Road User Charges (Rates) Amendment Regulations 2020

Reprint as at 12 December 2020

Coat of Arms of New Zealand

Road User Charges (Rates) Amendment Regulations 2020

(LI 2020/73)

Patsy Reddy, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 28th day of April 2020

Present:
The Right Hon Jacinda Ardern presiding in Council

Note

Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Transport.

These regulations are made under section 85 of the Road User Charges Act 2012 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Road User Charges (Rates) Amendment Regulations 2020.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 1 July 2020.

Order: confirmed, on 12 December 2020, by section 12(a) of the Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Act 2020 (2020 No 66).

3 Principal regulations

These regulations amend the Road User Charges (Rates) Regulations 2015 (the principal regulations).

4 Regulation 3 amended (Interpretation)

(1)

In regulation 3(1), definition of additional weight, replace “section 4.5(1) of the VDAM Rule 2002” with “section 4 of the VDAM Rule 2016”.

(2)

In regulation 3(1), definitions of single large-tyred axle and twin-tyred axle, replace “VDAM Rule 2002” with “VDAM Rule 2016”.

(3)

After regulation 3(2)(f), insert:

(fa)

overweight:

(4)

After regulation 3(2)(h), insert:

(ha)

specialist RUC vehicle:

(5)

After regulation 3(2)(j), insert:

(ja)

VDAM Rule 2016:

(6)

In regulation 3(3), replace “Schedules 1 to 7” with “Schedules 1 to 8”.

5 Regulation 4 amended (Rates of road user charges)

(1)

In regulation 4(1), replace “a type H vehicle or an all-terrain crane” with “type H vehicles, all-terrain cranes, and overweight specialist RUC vehicles”.

(2)

Replace regulation 4(5) to (7) with:

(5)

The rates of road user charges for a distance licence for overweight specialist RUC vehicles are the rates specified in Schedule 5.

(6)

The rates of road user charges for each 1,000 kg of additional weight carried by a powered RUC vehicle (except an all-terrain crane) operating under an additional licence are the rates specified in Schedule 6.

(7)

The rates of road user charges for each 1,000 kg of additional weight carried by an all-terrain crane operating under an additional licence are the rates specified in Schedule 7.

(8)

The rates of road user charges for each 1,000 kg of additional weight carried by a combination vehicle (except an all-terrain crane) operating under an additional licence are the rates specified in Schedule 8.

6 Regulation 5 amended (Rates inclusive of GST)

In regulation 5, replace “Schedules 1 to 7” with “Schedules 1 to 8”.

7 Schedules 1 to 7 replaced

Replace Schedules 1 to 7 with the Schedules 1 to 8 set out in the Schedule of these regulations.

Schedule Schedules 1 to 7 replaced

r 7

Schedule 1 Rates of road user charges for distance licence for powered RUC vehicles (except type H vehicles, all-terrain cranes, and overweight specialist vehicles)

r 4(1)

RUC vehicle type numberDescription of RUC vehicleRUC weight bandRates
($ per
1,000 km, including GST)
1Powered vehicle with 2 axles (except type 2 or type 299 RUC vehicle)RUC weight of not more than 3,500 kg76
RUC weight of more than 3,500 kg but not more than 6,000 kg82
RUC weight of more than 6,000 kg but not more than 9,000 kg167
RUC weight of more than 9,000 kg352
2Powered vehicle with 1 single-tyred spaced axle and 1 twin-tyred spaced axleRUC weight of not more than 6,000 kg80
RUC weight of more than 6,000 kg but not more than 9,000 kg126
RUC weight of more than 9,000 kg but not more than 12,000 kg172
RUC weight of more than 12,000 kg315
311 (Bus)Powered passenger service vehicle with 3 axlesRUC weight of not more than 18,000 kg336
RUC weight of more than 18,000 kg413
6Powered vehicle with 3 axles (except type 308, 309, 311, 399, or 413 RUC vehicle)RUC weight of not more than 12,000 kg110
RUC weight of more than 12,000 kg but not more than 18,000 kg356
RUC weight of more than 18,000 kg434
14Powered vehicle with 4 axles (except type 408, 414, or 499 RUC vehicle)Any RUC weight435
19Powered vehicle with 5 or more axles (except type 599 RUC vehicle)Any RUC weight389
Vintage powered vehicles
402Vintage powered vehicle with 2 axlesRUC weight of more than 12 tonnes222
403Vintage powered vehicle with 3 axlesAny RUC weight195
404Vintage powered vehicle with 4 or more axlesAny RUC weight200
3-axle and 4-axle motor caravans
413Motor caravan with 3 axlesRUC weight of more than 18,000 kg314
414Motor caravan with 4 axlesAny RUC weight273
Towing vehicle part of 8-axle or 9-axle combination
308Towing vehicle with 3 axles that is part of a combination vehicle with a total of at least 8 axlesAny RUC weight431
309Towing vehicle with 3 axles that is part of a combination vehicle with a total of at least 9 axlesAny RUC weight346
408Towing vehicle with 4 axles that is part of a combination vehicle with a total of at least 8 axlesAny RUC weight401

Schedule 2 Rates of road user charges for distance licence for all-terrain cranes

r 4(2)

RUC vehicle type numberDescription of RUC vehicleRUC weight bandRates
($ per
1,000 km, including GST)
299Self-powered all-terrain crane with 2 axlesAny RUC weight279
399Self-powered all-terrain crane with 3 axlesAny RUC weight392
499Self-powered all-terrain crane with 4 axlesAny RUC weight364
599Self-powered all-terrain crane with 5 axlesAny RUC weight320
699Self-powered all-terrain crane with 6 axlesAny RUC weight320
799Self-powered all-terrain crane with 7 axlesAny RUC weight320

Schedule 3 Rates of road user charges for distance licence for unpowered RUC vehicles

r 4(3)

RUC vehicle type numberDescription of RUC vehicleRUC weight bandRates
($ per
1,000 km, including GST)
24Unpowered vehicle with 1 axleAny RUC weight126
28Unpowered vehicle with 2 axles (except type 29, 30, or 929 RUC vehicle)RUC weight of not more than 10,000 kg48
RUC weight of more than 10,000 kg311
29Unpowered vehicle with 2 twin-tyred, or single large-tyred, close axles (except type 929 RUC vehicle)RUC weight of not more than 10,000 kg41
RUC weight of more than 10,000 kg139
30Unpowered vehicle with 2 twin-tyred spaced axlesRUC weight of not more than 10,000 kg41
RUC weight of more than 10,000 kg234
33Unpowered vehicle with 3 twin-tyred, or single large-tyred, close axles (except type 939 RUC vehicle)Any RUC weight186
37Unpowered vehicle with 3 axles (except type 33 or type 939 RUC vehicle)RUC weight of not more than 10,000 kg44
RUC weight of more than 10,000 kg318
43Unpowered vehicle with 4 axlesAny RUC weight238
951Unpowered vehicle with 5 or more axlesAny RUC weight179
929Leading trailer with 2 twin-tyred, or single large-tyred, close axlesAny RUC weight101
939Leading trailer with 3 twin-tyred, or single large-tyred, close axlesAny RUC weight67

Schedule 4 Rates of road user charges for distance licence for type H vehicles

r 4(4)

Type H vehicle numberDescription of RUC vehicleRates
($ per
1,000 km, including GST)
H01Overweight powered passenger service vehicle with 3 axles with a permit weight of not more than 25 tonnes541
H61Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 42,000 kg663
H62Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 42,000 kg but not more than 44,000 kg801
H71Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 48,000 kg658
H73Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 48,000 kg but not more than 50,000 kg771
H74Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 50,000 kg but not more than 53,000 kg937
H77Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 44,000 kg but not more than 48,000 kg711
H81Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 48,000 kg455
H82Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 48,000 kg but not more than 53,000 kg657
H83Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 53,000 kg but not more than 58,000 kg942
H84Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 939 RUC vehicle and a type 29 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 48,000 kg472
H85Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 939 RUC vehicle and a type 29 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 48,000 kg but not more than 53,000 kg662
H75Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 951 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 48,000 kg500
H76Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 951 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 48,000 kg but not more than 53,000 kg691
H91Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 19 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 50,000 kg389
H92Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 19 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 50,000 kg but not more than 54,000 kg470
H93Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 19 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 54,000 kg but not more than 58,000 kg632
H94Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 951 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 50,000 kg435
H95Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 951 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 50,000 kg but not more than 54,000 kg525
H96Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 951 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 54,000 kg but not more than 58,000 kg688
H63Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 951 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 58,000 kg but not more than 62,000 kg842
H97Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 33 RUC vehicle and a type 939 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 50,000 kg346
H98Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 33 RUC vehicle and a type 939 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 50,000 kg but not more than 54,000 kg453
H99Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 33 RUC vehicle and a type 939 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 54,000 kg but not more than 58,000 kg614
H72Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 929 RUC vehicle and a type 29 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 48,000 kg659
H78Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 929 RUC vehicle and a type 29 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 48,000 kg but not more than 50,000 kg712
H79Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 929 RUC vehicle and a type 29 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 50,000 kg but not more than 52,000 kg938
H30Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 929 RUC vehicle and a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 50,000 kg287
H31Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 929 RUC vehicle and a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 50,000 kg but not more than 54,000 kg424
H32Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 929 RUC vehicle and a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 54,000 kg but not more than 58,000 kg587
H33Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 939 RUC vehicle and a type 29 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 50,000 kg359
H34Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 939 RUC vehicle and a type 29 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 50,000 kg but not more than 54,000 kg497
H35Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 939 RUC vehicle and a type 29 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 54,000 kg but not more than 58,000 kg658
H11Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 939 RUC vehicle and a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 55,000 kg356
H12Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 939 RUC vehicle and a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 55,000 kg but not more than 60,000 kg525
H13Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 939 RUC vehicle and a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 60,000 kg but not more than 63,000 kg650
H14Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle and a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 55,000 kg198
H15Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle and a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 55,000 kg but not more than 60,000 kg369
H36Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 19 RUC vehicle towing a type 951 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 55,000 kg430
H37Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 19 RUC vehicle towing a type 951 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 55,000 kg but not more than 60,000 kg599
H38Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 19 RUC vehicle towing a type 951 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 60,000 kg but not more than 63,000 kg724
H17Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle and a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 55,000 kg117
H18Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle and a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 55,000 kg but not more than 60,000 kg234
H19Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle and a type 33 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of more than 60,000 kg but not more than 63,000 kg317

Schedule 5 Rates of road user charges for distance licence for overweight specialist RUC vehicles

r 4(5)

RUC vehicle type numberDescription of overweight specialist RUC vehicleRates
($ per
1,000 km, including GST)
660Overweight 2-axle specialist vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 16,000 kg552
661Overweight 2-axle specialist vehicle with a permit weight of more than 16,000 kg but not more than 18,000 kg837
666Overweight 2-axle specialist vehicle with a permit weight of more than 18,000 kg but not more than 20,000 kg1087
662Overweight 3-axle specialist vehicle (other than a passenger service vehicle) with a permit weight of not more than 23,000 kg541
663Overweight 3-axle specialist vehicle (other than a passenger service vehicle) with a permit weight of more than 23,000 kg but not more than 25,000 kg775
664Overweight 4-axle specialist vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 27,000 kg616
665Overweight 4-axle specialist vehicle with a permit weight of more than 27,000 kg but not more than 29,000 kg782

Schedule 6 Rates of road user charges for additional weight carried by powered RUC vehicles (except all-terrain cranes) operating under additional licence

r 4(6)

Additional weight to be carried (kg)Rates of road user charges ($ per km, including GST)
Type 1Type 2Type 6Type 14Type 19
1,0000.560.830.520.740.47
2,0000.831.120.670.900.57
3,0001.171.440.861.070.68
4,0001.571.841.061.260.80
5,0002.052.311.311.480.94
6,0002.632.841.571.731.07
7,0003.323.461.852.001.23
8,0004.134.182.182.271.40
9,0005.064.992.562.591.59
10,0006.135.912.962.951.79
11,0007.386.953.403.302.00
12,0008.778.113.883.712.23
13,00010.359.414.414.152.47
14,00012.1510.874.984.612.75
15,00014.1712.465.615.123.02
16,00016.4114.236.305.653.32
17,00018.9216.177.046.253.65
18,00021.6918.337.866.873.99
19,00024.7720.678.717.544.37
20,00028.1523.249.658.264.76
Each 1,000 kg more than 20,000 kg3.692.791.010.770.41

Schedule 7 Rates of road user charges for additional weight carried by all-terrain cranes operating under additional licence

r 4(7)

Additional weight
to be carried (kg)
Rates of road user charges ($ per km, including GST)
Type 299Type 399Type 499Type 599Type 699Type 799
1,0000.190.220.400.600.840.99
2,0000.290.320.490.680.941.08
3,0000.430.430.610.791.031.19
4,0000.600.560.720.901.161.30
5,0000.780.720.841.011.261.40
6,0000.990.870.981.151.401.54
7,0001.241.051.141.281.541.64
8,0001.551.251.301.421.661.78
9,0001.871.471.471.581.821.91
10,0002.251.731.661.761.972.06
11,0002.692.001.871.932.152.22
12,0003.182.302.112.112.322.38
13,0003.712.622.362.312.512.55
14,0004.332.982.612.542.712.72
15,0005.003.372.892.762.902.90
16,0005.753.793.203.003.123.09
17,0006.584.243.523.253.363.30
18,0007.494.733.863.523.593.51
19,0008.495.284.233.813.853.73
20,0009.585.844.634.124.123.96
Each 1,000 kg more than 20,000 kg1.200.630.410.320.270.24

Schedule 8 Rates of road user charges for additional weight carried by combination vehicles (except all-terrain cranes) operating under additional licence

r 4(8)

Additional weight
to be carried (kg)
Rates of road user charges ($ per km, including GST)
5 axle combination6 axle combination7 axle combination8 axle combination9 axle combination10 axle combination11 axle combination
1,0001.180.650.430.370.020.030.04
2,0001.180.650.430.370.020.030.04
3,0001.180.650.430.370.020.030.04
4,0001.760.880.720.370.020.030.04
5,0001.760.880.720.790.020.030.04
6,0001.761.300.720.790.020.030.04
7,0002.191.300.720.790.220.030.04
8,0002.191.301.060.790.220.030.04
9,0002.721.301.060.790.220.030.04
10,0003.001.801.471.360.220.030.04
11,0003.311.991.471.360.470.030.04
12,0003.632.191.471.360.470.330.04
13,0003.982.401.801.360.470.330.04
14,0004.352.621.981.360.470.330.04
15,0004.742.862.161.780.690.330.04
16,0005.163.122.351.930.790.330.04
17,0005.603.382.562.080.870.550.19
18,0006.053.662.772.250.970.550.19
19,0006.543.962.992.431.060.550.19
20,0007.074.263.232.621.170.630.23
Each 1,000 kg more than 20,000 kg0.550.330.240.200.120.070.05

Michael Webster,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on 1 July 2020, amend the Road User Charges (Rates) Regulations 2015 by—

  • increasing the prescribed rates of road user charges payable under the Road User Charges Act 2012; and

  • prescribing rates for charges applicable to new RUC vehicle types: further type H vehicles and overweight specialist RUC vehicles (passenger service vehicles, concrete mixers, ground-spreader trucks, and rubbish trucks).

This order is a confirmable instrument under section 47B of the Legislation Act 2012. It is revoked at the close of 30 June 2021, unless earlier confirmed by an Act of Parliament. That stated time is the applicable deadline under section 47C(1)(a) of that Act.

Regulatory impact assessment

The Ministry of Transport produced a regulatory impact assessment on 3 March 2020 to help inform the decisions taken by the Government relating to the contents of this instrument.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 30 April 2020.

Reprints notes
1 General

This is a reprint of the Road User Charges (Rates) Amendment Regulations 2020 that incorporates all the amendments to that order as at the date of the last amendment to it.

2 Legal status

Reprints are presumed to correctly state, as at the date of the reprint, the law enacted by the principal enactment and by any amendments to that enactment. Section 18 of the Legislation Act 2012 provides that this reprint, published in electronic form, has the status of an official version under section 17 of that Act. A printed version of the reprint produced directly from this official electronic version also has official status.

3 Editorial and format changes

Editorial and format changes to reprints are made using the powers under sections 24 to 26 of the Legislation Act 2012. See also http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/editorial-conventions/.

4 Amendments incorporated in this reprint

Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Act 2020 (2020 No 66): section 12(a)