Register axes five traders

The Motor Vehicles Traders Register (MVTR) received 70 complaints and cancelled the registration of five dealers in the year to the end of June 2023, new figures reveal.

The register, run by a section of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, has released key numbers from the 2023 financial year.

It shows there were 2,882 registered traders in New Zealand as of June 30 this year. In the 12-month period up to that date, five registrations were cancelled – with two disqualified and three banned –and 27 bans confirmed.

The number of complaints received during the same period was 70 and the MVTR completed 72 investigations. Three prosecutions were made with charges laid.

With regard to non-compliance with Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal (MVDT) orders, 22 complaints were received and 20 of these were completed. Two were awaiting appeals against the MVDT decisions. 

There were 28 dealers who had a first breach of non-compliance with an order recorded against them, and 13 with a second breach.