Vehicle Inspection New Zealand has confirmed the NZ Transport Agency has authorised it to provide services during the lockdown, but only to essential service vehicles and the vehicles of essential service workers.
“VINZ has this morning been granted NZTA approval to offer limited services to Essential service vehicles and vehicles of Essential service workers,” the company says in a statement.
“These will need to be booked via our Regional Manager network.”
The contacts for those services are:
- Mt Wellington and Auckland Airport – Warren Kendall – 029 770 8377
- Hamilton and Palmerston North – Terry Mansfield – 029 771 2788
- Nelson and ChCh Airport – Grady Stevens – 027 487 8037
- Dunedin, Timaru and Gore – Willie Riepma -027 493 2035
Services are available Monday to Friday only and limited by volume and availability.
VINZ says precautions are being taken to insure the safety of the inspector and customer.
Essential Services likely to be covered include emergency services vehicles, the vehicles of health workers, freight and delivery vehicles, passenger service vehicles and vehicles related to agriculture.
