Apply For Register a Vehicle in New Zealand
- After the vehicle has arrived upon its arrival in New Zealand, it must be certified for entry in order to prove that it meets New Zealand’s strict standards.
- If the vehicle is in compliance with the standards, it’s deemed acceptable for registration . A Registration application template (MR2A) is completed.
- You can apply to register a car in these offices:
- The Automobile Association (AA)
- vehicle Inspection New Zealand (VINZ)
- Vehicle Testing New Zealand (VTNZ)
- Other registration agents that display NZ Transport Agency logos. NZ Transport Agency logo.
- Notice: NZ Post doesnt process any plate transactions (eg registration or cancellation).
- Fill in the registration application form and then hand it over at the register agent to be processed. You’ll need ID.
- The agent will take care of your request, register and then licence the vehicle to ensure that you are legally able to be able to drive it on the roads. The vehicle will be issued new plates for your number and a licence label.
- After you’ve completed the procedure, you are now a registered person. The registration certificate will be mailed to you. Once you have received the certificate, be sure to verify the details and then contact to the Transport Agency if any details are not correct.
Required Documents For Register a Vehicle
- Application for registration form completed (MR2A)
- Valid identity
Office Locations and Contacts
Palmerston North OfficeLevel 3 43 Ashley Street
Palmerston North
Private Bag 11777
Palmerston North 4442
New Zealand
Telephone: 64 6 953 6396
Fax: 64 6 953 6203
National Office
Victoria Arcade
50 Victoria Street
Private Bag 6995
Wellington 6141
New Zealand
Telephone: 64 4 894 5400
Fax: 64 4 894 6100
What are all the Eligibility
The vehicle you planning to register has to successfully complete the entry certification procedure that gives you an official certificate of registration and number plates.
Exclusivity to the entry certificate requirement:
The following vehicles aren’t required to go through entry certification prior to being registered:
- trailers/caravans under 3500kg
- Tractors
- self-propelled agricultural equipment
- trailers that are not specifically designed to be used on highways
- mobile machines are not designed to be for use on the highway
- All-terrain vehicles (ATVs)
- agricultural motor vehicles, including tractor-trailers for agriculture. Agriculture vehicles are motor vehicles built, designed or modified to be used for agricultural use. They are not vehicles that were built or designed to be used for general purpose road use. Agricultural purposes does not include forestry.
These are also known as non-VIN vehicles and do not require the use of a vehicle identification number (VIN). You can apply for registration of for these vehicles by filling out the non-VIN form (form called MR2B) and presenting it an agent who registers vehicles.
Instructions
VIN It is an ID number with 17 characters that is used to identify a car.
The majority of vehicles need an VIN. It’s the importer or manufacturer’s duty to make sure that the new vehicle is registered with VIN.
Certain cars already have VINs that have been assigned and tagged overseas prior to their arrival in New Zealand. If not, an entry certificate can issue and then attach an NZ VIN during the time of entry.
Your car may not require an VIN If it is equipped with an chassis or frame number, and
- was registered for the first time prior to 1 April 1994.
- It was introduced or manufactured in New Zealand before 1 February 1994.
If, however, the chassis or frame number is gone the vehicle must be registered with an VIN. Entry certification agencies are the only ones who are qualified to assign and fix VINs to your vehicle.
VINs can be foundhere:
- is incorporated into the structure of the vehicle (often it is the firewall) in the course of manufacture
- Stamped on a plate of metal and fixed to the body of the vehicle
The image was etched on the rear of the car
The document is needed
- Registration of vehicles is usually an one-time requirement that indicates who is responsible for licensing and safety examinations for the automobile. When you register a vehicle, it doesn’t make you the person who owns the car. This is not the same as obtaining a vehicle license, the cost you pay for the use of roads that are public.
- Once a vehicle is registered, the information will be entered into the Motor Vehicle Register and number plates will be issued. You are allowed to drive your car on the roads when it has number plates and licence label WoF or CoF labels and (if appropriate) road user’s licence connected to it.
External Links
- NZ Transport Agency: