12 months Wof june/july next year?

[Rosssub]

I got a warrant yesterday and the mechanic told me that june/july ish next year cars later than 2000 will only need a new wof every 12 months, cars older than 2000 stay at 6 months. Anyone know the facts? I\'m guessing they must be changing s few minor things such as tyre tread minimums etc?

[DRFVDR]

from january

AFAIK everything else stays the same, it is up to the owner/driver to make sure it remains legal

[Rosssub]

Cheers, most people I know only service their vehicle when something falls off or it wont start. I guess workshops will add wof type checks to regular servicing such as checking tie rod ends, wheel bearings etc? Makes me wonder how much the accident statistics will rise from mechanical faults. Also how many more tickets the police can hand out for \'Vehicle not up to WOF standards? Or am I completely missing the point for the change and dribbling again... ;D

Edit: Insurance company\'s will love the change too, "We\'re not paying out as the vehicle was not up to Wof standards at the time of the accident".

[Marky]

I think half the idea behind it was that it\'s like 0.fckall% of accidents are caused by mechanical faults in that age bracket, or something to that effect - was just a captive market of "mostly" clean sheet WOF\'s for most newish vehicles

Most of the "not WOF\'able" tickets are generally going out to the guys who swap struts etc just for WOF\'s anyway, could have them on a monthly expiry and it\'d still be just as much of a problem

[Rosssub]

Sweet, thanks.

[tebbyj]

 Stuff.co.nz said:

The changes will apply from the beginning of next year to all light vehicles registered here between 2004 and 2008 and from July to cars registered after 2000.

Just to clear up when it will come into effect

[Rosssub]

Cool, so with a new wof now, next one due mid April. I\'ll have 2 more 6 monthly wof\'s before it effects me, or maybe fall into a changeover bracket and get 12 months next wof (April). 2000 BH5

[tebbyj]

I think it will just go until your next warrant after July is a 12 month one. My next WOF will expire on the 20th of june on my 01 WRX hahaha

Might need a few days to get some stuff sorted until july...

[DRFVDR]

What sucks is my \'05hilux runs out of wof near the end of december do I risk running with no wof for a couple of weeks to get the 1 year wofs of bite the bullet

[Guest]

Awesome, once a year for my wof and it\'s a gc8 too can\'t be many gc8\'s eligible for the once a year wof

[Timmah]

I liked 6 month WoFs but yearly won\'t hurt.

[DRFVDR]

 Marky said:

I think half the idea behind it was that it\'s like 0.fckall% of accidents are caused by mechanical faults in that age bracket, or something to that effect - was just a captive market of "mostly" clean sheet WOF\'s for most newish vehicles

Most of the "not WOF\'able" tickets are generally going out to the guys who swap struts etc just for WOF\'s anyway, could have them on a monthly expiry and it\'d still be just as much of a problem

Funnily enough, I have attended a few accidents that the sole cause of the accident ( one was a death) was because of a failure of a wofable item, All were tire related, mismatched or bald or both

[gotasuby]

So may people come through work with dangerous cars and are totally oblivious to it because for example they have serious camber wear but only look at outside of tyre tread so they don\'t realise there wire is hanging out inside etc.

[loner]

Surely the 12 month wof is only for cars under a certain age?

[Guest]

 loner said:

Surely the 12 month wof is only for cars under a certain age?

Sure is and I think its rolling so 2000 only works for one year. Open to being wrong on this but from what I understand thats the way it works.

[boon]

 gotasuby said:

So may people come through work with dangerous cars and are totally oblivious to it because for example they have serious camber wear but only look at outside of tyre tread so they don\'t realise there wire is hanging out inside etc.

The whole WoF interval thing is especially dumb when it comes to tyres. Saw a 2011 Merc SUV in town the other day, so obviously still on 1 year WoFs, tyres were completely f*cked, bald as and bits missing from the sidewall from them kerbing it, whole 9 yards...

Should be done on KMs with a date backup... I reckon every 10,000 OR annual, whichever you hit first.

[DacerX]

sweet as yearly now for the legacy, not that it matters since its serviced annually and checked over all the time

[Guest]

 evowrx']

[quote name='loner said:

Surely the 12 month wof is only for cars under a certain age?

/quote]

Sure is and I think its rolling so 2000 only works for one year. Open to being wrong on this but from what I understand thats the way it works.

I\'m sure I read it\'s not rolling but fixed at 2000 and for the lifetime of the vehicle, score

[Guest]

 ballsrburning']

[quote name='loner said:

Surely the 12 month wof is only for cars under a certain age?

/quote]

Sure is and I think its rolling so 2000 only works for one year. Open to being wrong on this but from what I understand thats the way it works.

I\'m sure I read it\'s not rolling but fixed at 2000.

If it isnt its a tad retarded 30 years time your cars still getting 12 month wof and its 43 years old.

[gotasuby]

 ballsrburning']

[quote name='loner said:

Surely the 12 month wof is only for cars under a certain age?

/quote]

Sure is and I think its rolling so 2000 only works for one year. Open to being wrong on this but from what I understand thats the way it works.

I\'m sure I read it\'s not rolling but fixed at 2000 and for the lifetime of the vehicle, score

It\'s fixed at 1 year from 2000 on

[loner]

 gotasuby']

[quote name='loner said:

Surely the 12 month wof is only for cars under a certain age?

/quote]

Sure is and I think its rolling so 2000 only works for one year. Open to being wrong on this but from what I understand thats the way it works.

I\'m sure I read it\'s not rolling but fixed at 2000 and for the lifetime of the vehicle, score

It\'s fixed at 1 year from 2000 on

I don\'t believe that. It\'s the most bullshit system ever if true.

edit: but it looks like it is true. But from 2004 for cars not 2000. so unfair.

http://www.aa.co.nz/about/newsroom/media-releases/safety/aa-welcomes-new-wof-rule/

[Guest]

Cool so Ill deregister my car then reregister it and if I keep it long enough it may offset the cost of WOF\'s.

[Guest]

 loner']

[quote name='loner said:

Surely the 12 month wof is only for cars under a certain age?

/quote]

Sure is and I think its rolling so 2000 only works for one year. Open to being wrong on this but from what I understand thats the way it works.

I\'m sure I read it\'s not rolling but fixed at 2000 and for the lifetime of the vehicle, score

It\'s fixed at 1 year from 2000 on

I don\'t believe that. It\'s the most bullshit system ever if true.

edit: but it looks like it is true. But from 2004 for cars not 2000. so unfair.

http://www.aa.co.nz/about/newsroom/media-releases/safety/aa-welcomes-new-wof-rule/

Your mistaken, That article says 2000 on wof every year it just says 2004 and newer this rule starts in jan but for 2000-2004 cars it doesn\'t start until July then it\'s once a year for the life of the vehicle.

Much better link below.

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicle/registration-licensing/docs/QAs-WoF-CoF.pdf

[shore_boy]

 boon']

[quote name='gotasuby said:

So may people come through work with dangerous cars and are totally oblivious to it because for example they have serious camber wear but only look at outside of tyre tread so they don\'t realise there wire is hanging out inside etc.

/quote]

The whole WoF interval thing is especially dumb when it comes to tyres. Saw a 2011 Merc SUV in town the other day, so obviously still on 1 year WoFs, tyres were completely f*cked, bald as and bits missing from the sidewall from them kerbing it, whole 9 yards...

Should be done on KMs with a date backup... I reckon every 10,000 OR annual, whichever you hit first.

I agree with this. I think we\'ll see a lot more dangerous cars out there. In my opinion they should tighten up some of the regulations of the WOF standards. Not to mention the number of garages that are more than likely going to go out of business...

[loner]

no... it says first registered anywhere in the world.