Changing the transport act - (address on vehicle rego)

**pyrocam** · 19th August 2008, 16:33

I don't think you should be able to find someones home address from their rego. I have requested the reasoning behind from the NZTA (ltsa) who replied:

Originally Posted by NZTA

Section 7(1) and 22(1) of the Transport (Vehicle and Driver Registration and Licensing) Act 1986 requires that we hold a current New Zealand residential address for enforcement purposes. I have provided the link below to relevant legislation.
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/p.../DLM91431.html

You can still have the location of where the vehicle is stored as the physical address and provide a different address (in NZ) for mail to be sent to (e.g PO Box).

I queried what you needed to apply for it to be hidden, I mean, if its for 'Enforcement purposes' then surely it doesnt need to be available to anyone?

Originally Posted by NZTA

Confidential Status Application

If any person considers that the supply of their name and address may be likely to jeopardise their or their families personal safety (i.e. threat to life or property), they must put their request in writing to apply for confidential status. Applications must include their full name, address, phone number and the plate numbers of the vehicles involved. Each application is assessed on its own merit.

The applicant must also supply either:
• a protection order
• written confirmation from a Police Officer to the effect that the officer believes that the personal safety of the applicant and the applicants family could be jeopardised by the supply of the applicants name and address
• evidence of a threat to their safety

One person I spoke to advised that you could have your address set to a relative or perhaps your work address, and while that might suit some, it seems silly to have to work around the law when it should just work for us, why should I have to lie?

You are not allowed to use a PO BOX or any other sort of postal address for this record, although you can have a postal address on the record as well as your physical address.

I wrote to Hon Judith Tizard but haven't heard back about it yet. what do you think? Is there something else I haven't considered here?

notable reading thread: Obtaining owner details from a plate no.

**Max Preload** · 19th August 2008, 21:18

Just do what I do. Bullshit physical address & PO Box as address for service. Anyone who needs my real address (Police etc.) for lawful purposes can get it by checking the registration, getting my name and getting my address from my licence details. Anyone else can ask for it specifically stating their reasons and go get fucked if I don't want to give it to them. There's no reason for my address to be readily available to Joe Public from my vehicle registration plates just because they want it. And I don't give a shit if it's the law.

**Shadows** · 19th August 2008, 21:33

I had a wee problem with that kind of thing and was advised by an administrator of the law to use my work address in future.

She just told me to make sure that I could be contacted by mail with whatever details I provided.

So, obviously not a law that will be enforced by anybody that matters then.

Any way, it will all be changing soon, only select groups will be able to access that information.

**Winston001** · 19th August 2008, 21:41

The law was changed about 20 years ago because smart alecs were registering vehicles in the name of their dog. Obviously this casued some difficulties with enforcement of parking fines.

PO Boxes are not acceptable as addresses for many types of official registration (eg, company directors) because dishonest people deliberately avoid being identified and located.

If your home address is a problem then your choice is to find a physical address where you can receive mail - work? local Post Shop?

..... and use a PO Box for mailing.

Sorry but I don't agree with you, having had to trace people occasionally.

However I would agree for the law was changed to restrict access to the info to government and local authority agencies and anyone with a financial interest in the vehicle. Where does the mechanic who has been stiffed fit in here though??

**Grahameeboy** · 19th August 2008, 21:44

Isn't this going a bit OT...I mean how much of a real issue is it.

How does the potential buyer of a vehicle check the vendor's credentials if they cannot check the address etc.

LTSA already have licenced access on line for Insurer's for eg so there are protections in place.

What they should do is simply record any persons who request information against a registration with Ltsa or just scrap that public route.

**Shadows** · 19th August 2008, 22:06

Originally Posted by Winston001

However I would agree for the law was changed to restrict access to the info to government and local authority agencies and anyone with a financial interest in the vehicle. Where does the mechanic who has been stiffed fit in here though??

The dumb cunt shouldn't have let the car go to somebody he doesn't know without first receiving payment in full then. His problem.