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Carrying Dependants On A Restricted License You can not normally carry passengers on a restricted licence without a supervisor in the front passengers seat of the vehicle. However, if you have children who live with you and are under the care of yourself or your partner you may carry them without a supervisor being present in the vehicle. 1 year ago
Passengers - Restricted License I am a little hazy on the rules regarding carrying passengers under a restricted license. I have been told that you are able to carry a spouse regardless of the license status. Is this true and if so, what is the definition of a spouse? Julie From the "Ask Jack" archives - 14 December 2009 1 year ago
Resricted licence rules clarification Hi Jack, With a Full-licenced passenger as supervisor in the car, can a driver with only a restricted licence, carry other passenger(s), both licenced and non-licenced? Thanks. Regards, Seng. 9 months ago
Exemptions for Restricted Drivers Exemptions can be applied for but in your case it's a safe bet it would be declined flat. When applying for an exemption you need to prove why you shouldn't be required to comply with the law and only in extreme circumstances are exemptions issued. To be honest this would have to be one of the most commonly asked questions from parents or their siblings in recent times. If exemptions were given out lightly, the amount of young inexperienced drivers carrying unlicensed drivers would skyroc... 1 year ago
Driving Conditions with a Restricted License You need to read the following very carefully and decide if you can in fact drive with your nephew in the car. The rule in part states that if you hold a restricted car licence, you are entitled to carry certain passengers without obtaining an exemption. Two of those passengers are: - Children who live with you and are under the care of you or your spouse (you or your spouse support them financially). - Someone you look after as their primary caregiver. If asked by the authorities, yo... 1 year ago
restricted licence If you hold a restricted car licence, you can carry certain passengers without having to obtain an exemption: []Your spouse (a person you live within the nature of marriage) [] Children who live with you and who are under you or your spouse’s care (i.e. you or your spouse support them financially) [] Relatives who live with you and who receive a social security benefit [] Someone you look after as their primary caregiver If you have been living with your partner for almost thre... 5 months ago
Resricted licence rules clarification If you hold a restricted car licence, you can carry certain passengers without having to obtain an exemption: • Your spouse (a person you live with in the nature of marriage) • Children who live with you and who are under you or your spouse’s care (i.e. you or your spouse support them financially) • Relatives who live with you and who receive a social security benefit • Someone you look after as their primary caregiver If you have been living with your partner as your de facto... 8 months ago
Restricted License Just to clarify the restricted licence conditions as per the answer in the link above, you can only carry relatives who live with you [u]if[/u] they are on a benefit, in other words an adult who may be dependant on you for transport. Assuming your brother is not on a benefit, you are breaching your restricted licence conditions if you carry him as a passenger and there is no other adult supervisor in the car who has held their Full licence for more than 2 years. 7 months ago
Restriced License Listed below are the conditions under which a restricted licence can be used taken from the NZTA website. Unless your girlfriend has held their full licence for at least two years then I think the short answer is a definite no in your case. What are the conditions for a restricted car licence? []You must always have your restricted licence with you when you're driving. []You can drive on your own, but not between 10pm and 5am. Between these times you must have a supervisor in t... 8 months ago
Passengers - Restricted License Under a restricted licence you can only drive between the hours of 5am and 10pm. You cannot carry passengers during these hours unless they are; - A spouse (a person who you are legally married to or joined in Civil union with) - Children who live with you under your care (i.e. you support them financially) - Relatives you live with you and are on a benefit - Someone you look after as a care giver - They hold a full NZ licence and have done so for two years - You can drive outside... 1 year ago

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Carrying Dependants On A Restricted License

You can not normally carry passengers on a restricted licence without a supervisor in the front passengers seat of the vehicle. However, if you have children who live with you and are under the care of yourself or your partner you may carry them without a supervisor being present in the vehicle. 1 year ago

Passengers - Restricted License

I am a little hazy on the rules regarding carrying passengers under a restricted license. I have been told that you are able to carry a spouse regardless of the license status. Is this true and if so, what is the definition of a spouse? Julie From the "Ask Jack" archives - 14 December 2009 1 year ago

Resricted licence rules clarification

Hi Jack, With a Full-licenced passenger as supervisor in the car, can a driver with only a restricted licence, carry other passenger(s), both licenced and non-licenced? Thanks. Regards, Seng. 9 months ago

Exemptions for Restricted Drivers

Exemptions can be applied for but in your case it's a safe bet it would be declined flat. When applying for an exemption you need to prove why you shouldn't be required to comply with the law and only in extreme circumstances are exemptions issued. To be honest this would have to be one of the most commonly asked questions from parents or their siblings in recent times. If exemptions were given out lightly, the amount of young inexperienced drivers carrying unlicensed drivers would skyroc... 1 year ago

Driving Conditions with a Restricted License

You need to read the following very carefully and decide if you can in fact drive with your nephew in the car. The rule in part states that if you hold a restricted car licence, you are entitled to carry certain passengers without obtaining an exemption. Two of those passengers are: - Children who live with you and are under the care of you or your spouse (you or your spouse support them financially). - Someone you look after as their primary caregiver. If asked by the authorities, yo... 1 year ago

restricted licence

If you hold a restricted car licence, you can carry certain passengers without having to obtain an exemption: [*]Your spouse (a person you live within the nature of marriage) [*] Children who live with you and who are under you or your spouse’s care (i.e. you or your spouse support them financially) [*] Relatives who live with you and who receive a social security benefit [*] Someone you look after as their primary caregiver If you have been living with your partner for almost thre... 5 months ago

Resricted licence rules clarification

If you hold a restricted car licence, you can carry certain passengers without having to obtain an exemption: • Your spouse (a person you live with in the nature of marriage) • Children who live with you and who are under you or your spouse’s care (i.e. you or your spouse support them financially) • Relatives who live with you and who receive a social security benefit • Someone you look after as their primary caregiver If you have been living with your partner as your de facto... 8 months ago

Restricted License

Just to clarify the restricted licence conditions as per the answer in the link above, you can only carry relatives who live with you [u]if[/u] they are on a benefit, in other words an adult who may be dependant on you for transport. Assuming your brother is not on a benefit, you are breaching your restricted licence conditions if you carry him as a passenger and there is no other adult supervisor in the car who has held their Full licence for more than 2 years. 7 months ago

Restriced License

Listed below are the conditions under which a restricted licence can be used taken from the NZTA website. Unless your girlfriend has held their full licence for at least two years then I think the short answer is a definite no in your case. What are the conditions for a restricted car licence? [*]You must always have your restricted licence with you when you're driving. [*]You can drive on your own, but not between 10pm and 5am. Between these times you must have a supervisor in t... 8 months ago

Passengers - Restricted License

Under a restricted licence you can only drive between the hours of 5am and 10pm. You cannot carry passengers during these hours unless they are; - A spouse (a person who you are legally married to or joined in Civil union with) - Children who live with you under your care (i.e. you support them financially) - Relatives you live with you and are on a benefit - Someone you look after as a care giver - They hold a full NZ licence and have done so for two years - You can drive outside... 1 year ago