would you drive a hearse for tax evasion?

from usa today

New Zealanders registering their cars as hearses to save on fees
Posted 8/4/2006 11:30 AM

WELLINGTON (AFP) — Canny New Zealanders have reportedly taken to registering their cars as hearses to take advantage of a loophole giving part-time undertakers a discount on their fee.
Many motorists in the city of Christchurch had managed to slash their registration from the normal levy of $160 to the special $37 rate for "non-commercial hearses," radio station NewstalkZB reported.

It said some road users had successfully argued their vehicle qualified as a hearse because it was used to bring dead chickens home from the supermarket.

The station said a female caller revealed the scam during a talkback segment and Land Transport New Zealand, which oversees car registrations, was not amused.

Agency spokesman Andy Knackstead told the station that people who falsely claimed their cars were non-commercial hearses were breaking the law and ripping off motorists who paid the full fee.

He said authorities would review the situation and consider calling in the police if it was found that abuse of the loophole was widespread.

Why, yes. I would take advantage of that loophole!

there's a dead mouse in my car..:D

shiiiiiiittttttt! that's my mothafuckin dream car! Id drive one tax evation or not. i love hearses! especially those old ones with the wingy things in the back

If my passengers are as quiet as the dead.

I'd do just about anything to evade taxes.

except sell beer. al capone, you pussy.

wow i guess any car could be a hearse from a crematorium just to be save i would make sure to haul at least 2 bodies to the cemetary per year just to be safe

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Originally Posted by malcolm

shiiiiiiittttttt! that's my mothafuckin dream car! Id drive one tax evation or not. i love hearses! especially those old ones with the wingy things in the back

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How I wish I had a ' 61 Caddy Hearse(ala Ecto1 but defanitely not dressed as such). Truly the classic Hearse...

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1.../1961caddy.jpg

Actually I do own and drive a non-commercial hearse, don't need the tax break tho, it's tagged as an antique and only costs me $17 a year for tags/taxes. And just a FYI the hearse/ambulance combo used in Ghostbusters is a '59, but not much diff between '59 and '61. And yes they are generally the most sought after coaches amongst collectors. Only one of the coaches in my collection is a caddy, I prefer the rarer more unusual hearses, including Pontiac and Oldsmobile.

I had no idea about that loophole when I had my hearse. I had a '70 Caddy Victoria. Man, I loved that car!

Yep

I wouldn't care about the loophole. I'd drive a hearse just so that I could freak out people be keeping a mattress in the back.

People definitely do freak out. It's almost a road hazard because of the way people behave around them. I never understood that. I'm hoping to get another one some day, though the 10 MPG thing is a bit of a drag.

Hell Yea

i love mine........and i do usually keep a futon mattress in the back (mostly because it hides the rust hole in the casket deck that i have not had the time to patch)

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Originally Posted by kshearsedriver

i love mine........and i do usually keep a futon mattress in the back (mostly because it hides the rust hole in the casket deck that i have not had the time to patch)

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You so crazy.. we know what oyu use futon for... :D

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Originally Posted by Bondage Clown

You so crazy.. we know what oyu use futon for... :D

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well you don't want to get cuts from the rusted floor while ....................well you know what ;) .....safety first

Heehee, i'd like a hearse modified with a new hybrid engine. The sexiest, cleanest corpse wagon on the road~

You know i live in nz and i didn't know about that loop hole (i realy must be out of the loop!) but a dude i worked with did funeral runs with a four in hand carrage hearse, it was realy cool. definitly a stylish send off, thats how i want my funeral!