Guide to New Zealand

Driving in NZ (FREE Road Code tests)

Our driving in New Zealand page provides you with a range of videos, PDFs, Apps and links to provide the most up to date information about driving safely in New Zealand. Please take the time to look through this content particularly if it is your first time driving on the other side of the road and on hilly and windy roads.

If you have any questions please do ask.

Driving in New Zealand FREE tests

Screen shot 2014 10 07 at 10.22.00 AM Learn the New Zealand Rode Code for free before you arrive. It is critical that you take some time to practice our road code rules before you arrive. It will only take 30 minutes or so and then you can travel with greater awareness and confidence and help keep our New Zealand roads safer for all drivers and other users.

Driving Tests currently help over 34,000 people per month learn the Road Code. Please also refer to the PDF links below for more information about driving in New Zealand.

What’s different about driving in New Zealand?

keep left sticker There are a few things that you need to know and may not be used to when driving in New Zealand.

Everyone wears seatbelts
No overtaking on yellow lines
We drive on the left side of the road
Using a hand-held mobile phone while driving is illegal
100km/h is the maximum speed or less on the open roads
Allow extra time on our roads - journey times often take longer than expected
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What's different about driving in New Zealand - English version

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