WOF question

celica_tommo · Post by **celica_tommo** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 8:37 am

Do all places that issue WOFs have to update the LTSA records with the new warrant date?

.. Is a WOF not valid if it doesnt show up when I do a Motochek?

2001 Toyota Gaia · Post by **BlakJak** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:21 am

Theyre all provided with VPN access to a system which update the WOF Database live. Entries usually go in same-day.
Only reason this wouldnt happen is if the system is down, which isnt very often.

Post by **Mr Revhead** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 10:36 am

which isnt very often.

bollocks! goes down all the time, or that could just be our super duper in house system

we have had quite a few issues with it kicking us out if not used for a certain time, then refusing to log back in. my desk is about 3 meters away from it and i often here the mechs venting expletives at it. its quite good, i learn some good ones! :lol:

celica_tommo · Post by **celica_tommo** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 10:45 am

The reason I ask is that the previous owner of the car I am buying says it got a WOF very recently... motochek says it's almost due for a WOF

3VLTOY · Post by **3VLTOY** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:10 am

It's easy enough to get a full check done on the car.

I think AA do it down here, but i got one done up north through a mate.

All i needed was to give her the licence plate number and she checked WOF, rego and everything right up to the day it was imported into NZ

Knob City · Post by **Knob City** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:19 am

that person could have stolen a book of wof stickers? its not hard.

2001 Toyota Gaia · Post by **BlakJak** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:47 am

celica_tommo wrote:The reason I ask is that the previous owner of the car I am buying says it got a WOF very recently... motochek says it's almost due for a WOF

Ignore what the owner says.

1) Check the WOF Sticker

2) Check with LTSA/AA/Someone who checks the electronic records.

In the end the two of those determine the story, as opposed to someones word. Especially 2) as thats the records that Police (etc) will be looking at.

Make sure you get the car put through pre-purchase inspection and make sure the WOF is less than a month old when you buy the car, those are reasonable things to do...

Knob City · Post by **Knob City** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 1:25 pm

I can check when it last had a wof if you give me the plate number.

celica_tommo · Post by **celica_tommo** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 1:42 pm

What I'm saying is that I have checked the electronic records held by LTSA and they differ from what the seller was telling me. I'll have a look at the sticker this weekend to confirm what that says.

I think my question has been answered above.... All WOF inspectors must update LTSAs electronic records when they issue a WOF no matter whether they are a mechanic working out of their shed or VTNZ.

Lanius · Post by **Lanius** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:13 pm

Mr Revhead wrote:
which isnt very often.

bollocks! goes down all the time, or that could just be our super duper in house system
we have had quite a few issues with it kicking us out if not used for a certain time, then refusing to log back in. my desk is about 3 meters away from it and i often here the mechs venting expletives at it. its quite good, i learn some good ones!

No offence to the mech's you work with, but of the dozens of calls I got from mechanics in the time I worked with users of that particular VPN, I think the VPN itself was at fault maybe 5% of the time :lol:

Its *supposed* to time them out after a certain time period. Its called VPN security

Post by **Mr Revhead** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:22 pm

so its YOUR fault.

:lol:

yes a lot of the issues are the mechs themselves... but recently we'v had a few cases where it refuses to log back in.
and we all know its always the computers fault

Silent Knight · Post by **Silent Knight** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:29 pm

Mr Revhead wrote:and we all know its always the computers fault

Do you want me to whip the TRUTH on this one to prove you wrong... :twisted:

Post by **Mr Revhead** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:30 pm

well if its not the computer its uber g33k silentknight dicking with the intraweb thingy

no_8wire · Post by **no_8wire** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:13 pm

celica_tommo wrote:The reason I ask is that the previous owner of the car I am buying says it got a WOF very recently... motochek says it's almost due for a WOF

It that the SC aw11?

vindrft04 · Post by **vindrft04** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:24 pm

if u're buying that car, i would suggest u make sure the paperwork has been done properly as mistake can happen

like mine, where on the wof sheet all the details was correct until a closer check shows it was registered under holden instead of Toyota car - very dodgy.

celica_tommo · Post by **celica_tommo** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 10:37 pm

no_8wire wrote:
celica_tommo wrote:The reason I ask is that the previous owner of the car I am buying says it got a WOF very recently... motochek says it's almost due for a WOF

It that the SC aw11?

Yep that's the one... got it home now

no_8wire · Post by **no_8wire** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 8:49 am

sweet, I should hopefully be getting one today as well