Limited licence guides and news
Plain-English articles on demerit suspensions, EBA disqualifications and getting a limited licence in New Zealand.
Police can now swab your tongue for drugs at the roadside. What is tested, what a positive result means, and where prescription medicine fits in.
Road deaths, serious injuries, speed, alcohol, drugs and seatbelts. What the Ministry of Transport's own figures say about how New Zealanders drive.
How NZ demerit points really work: points per offence, the 100-point limit, the 50-point warning, how points expire and how to check yours free.
Who can and can't get a limited licence (work licence) in New Zealand, the hardship test, the 28-day stand-down, conditions and what happens if you breach one.
Driving while suspended or disqualified in NZ means court, a 6-month minimum disqualification, a 28-day impound and no limited licence.
NZ drink driving limits, what happens at a Police checkpoint, fines versus court, disqualification periods and when an alcohol interlock applies.
What NZ law really says about phones while driving: red lights, mounts, GPS, hands-free and parking, plus the $150 fine and 20 demerit points.
NZTA data released under the OIA shows interlock sentences rose from 145 in 2013 to 3,585 in 2024. Here is who gets one and how long it lasts.
NZTA data shows 3,852 of 20,063 alcohol interlock sentences were followed by another alcohol or licence offence. What the numbers do and do not say.