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Land Transport Act 1998

Disqualification, demerit points, licence suspension, and vehicle impoundment - Effect of disqualification or suspension of transport service driver and other persons

87G: Effect of disqualification or suspension of transport service driver and other persons

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“What happens if you're not allowed to drive for a transport service or teach driving for a while”

If the Director decides you can’t drive a transport service vehicle or be a driving instructor or testing officer for a while, they can do a few things during that time. They can take away or suspend your driver licence if it’s not mainly for driving private cars. They can also stop you from driving any vehicle used in a transport service, even if you have a licence that lets you drive private cars and transport service vehicles. The Director can also stop you from doing any work as a driving instructor or testing officer.

The Director still has all their other powers to deal with driver licences, like taking them away or suspending them. These powers come from this Act, the regulations, and the rules.

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Part 7 Disqualification, demerit points, licence suspension, and vehicle impoundment
Effect of disqualification or suspension of transport service driver and other persons

87GEffect of disqualification or suspension of transport service driver and other persons

  1. If the Director disqualifies or suspends any person from driving a transport service vehicle or being a driving instructor or testing officer under either section 87A or section 87D, the Director may, for the period of the disqualification or suspension,—

  2. revoke or suspend any driver licence held by the person, not being a licence of a class that relates principally to the use of private motor vehicles, and disqualify the person from holding or obtaining any such licence; and
    1. prohibit the person from driving any vehicle used in a transport service (other than a rental service vehicle) or a specified class of transport service, even though the person may obtain or continue to hold a driver licence of a class that, although it relates principally to the use of private motor vehicles, also entitles the person to drive a transport service vehicle; and
      1. prohibit the person from carrying out duties or activities as a driving instructor or testing officer.

        1. Nothing in this section or in any of sections 87A to 87F derogates from or affects any power of the Director under this Act, the regulations, or the rules, to revoke, suspend, or otherwise deal with any driver licence.

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        Notes
        • Section 87G: inserted, on , by section 45 of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77).
        • Section 87G(1): amended, on , by section 78(1) of the Land Transport (NZTA) Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 48).
        • Section 87G(2): amended, on , by section 78(2) of the Land Transport (NZTA) Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 48).