Cutting red tape for freight operators

From early August, practical regulatory changes will help businesses manage the impacts of fuel price uncertainty, Regulation Minister David Seymour and Transport Minister Chris Bishop say.

The package of heavy vehicle rule changes will reduce compliance costs, improve productivity, and remove barriers to investment in modern vehicles. These changes will take effect on 6 August.

“It’s important to Kiwis that they have a say on rules that affect them,” Mr Seymour says. 

“Earlier this year we called for businesses, fuel users, freight operators, and the wider public to report any regulatory barriers that might be hindering our response to global fuel pressures to the Red Tape Tipline. Some of those ideas were too good to ignore and are now being implemented.

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