Wednesday, 16 December 2020, 5:14 pm
Earlier this year, the government issued a six-month
extension on all vehicle safety inspections as New
Zealanders were unable to leave their homes to get their
vehicles inspected during lockdown. In October, the
government extension ended. Currently there are around
24,000 vehicles with an expired Certificate of Fitness. Some
of those vehicles continue to be driven on our roads which
presents a risk to the driver and other road users.
As
we prepare for the Christmas holidays with more vehicles
than normal expected on our roads, VTNZ is urging truck
owners to make sure their vehicles are safe to drive on our