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On 11 March 2024, Simon Bridges was appointed a member and chairperson of the NZTA board for a three-year term. [19] On 15 May, RNZ reported that NZTA had paid consultant PwC to design two new vehicle-spotting technologies at a cost of NZ$130 million only to abandon the project after the technologies were found not to work. [20]
The NZTA offers data analysis of the register [23] but not with VIN, engine number or chassis codes as these can uniquely identify a vehicle. Technically, analysis would exclude all uniquely identifying data; however, this is a legal grey area that has hindered the development of vehicle matching systems using Motor Vehicle Register information.
The Clean Car Discount scheme formally ended on 31 December 2023, ending government-funded incentives for low emissions vehicle and the "ute tax." [31] In early March 2024, the Transport Minister Simeon Brown ordered Waka Kotahi (the New Zealand Transport Agency) to investigate 231 abuses of the Clean Car Discount involving 51 dealers. [32]
Prepare your car. First impressions matter when selling a car. Start by deciding how you plan to sell your car. Options include a trade-in, private sale, dealership or car buying website. Then ...
VTNZ was founded in 1994 as Vehicle Testing New Zealand and was a New Zealand state-owned enterprise. In 1999, it was privatised and sold to the Motor Transport Association (MTA) for NZ$19.2 million. In 1999, it was privatised and sold to the Motor Transport Association (MTA) for NZ$19.2 million.
In 2013 new car registrations were up 7% on 2012 to 82,235 sold, with used vehicle sales up to 98,971. [ 28 ] At the 2013 New Zealand census , 92.1 percent of households reported owning at least one car; 37.6 percent reported owning one car, 38.4 percent reported as owning two cars, and 16.1 percent reported owing three or more cars.
Charges are payable to the NZ Transport agency enforced by NZ police so all road users must ensure you have the correct documents displayed at all times in order to avoid a fine. There are several exemptions available for certain types of vehicles such as tractors however the vast majority of larger vehicles will be required to pay RUC.
The Nissan Leaf is the most common electric vehicle on New Zealand roads The most popular manufacturers of new electric vehicles in 2024 were Tesla, BYD and VW [1]. The initial adoption of plug-in electric vehicles in New Zealand was supported by New Zealand Government policies, including monetary incentives such as electric vehicle discounts, exemptions from road user charges, and electric ...