If you’re intending to operate a transport service or a vehicle over 6000kg, you will probably need a transport service licence. The transport service licences you can apply for are:
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For a goods service, large passenger service or vehicle recovery service, either the licence holder or some other person in control of the transport service must have an appropriate certificate of knowledge of law and practice. There are different certificates depending on the type of transport service you intend to operate.
The test covers the rules relating to the type of service you will be operating and the specific knowledge relating to the requirements and responsibilities of the transport service licence holder.
The computer-based test is ‘open book’, which means you can take the handbook into the exam and use the information in it to help you answer the questions. There is a handbook for each type of transport service.
To get a copy of the handbooks referred to above, or find out more about the exam, contact:
Assessment Systems Ltd
website: nzta.aspeqexams.com(external link)
phone: (04) 913 9812
fax: (04) 913 9814.
Note: You cannot buy the handbooks at the place you sit the test.
