Transfer liability for vehicle infringements
In some circumstances, you can apply with evidence to have your ticket transferred to another person.
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Don't leave it too late
It can take up to two weeks to check and process a transfer of liability request. Make sure you start the process as soon as possible.
When you can transfer liability
The Land Transport Act 1998 requires us to treat the registered person for the vehicle as the driver. This means the registered person is responsible for offences committed in their vehicle, even if they were not the one driving at the time.
If you’ve received a ticket but you weren’t the one responsible for the offence, you can provide us with the details of the other person so we can transfer the ticket to them instead. This is called ‘transfer of liability’.
You can do this if:
- you sold the car before the offence occurred
- your car had been stolen before the offence occurred
- you received a bus or transit lane ticket but someone else was driving at the time.
For parking fines, the law does not allow you to transfer a ticket unless the vehicle was stolen or you sold it before the offence occurred. If you lend your car to someone, you are responsible for any parking tickets they may get. You can ask them to pay the fine, but if they choose not to you will have to pay it yourself to avoid further enforcement action.
The best time to transfer liability for your ticket is as soon as you get it.
When a vehicle is sold, both buyer and seller must notify NZTA. Learn more on the NZTA website.
Transfer liability to yourself
If you were driving someone else's vehicle at the time of the offence, you can provide us with your details so we can ‘transfer’ the notice to you.
This might apply if:
- you were driving a rental car
- you were driving a work car.
You’ll need to fill out a statutory declaration and provide any proof you may have.
Transferring liability to yourself is the first step if you want to dispute a ticket that was not issued to you. You cannot dispute a ticket issued to someone else, you must complete this process first.
How to request a transfer of liability (4 steps)
Fill out a statutory declaration
The Land Transport Act 1998 requires these details to be provided in a statutory declaration. Auckland Transport (AT) has created downloadable forms to help you meet the legal requirements.
Download and print the relevant statutory declaration form. There are three different forms:
For transferring the ticket to someone else for a stationary offence (such as parking, WOF or license label tickets)
Stationary vehicle statutory declaration form (PDF, 139KB)
For transferring the ticket to someone else for a special vehicle lane offence (such as bus or transit lane tickets)
Special vehicle lane statutory declaration form (PDF, 139KB)
For transferring the ticket to yourself
Driver statutory declaration form (PDF, 70KB)
Fill in the form to provide the required information.
Sign your statutory declaration in front of a witness
Take your statutory declaration to an authorised witness. They’ll watch you sign and date your declaration, then they’ll sign and date it too.
An authorised witness could be:
- a lawyer
- a Justice of the Peace (JP)
- a notary public
- a court Registrar
- a Deputy Registrar
- a Member of Parliament.
Gather supporting evidence
You should also provide any evidence you have to support your declaration. This could be:
- a police report if the car was stolen
- a sale agreement, bank records showing payment, or a receipt
- a rental car agreement
- a work car logbook.
Send everything to us
You can send everything to us online.
Fill in our form Dispute your parking or bus lane fine (opens in a new tab), and attach your statutory declaration and supporting evidence at the end.
Note that each file must be smaller than 2MB.
Alternatively, you can post your statutory declaration and supporting evidence to us. Make sure you include:
- your infringement number
- vehicle registration number (number plate)
- your full name
- your date of birth
- your contact phone number
- your signed statutory declaration form
- copies of your proof (not originals).
Send this to: Auckland Transport Parking Review, Private Bag 92260, Auckland 1142.
Transfer requests should be sent to AT before the last day for payment on the reminder notice.
What happens next
Once you submit your request, our team will review it.
If your request to transfer the ticket to someone else is accepted, we will notify you that no further action will be taken against you.
If your request to transfer the ticket to yourself is accepted, you will receive a copy of the ticket or reminder notice in the mail.