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• WoF/CoF inspector delegation and recheck changes

  23 April 2020

  In light of the Alert Levels put in place by the New Zealand Government in response to Covid-19, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has worked with the inspection industry to smooth the road back to compliance for vehicle and licence owners who had expired documents.

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• VPN password has expired or has been forgotten

  22 April 2020

  What to do if you're VPN password has expired or you've forgotten it.

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• UPDATED 1 April VIRM amendments - COVID-19 update

  30 March 2020

  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 1 April VIRM amendment has been modified to only include the 1 April 2020 legislated changes regarding ABS requirements on motorcycles. The other amendment changes are now delayed until the level 4 restrictions have been lifted.

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• 1 April VIRM amendments - previews now available

  24 February 2020

  Previews of the upcoming amendment are now available to download and view.

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• New compliance requirements for parking brake come in on 27 February

  20 February 2020

  New compliance requirements for parking brake come in on 27 February 2020 - we've developed a new technical bulletin to help CoF inspectors.

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• Takata Alpha airbags now being ban-flagged

  19 February 2020

  Ban-flags are being applied to vehicles still under compulsory recall for Takata Alpha airbags. You won’t be able to enter WoF details for ban-flagged vehicles.

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• WoF recheck vouchers have now expired

  04 February 2020

  All vouchers issued have now expired and the Transport Agency is no longer accepting claims and processing payments.

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• Takata Alpha airbags recall - update

  07 January 2020

  The compulsory recall period for Takata Alpha airbags ended on 31 December 2019 but these airbags are still under recall. The remaining affected vehicles will be prevented from having a new WoF issued.

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• Inspection news 3 out now

  16 December 2019

  VIRM amendments, Structural integrity after hail damage, Takata alpha airbags update and more

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• VIRM update: structural integrity after hail damage

  09 December 2019

  A small clarification to the structure sections of the VIRM: In-service certification (WoF and CoF) regarding hail damage and vehicles’ structural integrity particularly around the A-pillars and Cant rails has been issued.

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