Resources & manuals

• Reference: VCUEF 08 Version: 3.3
• Author: NZ Transport Agency

This form is to be used when applying for an exemption to passenger service vehicle door height requirements.

• Reference: VCUEF 11 Version: 2.2
• Author: NZ Transport Agency

This form is to be used when applying for an exemption from Land Transport vehicle Rules.

• Reference: VCUEF 09 Version: 1.2
• Author: NZ Transport Agency

This form is to be used to apply for short and long term exemptions from warrant of fitness and standards compliance requirements.

• Author: NZ Transport Agency

CoF news is part of a series of newsletters produced for each of the certification types presently administered by NZTA. It provides a medium for general communication between NZTA and the certificate of fitness inspection industry. It only covers items of news and is not the authority for vehicle inspectors to act on or use as a means of carrying out certification.

• Author: NZ Transport Agency

These are the specifications that CoF checksheets must comply with before they can be approved by NZTA for use during CoF inspections.

• Author: NZ Transport Agency

The NZ Transport Agency's (NZTA) factsheets provide information on transport safety, standards and processes.

All our factsheets are available on this web site and can be printed directly from the site.

Many of our factsheets are also available from the NZTA's agents and regional offices in a...

• Also known as: Frontal impact compliance lists
• Author: NZ Transport Agency

These lists show the Class MA vehicles (passenger cars) by make and model that manufacturers have advised as meeting (or not meeting) New Zealand's frontal impact requirements. For completeness we have included some lists that were produced at the time frontal-impact legislation was being implemented in various countries, and some of these lists have not been updated since then.

• Author: NZ Transport Agency

What you need to know about fitting and using additional vehicle lighting.

Disclaimer: The following information is provided as a guide only. For more detailed information on vehicle lighting generally, please refer to Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Lighting 2004 and Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004

For specific information on warrant of...

• Author: NZ Transport Agency

This document provides visual guidelines for vehicle inspectors when assessing tyre tread depth during a WoF or CoF inspection.

• Author: NZ Transport Agency

This document provides visual guidance to help WoF and CoF inspectors currect pass and fail vehicles with smoky exhausts.

• Version: 5
• Author: NZ Transport Agency

Like almost all other road vehicles in New Zealand, heavy vehicles are required to undergo entry inspection and a periodic safety check in the form of a Certificate of Fitness (CoF) inspection. Brake testing is a crucial part of this inspection given the critical role brakes play in overall vehicle safety.

• Reference: VCUEF 02 Version: 2.2
• Author: NZ Transport Agency

This form is to be used when the original Japanese deregistration/export certificate has been lost.

• Author: NZ Transport Agency

These specifications must be met where a vehicle inspector chooses to use a noise meter to assess exhaust noise as part of the WoF inspection.

• Reference: DVCUCF 03 Version: 2.1
• Author: NZ Transport Agency

To notify NZTA of a vehicle inspector transfer.

• Author: NZ Transport Agency

Electronic versions of the forms from the PRS manual.

• Reference: VCUEF 04 Version: 2.3
• Author: NZ Transport Agency

This form is to be used if requesting an exemption to remove trim on an imported used vehicle.

• Version: 7
• Author: NZ Transport Agency

If a vehicle was sourced from the Singapore market it may be eligible for an exemption from the Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Exhaust Emissions. The Singapore emission exemptions contains a list of vehicles that are eligible.

• Author: Standards New Zealand

Alternative fuels (LPG/CNG) standards can be purchased from the Standards New Zealand website.

• Reference: VCUEF 03 Version: 1.3
• Author: NZ Transport Agency

This form is to be used when the ownership trail is incomplete for vehicles undergoing used entry certification, there is no proof of previous New Zealand registration or there is no proof of previous overseas registration.

• Reference: DVCUCF 01 Version: 6
• Author: NZ Transport Agency

This form is to be used if complaining about a vehicle not being inspected to NZTA inspection standards.