Road User Charges (RUC) distance is possibly exceeded

This vehicle requires a valid RUC to legally be on the road and one of the vehicle's odometer readings is higher than the RUC expiry distance.

Note: Sometimes the RUC distance is recorded from the vehicle's hubometer (on the axle) where as the odometer readings are taken from the odometer in the dashboard. This can result in the RUC distance appearing to be exceeded when it has not.

The vehicle should technically have a current RUC licence before being sold, if not, you (the new owner) will be responsible for any unpaid RUCs.

A new RUC can be purchased form any number of NZTA agents (for example VTNZ or NZ Post).

RUCs can be purchased by distance (in units of 1000 km) or by date.

To find out where to buy a RUC license, contact the Road User Charge helpdesk on freephone 0800 655 644