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Land Transport Act 1998

Additional responsibilities concerning road transport

16B: Interference with operation of speed measuring devices

You could also call this:

“Don't mess with speed cameras or have anything that stops them working”

You are not allowed to use or have any equipment in your car that interferes with speed measuring devices. This means you can’t use anything that stops speed cameras from working properly. You also can’t have any equipment in your car that is made to stop speed cameras from working, even if you’re not using it. If you do either of these things, you are breaking the law.

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Part 3 Additional responsibilities concerning road transport

16BInterference with operation of speed measuring devices

  1. Every person commits an offence who—

  2. uses in a motor vehicle any equipment that interferes with the operation of a speed measuring device:
    1. possesses in a motor vehicle any equipment that is designed to interfere with the operation of a speed measuring device.

      Notes
      • Section 16B: inserted, on , by section 8 of the Land Transport (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 13).