News and notices
News and notices for motor vehicle traders.
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New Motor Vehicle Traders register launched
A new and upgraded Motor Vehicle Traders register was released on 21 October 2024.
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Upcoming release of new Motor Vehicle Traders register
The Motor Vehicle Traders online register will undergo maintenance from 5pm 17 October 2024, in anticipation of the release of our new portal on 21 October 2024.
- Decisions from the Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal – August 2024
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Upgrade to Motor Vehicle Traders register coming soon
An upgrade is coming to the Motor Vehicle Traders online register in late 2024.
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A year in numbers (2023-2024)
We have pulled some core statistics from the last financial year.
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Amendments to the Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003
The Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Bill, which makes changes to the Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003, has had its first reading in Parliament and you can now make a submission.
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Decisions from the Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal – July 2024
2 recent decisions made by the Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal relate to traders not complying with Consumer Guarantees Act. In both cases, the Tribunal ruled in the customer's favour. In one case the trader was ordered to pay and in the other the trader
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Report unregistered trading
As a regulator, our priority is to promote and protect the interests of consumers by ensuring compliance with the Act. We are consistently considering and investigating complaints made via our website however, we can’t see everything, and that’s where you
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New Zealand Transport Agency survey results and new campaign released
The results of the first nationwide study of registered motor vehicle dealers’ use of vehicle safety rating labels are in.
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Turning tyre waste into opportunity
From 1 March 2024, when a vehicle is registered for on road use for the first time, a tyre stewardship fee will need to be paid. The fee for tyres attached to road registered vehicles will be collected by New Zealand Transport Agency and will go towards c