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    Quote Originally Posted by beano_bill
    Apologies if this is a bit of a thick question, but does the RUC work along the same principles as our (horrendous) Road Fund Licence - by which I mean are your RUC's only valid for 1 year?

    If I bought, for arguments sake, 12,000kms at $385.80 + $9.56 and didn't use it all within the year would i lose the kms that are left after the 12 month period??

    no there is no time limit you have to use them by. all it is as has been said above there is no excise duty on diesel so this is collected by the road user charge (RUC) the heaveier the vehicle and the more KM's you drive the more you pay. vehicles upto 3 ton are all the same price but a 40 ton truck will cost a lot more.

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    And you can't ask fairer than that can you. I mean you have to buy road tax in the uk, even if you drive 2 miles, you get whacked for the whole charge.

    UK should have this type of tax, it is fairer. The more you use, the more you pay.

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    Quote Originally Posted by StevieD
    UK should have this type of tax, it is fairer. The more you use, the more you pay.
    it is very similar to the UK:

    UK - duty is added to the price of diesel
    NZ - you pay for it separetly

    word of warning!!!
    for those of you who might buy a diesel car over here, if buying it "used " make sure that the RUC is upto date. ie: on the label in the window it will say that it is paid upto *****kms check that it is more than it reads on the mileometer!!! as the new buyer will be liable for bringing it upto date if caught and a fine i think which is $1000 per 1000kms!!!

    i have known some cars to be 70,000kms behind with the RUC this will make it a expensive car if you have to pay the back pay as well as the price of the car

    so make sure the seller brings the RUC into credit before you buy.

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