Driving to and fom certifier/repair shops

[tomy255]

Just a general question on the legaility of driving to and from certifier for inspection and/or repair shops to rectify issues pulled up during the process. The cars warrant was out 6 months ago and rego just expired.
Obviously you cant get a wof if it is needing a cert etc
Thanks

[Leon]

Hi Tomy,

This is a bit of a "police need to answer this" rather than being an LVVTA area of authority.

There's a relatively obscure bit of legislation that says you can use a car that is safe, for the purpose of making it road legal.   However there's a few fish hooks in there.  How do you know it's safe, and of course, are all enforcement officers going to be aware of this clause.  

www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2004/0427/latest/whole.html#DLM2510830

8.9   Motor vehicle must be kept in appropriate condition
(1)An operator of a motor vehicle that is required to have a warrant of fitness or certificate of fitness must at all times when the vehicle is operated on a road keep the vehicle in a condition appropriate to the level required for the issue of that warrant or certificate (as the case may be).
(2)An operator of a motor vehicle is not in breach of subclause (1) if the operator proves that, at the time the vehicle was being driven,—
(a)the vehicle was being operated solely for the purpose of—
(i)bringing it into compliance and the vehicle was safe to be operated for that purpose; or
(ii)obtaining a relevant certification and the vehicle was safe to be operated for that purpose; or