Border inspection of imported used vehicles

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• Emailed presentation and storage of inspection and certification documents

  13 May 2020

  VIRMs amended to allow some inspection and certification documents to be presented electronically.

• Delivery delays – labels and forms

  12 May 2020

  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.

• April VIRM amendments delayed by COVID-19 now live

  29 April 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.

• UPDATED 1 April VIRM amendments - COVID-19 update

  29 April 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.

• WoF/CoF inspector delegation and recheck changes

  24 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.

• VPN password has expired or has been forgotten

  24 April 2020

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

• 1 April VIRM amendments - previews now available

  25 February 2020

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

• Takata Alpha airbags now being ban-flagged

  25 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.

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

  21 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.

• WoF recheck vouchers have now expired

  4 February 2020

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

• Takata Alpha airbags recall - update

  14 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.

• Inspection news 3 out now

  18 December 2019

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

• Ordering labels and forms over Christmas and New Year's

  13 December 2019

  Orders placed after 18 December 2019 will be dispatched on 3 January 2020.

• VIRM update: structural integrity after hail damage

  10 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.

• 2 December 2019 VIRM amendment now live

  2 December 2019

  The 2 December 2019 in-service and entry VIRM amendments are now in effect. Read more to find out about the changes.

• Virtual private network password expiries

  11 October 2019

  Transport Agency VPN passwords now expire every three months. If you connect to WoF online through the VPN, you'll need to know when and how to change your password.

• Takata Alpha airbags will be a fail item in 2020

  4 September 2019

  Don’t fail vehicles because of Alpha airbags yet – we’ll confirm a date in early 2020 when they’ll be ban-flagged.

• WoF vouchers to be discontinued

  3 September 2019

  The NZ Transport Agency will no longer be issuing WoF recheck vouchers for customers of suspended vehicle inspectors and inspecting organisations.

• Inspection news issue 2 out now!

  6 August 2019

  Issue 2 now available to download. Click the headline to read more...

• 1 June VIRM amendments - now live

  1 June 2019

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

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