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| Thread ID: 65249 | 2006-01-12 02:12:00 | Is it an offence to park outside your own house with an expired WOF? | Billy T (70) | PC World Chat |
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| 420356 | 2006-01-13 00:38:00 | Was it an Auckland City Council ticket, Billy? All about Auckland CC parking tickets (www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/auckland/transport/parking/tickets.asp) "A current Evidence of Vehicle inspection (formerly known as Warrant of Fitness) is not displayed." is why you got the ticket. I think their cash register is going to go "$200, thank you very much, Billy" :D It doesn't look as if you would be let off it in Christchurch (www.ccc.govt.nz/quickanswers/Parking/ParkingInfringements/F334.asp), either. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 420357 | 2006-01-13 01:16:00 | Just to clear this up...it is a national offence (as opposed to a by-law) to park a vehicle on a road (or in any public place for that matter) without WOF or current license (registration). Anyone, anywhere doing the above is up for a $200 fine for each of the above offences (ie no WOF and no license =$400), it doesn't matter where you live. Whether councils task their officers to write offence notices out for this is up to them, but I can't see them not cos it would bring in a fair bit of revenue. I don't think you are right, as far as I can tell the law only says about operating a vehicle on the road, not about parking without Evidence Of Vehicle Inspection. eg "The offence of operating a vehicle on a road without displaying current evidence of vehicle inspection, contrary to section 34(1)(b) of the Land Transport Act 1998." www.ltsa.govt.nz |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 420358 | 2006-01-13 01:17:00 | NZ is not doing so fine regarding the number of antisocial hoons, boy racers, cars stolen and burnt out at the road side, and so on . I'm not saying it is better in the UK, just saying what the law is there, as Surfer Joe said what the Californian laws are . 'Colonial days' was just a turn of phrase, NZers have been firmly in control since the early days of motoring . El tougho if you dont like what I say, but it pays to raise ones head out of the sand every now and then . Personally every single tiny bit of info I have ever seen about the glorious homeland makes me determined to avoid ever going near the place . The UK can keep its overcrowding, slum areas, racial tension, Turkey twists, Bad teeth, football thugs, Coronation steet and their blessed Chavs . El tougho if you dont like what I say, but it pays to raise ones head out of the sand every now and then . |
Metla (12) | ||
| 420359 | 2006-01-13 01:44:00 | I have an idea that it was or still is a statutory offence: "failing to display" a warrant of fitness, or registration sticker . It looks as if enforcement has been passed over to the councils . . . just to remove some load from the "justice" system . The discussion paper Infringements Review ( . justice . govt . nz/pubs/reports/2004/infringements-review/glossary . html" target="_blank">www . justice . govt . nz) mentions "Stationary vehicle offences: include failing to display a valid warrant of fitness or vehicle licence label; using worn, damaged or smooth tyres; failure of a parked goods-service vehicle to display a red light; and unauthorised, deceptive, obscured or missing registration plates . " and such infringements can be handled by a " Prosecuting authority: an organisation authorised by legislation to issue infringement notices . Currently, there are approximately 100 prosecuting authorities . " Of course Billy was lucky he didn't park a building in the street without its Warrant of Fitness . The fine for that is up to $20000 . |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 420360 | 2006-01-13 01:48:00 | Some people are lucky - I had a warrant the parking meter attendant said had him confused - the dates looked wrong - the car had not been used since its last checkover and I had been in hospital with heart problems. This was its first trip out - I left it in the local garage that night and it passed - having only done a few miles. But no mercy - I was back in hospital again and fighting for my life but they actually contacted me there. The doctors asked me to get the name of the person phoning as they wanted to chase them up if I pegged it - they wanted me under as little strain as possible. The clerk refused to leave his name - I asked him if he thought a possible death sentence wasn't a little high for what could only be a technical offense. He thought for a moment or two then agreed perhaps it was. Fortunately one of my doctors blew her top and wrote a right royal letter - the fine was cancelled. But blow me down some years later I got done for a parking violation. The council admitted when I pointed it out to them that the parking attendant had obviously changed what he had written at first as the leaving time. He probably then went for a cuppa because at the time he was supposed to be writing the ticket we were several miles away on our way home. All admitted, but it made no difference - I had to pay. Wasn't worth making a fuss about but I have avoided the CBD of Christchurch ever since - I see NO reason to go there. Tom |
Thomas01 (317) | ||
| 420361 | 2006-01-13 01:53:00 | Personally every single tiny bit of info I have ever seen about the glorious homeland makes me determined to avoid ever going near the place. The UK can keep its overcrowding, slum areas, racial tension, Turkey twists, Bad teeth, football thugs, Coronation steet and their blessed Chavs. El tougho if you dont like what I say, but it pays to raise ones head out of the sand every now and then. Maybe those who havn't seen the inside of anything be it a computer OR a country are not qualified to comment constructively? |
bonzo29 (2348) | ||
| 420362 | 2006-01-13 01:58:00 | Which would be a good cut if I had been the one to say whose input was valid. To apply the logic from the other thread we would have to ask for opinions only from people who have a surface understanding of the country, And I would certainly fall into this catagory in regards to the UK. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 420363 | 2006-01-13 02:19:00 | I agree with Metla, after all, I have chosen to come and live here for the last 30 years and be a citizen, that must mean something. If you are a 4th generation NZer and I've no idea how that came into the topic, well you had no say in the matter, just an accident of birth. At least I have a standard for comparison which many dont. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 420364 | 2006-01-13 02:20:00 | Hmm...I am right. It is a national statutory offence. They haven't taken my stationary ticket book off me yet (and I don't work for the council). If I can find it at work tonight I will blow the dust and cobwebs off it and post the exact section that the offence is found under. Of course, if they have repaeled it since they gave me my ticket book then I spose I will just have to hand it back. ;) | Tukapa (62) | ||
| 420365 | 2006-01-13 02:27:00 | The UK can keep its overcrowding, slum areas, racial tension, Turkey twists, Bad teeth, football thugs, Coronation steet and their blessed Chavs. Hear hear! BUT, is it turkey twists or turkey twizzlers? (images.google.com) |
andrew93 (249) | ||
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