New Zealand - Renew Driver Licence

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Procedure

1. To renew your licence, you must apply at a driver licensing agent.
2. Present or submit the following documents:
   1. Completed application form
   2. Evidence of your identity
   3. Proof that your eyesight meets the required standard
   4. Medical certificate (if required)
3. Have your photo and signature taken by the licensing agent.
4. Pay the renewal application fee.
5. You will be issued a temporary licence which is valid for 21 days. Bring it with you whenever you're driving until your new driver licence arrives in the mail - within two to three weeks.

If you have plans to travel abroad: If your licence is likely to expire while you're overseas, it's worth renewing your licence before you leave. You can only renew your licence when you're in New Zealand.

For licences that expired more than 5 years ago: You may have to pass theory and practical tests to renew your licence. However, if you can produce evidence of having been licensed to drive during the previous five years (for example with an overseas driver licence) tests may not be required.

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Required Documents

• Completed application form
• Evidence of your identity
• Proof that your eyesight meets the required standard
• Medical certificate (if required)

Office Locations & Contacts

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Eligibility

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Fees

• Full classes and learner heavy vehicle: $43.90
• Learner or restricted licence car or motorcycle licence: $20.10
• For licence holders who are aged 64 or over, your licence may be issued for less than the standard term and will expire on your 75th birthday (in which case you may pay a lower fee).
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Validity

• The temporary licence is valid for 21 days. Your new driver licence arrives in the mail - within two to three weeks.
• Full classes and learner heavy vehicle: 10 years
• Learner or restricted licence car or motorcycle licence: 5 years
• If you are aged 64 or over, your licence may be issued for less than the standard term and will expire on your 75th birthday.

Documents to Use

Application to Renew a Driver's License

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Instructions

• Old style licence card: See the front of your photo driver licence for the expiry date of your licence. You will see the expiry date of any endorsements you hold at the back of the licence.
• New style licence card: If you have a new style photographic licence the classes and endorsements you hold are in a table on the back of the card. You will need to check the expiry date of each class and endorsement.

If you renew your licence:

• more than 12 months before the expiry date of your current licence, your new licence will be valid for 10 years from the date your application was approved
• within the 12 months before the expiry date of your licence, your new licence will be valid for 10 years from the expiry date of your current licence
• after it has expired, your new licence will be valid for 10 years from the date your application was approved

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Need for the Document

Usually driver's licences are issued with 10 years validity period. You will notified that your licence is due for renewal about six weeks before it expires. You can renew your driver's licence anytime, you don't have to wait for the driver licence renewal pack.

For holders of learner or restricted licence, if it was obtained or last renewed before 1 December 2014, you can renew it at any time. However, your new licence will only be issued for five years.

If your five-year learner or restricted car or motorcycle licence was obtained or last renewed on or after 1 December 2014, you cannot renew it until on or after the date of its expiry. You will need to pass a theory test and your new licence will be issued for a further five years.

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External Links

• NZ Transport Agency:

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/driver-licences/renewing-replacing-and-updating/renewing-your-licence/

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