Check our example scams or report a scam to us. NZTA App: our mobile app provides a simple and secure way to access your driver licence and vehicle information. Learn more and download the NZTA app. A certificate of fitness CoF is a regular check to ensure that your vehicle meets required safety standards.
Vehicles requiring this certification are:. If you wait until the next inspection you run the risk of receiving a fine. Search online or use the Yellow Pages external link to find your nearest agent. Approved testing station inspectors check the aspects set out in our vehicle inspection requirements manual external link VIRM including:.
If your vehicle is required to operate under a transport service licence eg goods vehicles kg or over, vehicle recovery vehicles or large passenger vehicles then you must provide your transport service licence number to the inspector before the CoF will be granted. Find out more about transport service licences. A CoF is not a pre-purchase inspection. Any defects identified during these tests can result in you receiving an instruction to repair the vehicle or to park it up.
If the defect is serious you may receive a non-operation order issued as a green or red sticker. Drivers and operators of freight and passenger transport services may also need to hold a transport service licence.
The number on the centre of the label shows the month your certificate expires. This is on the front of the label — the actual date your certificate expires is written on the back of the label. Your CoF starts from the date your vehicle passes inspection and expires 3—12 months later. If the inspection is completed a few days before the label expiry date, we may extend the new expiry date up to 28 days to equal the number of days left on your old CoF.
