Licences by vehicle type

If you drive a bus, taxi, shuttle or any kind of passenger service vehicle, there are things you must do. This page contains information about when a passenger endorsement might be required and information about carrying passengers.

Special-type vehicles, load pilots, traction engines, trams and trolley buses.

Information for people teaching others to drive and conducting practical driving tests.

What you need to know about towing other vehicles, and when a vehicle recovery endorsement is required.

An overview of dangerous goods and what you need to do to be able to carry them.

Agricultural vehicle information, and the class of driver licence you need to drive one.

This page tells you what you can drive with each New Zealand driver licence class.