Road User Charges – Important Notice.

 

Road User Charges licence fees have been increased from 1^st October 2010. An amendment to the Road User Charges Act 1977 provides that any licences purchased prior to 1^st October 2010 will become invalid on 1^st November 2010. This applies to all heavy vehicles, which are any vehicle that has a Gross Vehicle Mass of more than 3,500kg.  RUC licences for light vehicles (3.5 tonnes and under) will not expire.

 

The operators of vehicles that have a Gross Vehicle Mass of more than 3,500kg must purchase a new Road User Charges licence before the 1^st November 2010.  When you purchase the new licence you will be automatically credited with the unused portion of the old licence and charged only for the difference on the unused part of the old licence.

 

To purchase the new licence, simply contact ARFAI in the usual way if you already purchase your RUC through us and we will post the new licence to you, or if you prefer to use an NZTA agency (NZ Post etc.) please use the following steps:-

 

1. Record the current reading of the hub odometer and take it with you.
2. Go to any NZ Transport Agency agent and complete a form “RUCLA” This is same form that you would normally complete when purchasing a Road User Charges licence.
3. On the form where it states “start distance” enter the current reading of your hub odometer.
4. Purchase a sufficient distance to equal or exceed the current end distance on the old licence.

 

The value of unused distance on the old licence will be deducted from the price of the new licence and you will be charged only the difference between the old licence and the new licence.

 

NZTA and their Agents (NZ Post etc.) will charge a transaction fee of $9.56 per licence for individuals.   ARFAI will charge members a transaction fee of $6.38.

    

When you are given the new licence check it to make sure that the start distance is the same as the current reading of the hub odometer that you have entered as the start distance on the application form.

 

If you do not renew the Road User Charges licence before 1^st November you may not legally operate your vehicle until a new licence has been obtained.

 

A full list of the new rates is available on the NZ Transport Agency website www.nzta.govt.nz or ring the help-desk at the RUC Contact Centre on 0800 655 644 Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm.