VTNZ

Vehicle Testing New Zealand
Founded 1994 (1994)
Key people
Mike Walsh, CEO
Owner DEKRA
Website www.vtnz.co.nz

Vehicle Testing New Zealand Limited (VTNZ) is a company based in Wellington, New Zealand that carries out government-mandated Warrant of Fitness and other inspections of motor vehicles. It is the largest vehicle inspection company in New Zealand.[1]

VTNZ was founded in 1994 as Vehicle Testing New Zealand and was a New Zealand state-owned enterprise. In 1999, it was privatised and sold to the Motor Transport Association (MTA) for NZD$19.2 million. In 2004, the company rebranded itself as VTNZ and purchased its principal competitor On Road New Zealand.[2]

In 2011, VTNZ had over 85 vehicle testing stations across New Zealand and employed nearly 1000 people. Some stations also act as government agents in processing driver licence and vehicle registration applications.[3] In 2010, VTNZ also entered New Zealand's roadside assistance market.[4]

In 2013, MTA announced that German based company DEKRA would purchase 60 percent of VTNZ for NZD$36 million. Following the purchase, VTNZ began offering a wider range of services including vehicle servicing.[5]

References

  1. "About VTNZ". VTNZ. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. "Vehicle Testing NZ cleared to buy On Road NZ". New Zealand Herald. 19 November 2004.
  3. Adams, Christopher (17 January 2011). "Vehicle testing chief enjoys hands-on approach to his job". New Zealand Herald.
  4. Booker, Jarrod (26 October 2010). "VTNZ forays into roadside assistance market". New Zealand Herald.
  5. O'Donnell, Mike (7 September 2013). "Brakes are off for just-sold VTNZ". stuff.co.nz.
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