How to meet the requirements for private sellers

If you're selling a vehicle online, you need to show Vehicle Emissions and Energy Economy Label information on your online vehicle sales listing. Find out if this applies to you, and what your obligations are. 

  • Know your obligations

    Get familiar with how the regulations apply to you.  

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  • Steps to compliance

    Follow the steps to comply as a private vehicle seller in New Zealand. 

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  • Check exemptions

    Find out if you're exempt from any of the requirements. 

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  • Online selling

    How the regulations apply to online listings. 

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Your obligations as a private vehicle seller

You need to show Vehicle Emissions and Energy Economy Label information on your online listing. You can also choose to print and display the label on the vehicle you are selling but it’s not compulsory. 

About the regulations 

Steps to compliance for private vehicle seller

It is your responsibility to check that you are meeting the requirements for labelling your vehicles.  

steps

  • Step 1 – Check if the vehicle information is available

    On some trading websites, the label information pops up automatically when you enter the vehicle’s number plate. 

    Otherwise, you can use our Vehicle Emissions and Energy Economy Label Generator to find the vehicles details. Enter the VIN, registration plate, chassis number, model code or Japanese export certificate model code and variant. If the information isn’t available, you’ve met your legal obligations. 

    Vehicle emissions and Energy Economy Label Generator

  • Step 2 – Show your labels online

    You must display the vehicle make and model, emissions, and energy economy information as written text alongside the vehicle listing if the information is available at the first time of listing.  

  • Check if you are exempt

    You don’t have to provide Vehicle Fuel Economy Label information if you’re advertising a vehicle for sale in a magazine or newspaper 

Information to be displayed on your listing

  • Vehicle make and model
  • Vehicle type — petrol, diesel, electric, hybrid, plug-in hybrid. 
  • Energy economy star rating — up to 6 stars for the most fuel efficient vehicles. 
  • Carbon dioxide emissions star rating — up to 6 stars for the lowest emission vehicles. 
  • Carbon dioxide emissions in grams per kilometre — tailpipe emissions. 
  • Fuel economy in litres per 100 km — for petrol and diesel vehicles. 
  • Electricity economy in kWh per 100 km — for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. 
  • Estimated yearly running costs — based on stated energy price and driving 14,000 km. Includes Road user charges for diesel, electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. 

Next step

Label generator

Use this tool to generate the mandatory Vehicle Emissions and Energy Economy Label, the optional Safety Rating Label to display with your vehicle, or information for online listings. 

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