tags/paper work but has a bit of a rust in the usual places. Obviously the rust needs sorting but does it need a rust cert or some crap like that or is paperwork form an authorised panelbeater going to be o.k.? Also, if a car has no plates tags anything what is the best way to check if it is stolen or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Also, if a car has no plates tags anything what is the best way to check if it is stolen or not? does that relate to what I think it relates to... if the rust is structural it needs a repair cert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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