{"id":2405,"date":"2015-06-29T07:00:18","date_gmt":"2015-06-28T18:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/?p=2405"},"modified":"2020-03-09T12:12:29","modified_gmt":"2020-03-08T23:12:29","slug":"vehicle-registration-and-licensing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/vehicle-registration-and-licensing\/","title":{"rendered":"Vehicle registration and licensing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The difference between registration and licensing<\/h2>\n<p>While licensing is often called &#8216;rego&#8217;, there is a difference:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Registration is when a car is first added to the Motor Vehicle Register in New Zealand and gets its registration plates.<\/li>\n<li>Licensing is the yearly fee you pay to keep your vehicle on the road.<\/li>\n<li>Your vehicle must be both registered and licenced to be used on the road.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The fees from vehicle licensing go towards paying for roading projects and road safety programmes.<\/p>\n<h2>Licensing fees<\/h2>\n<p>From 1 July 2015 the ACC portion of the licence levy is being reduced by an average of 41%. 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You will receive your label in the mail. Or you can do it at an agent such as NZ Post, but this will cost you slightly more.<\/p>\n<p>Your vehicle must have a current warrant of fitness or certificate of fitness. The only time you are allowed to drive a vehicle on the road without a current licence is if you are taking it to get a WoF or CoF.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t relicence your vehicle it will be canceled 11 months and 4 weeks after it first expired.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t need to drive your vehicle on the road you can apply for a temporary exemption\u00a0of the licence for between three and 12 months. Some vehicles are exempt from licence fees in certain circumstances. Find out more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nzta.govt.nz\/vehicle\/registration-licensing\/exemptions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you will be taking your vehicle off road permanently you can cancel the registration <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nzta.govt.nz\/vehicle\/registration-licensing\/registration\/cancel.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/licence-plate-f-endorsement-sm-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/licence-plate-f-endorsement-sm-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/licence-plate-f-endorsement-sm-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/licence-plate-f-endorsement-sm-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/licence-plate-f-endorsement-sm.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Licence plate on a forklift<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The difference between registration and licensing While licensing is often called &#8216;rego&#8217;, there is a difference: Registration is when a car is first added to the Motor Vehicle Register in New Zealand and gets its registration plates. 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