Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has released 13 videos filmed to guide vehicle inspectors in their work. The Safer Vehicles team has been working for the past year on updating and improving the clarity of the Waka Kotahi vehicle inspection requirements manuals (VIRMs). The WoF video guide is the latest part of that work. The videos, which cover a variety of areas ranging from brake testing and beam setting to under bonnet inspections and check sheet completion, are relatively short (from two

involved in crashes where mechanical faults are a contributing factor would need fewer inspections overall. New vehicles : first WoF issued for 4 years. Vehicles 4-10 years old : WoF required every 2 years. Vehicles over 10 years old : WoF required every year. Light rental vehicles under 5 years old : CoF A required every year. Inspection scope: WoF and CoF A inspections would require checks of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) features. Inspectors would check fault lights for

/CoF expiry dates after a vehicle has been issued with a pink or green sticker or have had their WoF/CoF /temporary permit revoked. Clarify vehicle inspector five year work experience (change from five years continuous to five years cumulative). Clarify process for dealing with a vehicle that has its VIN or chassis number tampered with which includes completing a report form. A-frames will now be allowed to be fitted to vehicles that are required to comply with frontal impact

that they can be easily retrieved You keep sufficient stock of the inspection and certification documents needed for your inspection and certification work The loss or theft of any controlled documents is reported immediately to the New Zealand Police and Waka Kotahi using the Notification of lost or stolen controlled documents form You keep an up-to-date Controlled documents record You keep an up-to-date inspection Duplicate label register Waka Kotahi will: Talk to you and your staff

We've moved the Vehicle Inspection Portal to a new web platform. The look and feel of the VIRM and current functionality of the portal is the same and the PDF maker remains in place. Web page addresses (URLs) are the same. Links for PDFs, like exemption and application forms, have changed. You’ll need to update your bookmarks/favourites. We’ve also made a couple of minor changes to the layout: Inspection news has moved from under the ‘News’ tab to its own tab ‘Inspection news’. The ‘Forms’ section has been simplified and is now on one page. For any issues, please email specialistchannels@nzta.govt.nz with VIRMs or Vehicle Inspection Portal in the subject line.

renewal. WoF inspection groups Group 7 – VINTAGE/VETERAN VEHICLE Group 8 – VINTAGE/VETERAN MOTORCYCLE CoF B inspection groups Group 27 – PVT HEAVY MOTORHOME GVM less than 12,000kg Group 28 - PVT HEAVY MOTORHOME GVM greater than 12,000kg We'll add the new groups to our manuals, forms, and website information (VIRM and Vehicle Inspection Portal). Change to motorhome definition Please note that the recent rule change also altered the motorhome definition to include a toilet to help

The latest issue of Inspection news is now available to download. In this issue we discuss: the upcoming WoF online replacement sending us WoF fail photos NZTA issuing infringement notices and the sentencing of a former vehicle inspector identifying unauthorised re-webbed seatbelts Cardan brake shaft stickers and getting free stickers from Bue Star the CoF checksheet transition to A4 printers the CoF regime for B-pillar cracks extension, and more. Plus there's the WoF quiz and What the...! as well. Inspection news 16

The latest issue of Inspection news is now available to download. In this issue we discuss: sentencings for unauthorised vehicle inspections VIRMs survey coming soon rolling out Vehicle Inspection and Certification (VIC) and shutting down WoF Online correction to guidance on using assistants during inspections reminders and updates about application forms safety alert on risk of vehicle separation vintage car and motorhome WoF and CoF consultation supporting Road Safety Week 2025, and more. Plus there's the WoF quiz and What the...! Inspection news 18

Orders of inspection products such WoF labels, CoF labels, LT400s and other forms are taking longer than usual due to the courier network capacity being stretched. Please allow 3–5 days for delivery of your order. We recommend placing your orders well before you run out of stock to allow for this extra time. We apologise for these delays, and while this is outside of our direct control please be assured that we are actively working to support you through this challenging time.

This interim amendment (formerly called technical notes) is a small change to the VIRM: In-service certification Heavy vehicle 3-1 Structure and Heavy trailer 3-1 Structure sections . Download the heavy vehicle modifications interim amendment . This change is to remove the requirement for the vehicle inspector to make sure that a heavy vehicle modification (if carried out before 1 April 2005) is ‘clearly in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions’, and to instead make