Factsheet index (Factsheet 60)
Published: Apr 2013The NZ Transport Agency's (NZTA) factsheets provide information on transport safety, standards and processes.
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Vehicle licensing (Factsheet 49)
Published: Apr 2013This factsheet provides general information about vehicle licensing; what it is, how much it costs; how to licence a vehicle and Q & As.
Category A special interest left-hand drive light vehicles (Factsheet 12a)
Published: Dec 2012This factsheet lists the requirements for importing a category A special interest left-hand drive light vehicle into New Zealand.
Reregistering your vehicle (Factsheet 9)
Published: Dec 2012This factsheet provides an explanation on what reregistration is, when a vehicle needs to be re-registered and the process of re-registration.
VINs: Vehicle identification numbers (Factsheet 6)
Published: Dec 2012This factsheet provides information about vehicle identification numbers. A VIN is a unique, 17-character number, which is assigned and attached to a motor vehicle. VINs are a security feature, as they help to combat fraud, and are the main way vehicles are identified for administrative purposes.
Limited licences (Factsheet 50)
Published: Nov 2012This factsheet is for people who have been disqualified or suspended from driving. It explains what happens when your licence is suspended or disqualified; limited licences (who can get one and how to apply); and how to get your licence back once your suspension or disqualification has ended.
Buying and selling: your legal obligations (Factsheet 41)
Published: Oct 2012This factsheet provides information on a person’s legal obligations with regard to the sale and acquisition of a vehicle.
Learning to drive: Getting your car licence
Published: Oct 2012This factsheet tells you how to get your car licence which allows you to drive a light vehicle (up to 4500 kg). Cars, vans and utes are light vehicles. It outlines the three graduated stages, the process to get each stage and any conditions which you must comply with when driving.
Overseas travel by New Zealand driver licence holders (Factsheet 65)
Published: Oct 2012This factsheet provides information for New Zealand licence holders travelling or intending to travel overseas. It provides helpful advice on your entitlement to drive overseas; renewing or replacing your New Zealand driver licence while overseas and your entitlement to drive in New Zealand when you return if your New Zealand licence has expired while you were overseas.
D endorsements for carrying dangerous goods (Factsheet 37)
Published: Oct 2012This factsheet advises when you need to have a dangerous goods endorsement on your driver licence and provides information on how to get one.
Driver licensing courses for licence classes and endorsements (Factsheet 66)
Published: Oct 2012This factsheet relates to driver licensing courses for licence classes and endorsements.
Vehicle registration cancellation (Factsheet 74)
Published: Oct 2012This factsheet provides general information about cancelling a vehicle's registration; when a vehicle's registration may be cancelled, by whom; how to go about cancelling a vehicle's registration and Q & As.
Driving offences and penalties: disqualifications and suspensions (Factsheet 55)
Published: Aug 2012This factsheet outlines some traffic enforcement measures used to help make our roads safer. It explains driving penalties, including fines and being disqualified or suspended from driving, and gives you an overview of roadside driver licence suspensions and vehicle impoundment.
Supporting senior drivers
Published: Jul 2012Help a friend or relative stay mobile - safely. This booklet highlights some ways you can help the older driver in your life to stay mobile safely.
Alcohol interlocks (Factsheet 58)
Published: Jul 2012This factsheet outlines the alcohol interlock programme.
Child restraints (Factsheet 7)
Published: May 2012This factsheet is a general overview of what information parents and care givers need to know when children travel in a vehicle. This includes what the legal requirements are for restraining children in a vehicle, as well as what information you need to know when renting or purchasing (new and used) child restraints, and the fitting of child restraints into a vehicle.
Guide to safe loading and towing for light vehicles
Published: Apr 2012This guide contains detailed advice on loading and towing practices to keep you within the law and protect you, your goods and others on the road.
Driver licence classes (Factsheet 11)
Published: Apr 2012This factsheet outlines what vehicles are covered by each class of licence. It also advises what classes and/or endorsements you need to have to drive a particular type of vehicle (eg trailers, traction engines and tractors.
Keeping mobile: how to safely use your mobility scooter
Published: Apr 2012If you currently use a mobility scooter or power chair or are considering using one in the future - this booklet is for you.
Epilepsy/seizures and driving (Factsheet 17)
Published: Mar 2012This factsheet provides information for drivers with epilepsy or drivers who have had seizures. It gives advice on some of the risks and precautions and outlines limitations and conditions which may apply to your licence when you are driving.
