| New Zealand is a very easy country to buy
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| | 90977; website You will need to provide
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| or sell a vehicle. The vehicle prices are
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| | details of the car's registration, VIN
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| reasonably cheap by worldwide standards.
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| | and chassis number.
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| The reason New Zealand has a good used
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| | Licensed Motor Vehicle Dealer
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| vehicle market is the abundance of
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| | These are exactly what their title tells
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| "Japanese imports" these are vehicles
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| | you they are licensed to trade in motor
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| that are brought by New Zealand car
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| | vehicles. They offer you the most
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| dealers. Car dealers purchase them in
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| | protection when buying a vehicle. They
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| Japan second hand and ship them to New
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| | provide warranties and must represent the
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| Zealand. The other sorts of vehicles are
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| | vehicle accurately and in a saleable
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| "New Zealand assembled" and imports from
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| | condition. For the most protection you
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| other countries. The New Zealand
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| | will pay a "retail" price, which in most
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| assembled vehicle often has a higher
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| | cases will be more that you would pay on
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| cost.
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| | the "wholesale" auction market.
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| There are three main ways for people to
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| | Newspaper
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| buy and sell cars and other vehicles in
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| | This option is open to anybody in any
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| New Zealand, licensed motor vehicle
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| | region to advertise their vehicle for
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| dealer, newspaper and auction. The
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| | whatever price they want with an as is
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| Internet and car fairs are also used.
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| | where is general rule. Once you have
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| Change of Ownership
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| | brought your car or other vehicle off any
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| This is done with two forms, filled out
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| | individual in the paper and something is
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| by the buyer and seller, the buyer pays
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| | not right the problem is now yours. There
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| for this and it costs around $10nzd. The
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| | are regional papers and the most popular
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| buyer takes one form into the post
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| | are the trade and exchange type
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| office, and the seller sends in the other
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| | newspapers in each region. These are free
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| form. The new owner is then sent out the
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| | for private sellers to advertise in with
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| new Certificate of Registration. The form
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| | the cost of the paper to buy is just
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| is not an ownership paper but does show
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| | under $3.00nzd.
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| that the new buyer is the registered
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| | Auction
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| owner.
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| | This option is very popular with this
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| WOF and Registration
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| | being the "wholesale" market price of a
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| All vehicles on New Zealand roads must
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| | vehicle you can pick up cheap vehicle if
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| have a current Warrant of Fitness (WOF)
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| | buying and achieve surprising results if
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| and Registration or the police will fine
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| | selling depending on the time and place.
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| you if you drive a vehicle with either of
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| | The most well respected and professional
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| these things expired. The WOF is a
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| | nationwide auction company is Turners,
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| 15-minute check that is carried out every
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| | and a visit to them may be worth the
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| 6 months or older vehicles and 12 months
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| | time. They have many auctions a week.
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| on newer vehicles. This check is to make
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| | Auctions are the same as the newspaper
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| sure the vehicle is safe and road worthy.
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| | and all vehicles are sold on an as is
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| It will cost you around $25-$55nzd
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| | where is basis, you have to check for
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| depending on the checking facility. Many
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| | current WOF and registration and it is up
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| garages offer this service as well as
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| | to you to sort out new ones if they are
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| purpose built testing facilities, with a
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| | expired. Turners have expanded their
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| total of around 3,500 WOF agents
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| | business over the years to be more users
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| throughout New Zealand.
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| | friendly and now offer warranties,
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| If you have a current WOF you may then go
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| | finance and pre-purchase vehicle
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| to your nearest post office and purchase
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| | appraisals. The auction will charge a
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| between 3 and 12 months of registration.
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| | commission for selling and take a fee for
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| This will cost around $230nzd for 1 year.
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| | buying.
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| Insurance
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| | Internet
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| Insurance is not compulsory in New
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| | The Internet can be treated the same way
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| Zealand, but most people do have
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| | as a newspaper advertisement. All
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| insurance. If you have insurance this
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| | vehicles are treated on an as is where is
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| covers damage you do, or someone else
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| | basis. Three good websites companies are
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| does to you. Any injuries are covered by
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| | Trade Me and Traderpoint or if you are
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| ACC (Accident Compensation Corporation)
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| | looking for a campervan or motorhome
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| this is an area of the Government that
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| | Car fair
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| pays for your injuries and loss of income
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| | These are set up in major New Zealand
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| because of any accident.
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| | centres and are treated the same as a
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| Insurance is not that expensive compared
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| | private newspaper sale with regards to
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| to somewhere like the UK. Here is an
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| | protection to the buyer. With so many
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| estimate; full insurance for a 29 year
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| | things to do in New Zealand you sometimes
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| old, driving a $6000 standard car, with a
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| | can spend a lot of time hanging around at
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| good driving record, would be around
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| | car fairs so this would be a good place
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| $350nzd.
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| | to buy with other tourists needing to
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| Money owed by previous owner
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| | move on.
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| You will need to ensure that there is no
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| | New Zealand AtoZ provides useful New
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| money owing on the vehicle, otherwise you
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| | Zealand information to travelers,
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| may find yourself in a situation where
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| | including a full list of all New Zealand
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| the car is repossessed to repay the
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| | car, motorhome and campervan rental
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| previous owners debts. For $3 you can
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| | companies along with their daily hire
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| check the vehicle with the Personal
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| | rates
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| Property Securities Register (tel 0900
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