{"id":19975,"date":"2019-11-04T05:54:37","date_gmt":"2019-11-03T16:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/?p=19975"},"modified":"2020-01-30T07:55:49","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T18:55:49","slug":"can-you-drive-a-forklift-on-a-private-road-without-an-f-endorsement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/can-you-drive-a-forklift-on-a-private-road-without-an-f-endorsement\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you drive a forklift on a private road without an F endorsement?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To operate a forklift on a public road (see the definition of a road<\/a>) a forklift operator must have an F endorsement<\/a>. The forklift must have a current warrant of fitness and registration, lights and indicators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, there is an exemption for motor vehicles used on private roads – they don’t need to be registered or have a warrant of fitness (although they still must be in good operating condition). In Part 3: Exemptions of the Land Transport (Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing Regulations 2011<\/a>, it states:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19(2) Motor vehicles used on a private road are exempt from the requirement to be registered and licensed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

19(3) For the purposes of subclause (2), private road means a road, place, or arcade laid out or formed on private land by the owner of that land. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Does a forklift have to be continually licenced?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Under the same Act, a number of motor vehicles are exempt from continuous licencing, as explained in Part 1: Motor vehicles exempt from continuous licensing requirement, clause 3 (a forklift).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the forklift section<\/a> of NZTA’s Vehicle Inspection Requirements Manual (VIRM) for In-Service Certification, it specifically states that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A forklift that is operated on the road, ie that is registered, requires a WoF. Therefore, the vehicle inspector may inspect a forklift only if it has a registration plate attached to it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Note: A forklift used solely on a road that is a private road is not required to be registered (so no registration plate attached), and therefore a WoF cannot and must not be issued. Private road means a road, place or arcade laid out or formed on private land by the owner of that land. A forklift operated on a private road must still be safe and, if operated at night, must be fitted with headlamps or work lamps and rear position lamps.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

A forklift must comply with WoF requirements as far as is practicable for their design and type. Even if the forklift is ‘heavy’, i.e. more than 3500kg, it doesn’t require a certificate of fitness like a truck does, just a warrant of fitness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To operate a forklift on a public road (see the definition of a road) a forklift operator must have an F endorsement. The forklift must have a current warrant of fitness and registration, lights and indicators. However, there is an…<\/span><\/p>\n

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