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Has anyone else heard of this issue with Kombis?
Today I was dropping our 75 Kombi off at the mechanics to get a couple of small things sorted and I was about to leave in my T4 Kombi when a woman comes out of the workshop and hails me down. She has just bought a 2003 T4 Kombi the same as mine from an auction and it has been registered in SA (she got it for a bargain $13K
). Anyway she has taken it to get a blue slip to transfer it to NSW rego and the VIN plate has the letters/words CATEGORY NA instead of CATEGORY MA (like mine has). The RTA will not accept this as it makes the vehicle a goods vehicle and not a passenger vehicle - although it clearly says seating capacity as 9.
She has contacted VW which has told her it was a fault that affected about 150 models and that they know about it. What she needs is a letter from VW to state this but they dont appear to be in a hurry to help her out. I have told her to contact VW Customer Service in Sydney and clearly state that they are stopping her from registering and insuring her car legally and if they do not help out, that they can expect action through her solicitor.
Has anyone else heard of this problem or has been through it themselves? This will become an issue down the track as people start to sell their vehicles and they go interstate.
Today I was dropping our 75 Kombi off at the mechanics to get a couple of small things sorted and I was about to leave in my T4 Kombi when a woman comes out of the workshop and hails me down. She has just bought a 2003 T4 Kombi the same as mine from an auction and it has been registered in SA (she got it for a bargain $13K
). Anyway she has taken it to get a blue slip to transfer it to NSW rego and the VIN plate has the letters/words CATEGORY NA instead of CATEGORY MA (like mine has). The RTA will not accept this as it makes the vehicle a goods vehicle and not a passenger vehicle - although it clearly says seating capacity as 9.She has contacted VW which has told her it was a fault that affected about 150 models and that they know about it. What she needs is a letter from VW to state this but they dont appear to be in a hurry to help her out. I have told her to contact VW Customer Service in Sydney and clearly state that they are stopping her from registering and insuring her car legally and if they do not help out, that they can expect action through her solicitor.
Has anyone else heard of this problem or has been through it themselves? This will become an issue down the track as people start to sell their vehicles and they go interstate.
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