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Drink/drug driving
Land Transport Act 1998, ss 11, 11A, 12, 58(1)(b)
You must not drive, or try to drive:
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Driving and traffic law
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New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA)
Phone: 0800 699 000
Email: info@nzta.govt.nz
The NZTA site provides a wide range of driving and road safety information, including on topics covered in this chapter.
You can read and download fact sheets and other publications from their site, or you can order hard copies by contacting them, including their fact-sheet on Legal mobile phone use while driving.
www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/Safety/docs/legal-mobile-phone-use-while-driving-fact-sheet-june-2020.pdf
NZ Police
Frequently Asked Questions
The “Driving/road safety” and “Tickets/infringements” section of this webpage have Frequently Asked Questions about traffic fines, speeding, demerit points and where you can pay your fines.
Consumer protection
“Parking, towing and clamping”
www.consumerprotection.govt.nz/help-product-service/cars/parking-clamping-towing
This Consumer Protection webpage has information about the law covering tow trucks and wheel-clamping on public and private property, and about unreasonable fees in private car parks.
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