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Land Transport Act 1998

Motor vehicle registration and licensing - Registration and licensing requirements

242: Motor vehicles must be registered and licensed

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"Cars must be registered and have a licence to drive on the road."

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You cannot drive a motor vehicle on a road unless it is registered and licensed. You must display the registration plates and a current licence on the vehicle. The licence must be suitable for how you use the vehicle, as stated in section 244. You must keep the vehicle licensed at all times if you are the registered person. You must pay the required fees and accident insurance levies. If a motor vehicle was already registered under the Transport (Vehicle and Driver Registration and Licensing) Act 1986, it is treated as if it were registered under this Part. There are some exceptions to these rules, which are outlined in other parts of this Act or in regulations made under this Act.

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Part 17Motor vehicle registration and licensing
Registration and licensing requirements

242Motor vehicles must be registered and licensed

  1. A motor vehicle must not be operated on a road unless the motor vehicle—

  2. is registered and licensed in accordance with this Part; and
    1. has affixed to it and displayed in the manner prescribed by regulations made under this Part the registration plates issued for it; and
      1. has displayed in the manner prescribed by regulations made under this Part a current licence issued for it and appropriate for its use under section 244.

        1. The person registered in respect of a motor vehicle in accordance with this Part must—

        2. keep the motor vehicle licensed at all times in accordance with this Part; and
          1. ensure that the prescribed fees and accident insurance levies are paid for the time that the motor vehicle is required to be licensed (whether or not it is actually licensed).

            1. Subsections (1) and (2) do not override any provisions of this Part or of regulations made under this Part that provide expressly for a motor vehicle to be operated on a road otherwise than in accordance with subsections (1) and (2).

            2. A motor vehicle that is a registered motor vehicle under the Transport (Vehicle and Driver Registration and Licensing) Act 1986 or any corresponding former Act immediately before the commencement of this Part is to be treated as if it were registered under this Part.

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            Notes
            • Section 242: inserted, on , by section 32(5) of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 17).
            • Section 242(1)(b): replaced, on , by section 100 of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 34).
            • Section 242(1)(c): inserted, on , by section 100 of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 34).