| Size for NZ, personally I would not be bringing a a large 5th to
New Zealand because of its size the ease in moving round the country
etc. Of course how long you intend to be in New Zealand may influence
your thinking, but NZ does not have the motorway system of USA however
it is better that the UK non motorway roads Of course buses and trucks a much larger do use our roads but this is just my gut reaction. According to the Land Transport Safety Authority you can bring in a left-hand drive vehicle see the rules on the right If you are coming in as a visitor for a certain period of time there may be different rules for you. There are not the same number pickups in varying sizes as you would see in the country areas of America so you may have a problem purchasing something here that is suitable. The maximum width that a 5th can be in New Zealand is 2.5 metres which converts out to 8.2 feet. If the truck is under 3500 kilogram (7716lbs) in weight you can drive that on a ordinary class 1 driver's licence. When you bring your 5th into New Zealand as it comes off the boat it has to pass our agriculture border check. Which means it may have to be totally cleaned, it then gets checked for compliance to New Zealand's standards for brakes etc and they say that anything from America is more or less OK, then it has to get the warrant of fitness and you are then on the road. If you bring a tow vehicle of course it has to go through the same compliance. I Spoke to a John Grigg phone 64 3 363 5666 Temporary vehicle importation A "Temporary vehicle import" is a vehicle that has brought into New Zealand by a resident of another country usually for a maximum 12 months, while it remaining registered his country of origin. In exceptional circumstances and providing a written request was made in plenty of time New Zealand customs service may grant once only exclusion to allow the vehicle to remain in New Zealand for a total of up to 18 months. The vehicle should be export out of New Zealand within the allowed temporary entry period, and must not be Imported with the intention of selling it. You apply to the import your vehicle temporary into New Zealand by having a "Carnet de passage en Douanes" (Carnet) from an approved Automobile Association, you present on arrival to New Zealand customs service to be stamped. A Carnet issued by a chamber of commerce can also be used, but these a usually issued a only for vehicles Imported as demonstration models. Please note that that Triptyque documents, formerly used for the temporary importation of vehicles, and no longer issued by Automobile Associations. If you do not have a valid Carnet or Triptyque you must apply to the New Zealand Customs for "Temporary Import Entry." If your vehicle and is Imported using a temporary import entry, you will be required to pay a cash deposit equivalent to the customs charges that will be paid if the vehicle was being Imported on a permanent basis. This cash deposit will be refunded by the NZCS providing your vehicle is exported within 12 months of its arrival in New Zealand in cases where the NZCS has granted an extension to this time the cash deposit will be refunded if the vehicle is export before the end of the extension period. If you hold a temporary admission document for you vehicle you'll not be required to pay any customs charges whatsoever providing the vehicle was exported from New Zealand whilst the document is still current. Your
vehicle must be registered in New Zealand as an overseas visitor
vehicle in addition the vehicle's registration in its country
of origin must remain current for the duration of that stay in
New Zealand, and must remain in the name of the person who Imported
the vehicle in to New Zealand
Full details are available from "The Land Transport Safety Authority" P.O. Box 2840 Wellington, New Zealand or e-mail info@ltsa.govt.nz Buy In NZ Buy a car or truck etc in NZ |
Do not assume there is any recommendation in any way by the owner of this website that any of the information on the left or anywhere else is correct. Registering
a left-hand drive the vehicle
There
are restrictions affecting left-hand drive vehicles. Only certain
that limited categories of vehicles can be registered in a left-hand
drive form for operation on a New Zealand roads. It was only possible
to get a LHD vehicle registered if it falls in to a exempted category.
LHD vehicles that do not fall into one of the excepted categories outlined
in this here can only be operated on New Zealand roads after they
have been converted to right-hand drive. For Many modern vehicle
types, this is either very expensive or impractical to convert from
LHD to RHD. This is especially so if vehicles constructed with modern
frontal impact protection systems.
Before
going up to the expense of importing a LHD vehicle, you should check
very carefully that your vehicle falls into one of the exempted
categories or is capable of being converted to RHD. Otherwise you
may find it is impossible to use on NZ roads.
What
are the exempted vehicles that can operate in a LHD form in NZ?
Under
the traffic regulations 1976 is generally illegal to operate a LHD
vehicle on NZ roads. However, certain specific exemptions have been
made to this law.
The
main exceptions are as follows, as applied to RV type vehicles:
1.A motor car or good service vehicle that meets all of the following
criteria:
2. A motor-car or good service vehicle that meets all of the following
criteria:
Most of this information MAY be out of date
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