Car Insurance - March 18th Can You Drive a Car With no Insurance? Is it legal to drive without insurance? In New Zealand, unlike many other countries, there is no legal requirement to have car insurance. While it's strongly recommended to have insurance coverage for protection against accidents and …
Car Insurance - March 12th What Happens if Your Car is Written Off? Sometimes after an accident a car will be repairable, but that’s not always the case. The car may be damaged beyond repair, or an insurer may decide the cost of carrying out repairs is worth …
Car Insurance - February 26th How to Find Out if a Car is Stolen or Has Money Owing Why is it important to check if a car is stolen or has money owing? Whenever buying a second-hand car through a private vendor, or even a small dealership that you're not familiar with, it's a …
Car Insurance - February 12th Buying a Car: Cash or Finance? What does it mean to buy with "cash"? Buying a car with cash means paying for the entire cost of the vehicle upfront using your own funds, typically in the form of physical cash, with a …
Car Insurance - January 18th How Much to Lease a Car in NZ? How Much to Lease a Car in NZ: In this story we cover: What does it mean to lease a car? What are the different lease types? Benefits of leasing a car Downsides …
Car Insurance - January 16th What is the Road User Charge? What are road user charges? Anyone using New Zealand’s roads contributes towards their upkeep through taxes. Petrol vehicle users pay through levies on petrol, while drivers of heavy vehicles (over 3.5 tonnes gross laden weight) and all …
Car Insurance - January 8th How to Import a Car into New Zealand In this story we cover: How to import a car into NZ Benefits of importing a car Downsides of importing a car How to import a car into New Zealand Importing a car into New Zealand involves …
Car Insurance - December 18th Car Wrapping in NZ: All You Need to Know Want to change the look of your car but don't want to fork out for an expensive, irreversible paint job? Why not wrap your car in vinyl? What began as a way to add company …
Car Insurance - December 14th What was the Clean Car Discount? What was the Clean Car Discount? The Clean Car Discount was a government initiative, introduced in July 2021. Originally it provided fixed rebates for consumers who purchased electric (EV) and hybrid (PHEV) vehicles. Over the next two …
Car Insurance - November 30th Best Car Insurance for Families with Young Drivers Young drivers are the riskiest drivers on the road. Statistically speaking at least. And that risk is reflected in car insurance for young drivers, which typically comes at a premium. So if you've got a …