Frequently Asked Questions

For motor vehicles registered before 1 January 2007 “vehicle year” means the year of manufacture or the model year or the year of first registration. For vehicles registered on or after 1 January 2007 “vehicle year” means year of first registration. Read more »

The Sunday Star Times ran the story “Car dealer conceals crash histories” on August 23rd 2009. Read more »

The Motor Vehicle Register was computerised in 1986 by NZ Post. Any vehicle with a live rego in 1988 will be on the current system (the MVR was copied to the current system in 1996). Between 1986 and 1988 Post deleted a small number of records but most 1986 live regos should also be available. Read more »

No, CarJam report includes the same vehicle information as similar services in the market but just much cheaper. Read more »

The information that makes up the CarJam reports comes from Land Transport NZ and the Ministry of Economic Development. Read more »

When a vehicle’s details are recorded incorrectly on the Motor Vehicle Register (MVR), these can be corrected by sending an Application to Change Vehicle Details (form MR16, available at any Land Transport NZ agent) to Land Transport New Zealand. Read more »

The Motor Vehicle Register (MVR) has always been a public register. As such Land Transport New Zealand is obliged, under section 19 of the Transport (Vehicle and Driver Registration and Licensing) Act 1986, to provide access to the name and address of the current and previous owner(s) of a vehicle. Read more »

In order to correct an odometer reading that was recorded incorrectly during a Warrant of Fitness (WoF) inspection LTNZ require a copy of the checksheet to be faxed to them. Along with the checksheet LTNZ need a cover letter explaining why the checksheet is being sent, what the incorrect odometer reading is along with the vehicles current odometer reading. Read more »