Registering your new Trailer is the first step to getting your trailer road legal. You need to get the plate before getting a warrant of fitness. The plate costs $98.55 this includes the plate and 1 years registration, registration is around $35 per year after the plate has been issued. The plate and form can be picked up from the AA or VTNZ.

On a typical trailer we sell the form would be filled out as below.

Vehicle Type: 02

Vehicle Usage: 04

Make: Tandem or Single Axle

Model: Can be size you have purchased 8x5 10x5 etc.

Vehicle Year 2020

Body Type: TD

Basic Colour: Grey or Silver

N for New

Assembly Type: 2 NZ assembled/built

Country of Origin: New Zealand or China

Licence Period: 12 months

Then you will need your Id, either NZ drivers licence, NZ Transport Customer number or NZ Business Number

The rest is the registered person or companies details.