Goodbye Petrol Tax, Hello Road-User Charges - for Everyone

Cheaper petrol on its way under new system – but will drivers end up paying more?

While Chris Bishop calls it the biggest change to road funding in 50 years, details on how the new system will work remain scarce for now.

New Zealand to scrap fuel tax for road-distance levy

The move comes as the Albanese government also proposes a new distance-based road user levy on electric vehicles to replace fuel excise.

Goodbye petrol tax, hello road-user charges - for everyone

New Zealand motorists will eventually change the way they help to fund the maintenance of the country’s road network. Times file photo The Government plans to introduce a series of legislative changes to enable the transition of New Zealand’s 3.5 million light vehicles to paying for the country’s roading network through electronic road user charges, rather than petrol tax. Transport Minister Chris Bishop says: “The abolition of petrol tax, and t…

Next Steps On Replacing Petrol Tax With Electronic Road User Charges

“The abolition of petrol tax, and the move towards all vehicles (whether they be petrol, diesel, electric or hybrid) paying for roads based on distance and weight, is the biggest change to how we fund our roading network in 50 years,” Mr Bishop ...

‘Biggest change in 50 years’: Petrol tax to go, everyone to pay road user charges

Transport Minister Chris Bishop has unveiled a shake-up to how roads are paid for.

Road user charge changes passed in New Zealand - Fully Loaded

Image: jakartatravel/stock.adobe.comAfter significant discussion, the New Zealand Cabinet has passed new laws to begin the transition towards paying for the country’s roading network through electronic road user charges. The changes passed include: Removing the requirement to carry or display RUC licences, allowing for digital records instead. Enabling the use of a broader range of electronic RUC devices, including those already built into many…