Correct as at 4th May 2024. It may be superseded at any time.
Extract taken: from Vehicle Inspection Portal > VIRMs > Entry certification > Pre-registration and VIN > Left-hand drive vehicles > Left-hand drive categories
5-1 Left-hand drive categories
The new left hand drive categories described below apply to vehicles presented for certification after 1 April 2010. A vehicle that is presented for certification after 1 April 2010 that was border checked before 1 April 2010 can be processed using the rules that applied prior to 1 April 2010.
A vehicle presented for certification after 1 April 2010 that was border checked after 1 April 2010 maybe eligible to be processed under the old rules. In these cases the owner will need to apply to the vehicles section of the Transport Agency for consideration of their case.
Table 5-1-1 describes the only categories under which a left-hand drive vehicle may be registered.
Table 5-1-1. Left-hand drive vehicle categories
Category |
Description |
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A |
Class MA vehicles less than 20 years old:
1. be issued with a Category A left-hand drive vehicle permit by the Transport Agency, and 2. be manufactured in a country other than New Zealand less than 20 years before the vehicle is certified for entry in New Zealand
Requirements that the vehicle must meet:To issue a vehicle with a Category A LHD vehicle permit, the Transport Agency must either deem it to have historic value, or it must be a vehicle that was not manufactured in right-hand drive form that meets three of the following four requirements:
The owner must also comply with the following requirements:
|
B |
Light vehicles that are 20 years old or more:
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C |
Specialist vehicles. There are five sub-groups in this category:Category C1:
Category C2:
a) a mobile crane, or b) a vehicle which operates wholly or partly on self-laying tracks, or c) an agricultural tractor or self-propelled agricultural harvesting machine, or d) an earthmoving machine.
Category C3:
Category C4:
Category C5:
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D |
Vehicles operated by diplomats
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E |
Vehicles exempt from registration and licensing
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F |
Former crown vehicles
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G |
Motorcycles with side cars
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