Taradale Auto Repairs

16/04/2026

Have a read! 👌

We’re making changes to the warrant of fitness system. On 1 November 2026, these things will change:

• people who buy a new car will need to get their next WoF when the car is 4 years old (it’s currently when the car is 3 years old)
• people with cars between 4–14 years old* will need a WoF every 2 years (it’s currently yearly)
• people with motorcycles registered before 1 January 2000 will need a WoF every year (it’s currently every 6 months).

For a long time we’ve had very frequent vehicle inspections compared to countries overseas. Modern vehicles are significantly safer and more reliable. It’s safer to have less frequent inspections, and this’ll save you time and money.

Cars over 14 years old, and motorcycles registered before 1 January 2000, will move to an annual WoF (up from every 6 months for some vehicles).

If your car has Automatic Emergency Braking or Lane Keep Assist, WoF inspections will now check for warning lights (or malfunction indicators) for these systems.

It’s still your responsibility to maintain your vehicle to the WoF standard between inspections. To reinforce this we’re increasing fines if your vehicle isn’t compliant. From 1 November:

• If you’re driving a vehicle with a WoF that’s expired by more than 2 months, you may be fined $350 (up from $200).
• If you’re driving a vehicle with a wheel or tyre that wouldn’t pass an inspection, you may be fined $350 (up from $150) and up to $1000 (the maximum court-ordered fine).

We’ve made these change following us consulting you for feedback about this towards the end of 2025. Thanks to everyone who shared their feedback with us – we received over 5000 formal submissions, and overall people supported these changes.

Our website has more information about the changes, including a summary and analysis of your feedback to us about these changes: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/changes-to-light-vehicle-inspections

* We’ll be introducing the change for cars between 4–14 years old in phases. From 1 November 2026, cars first registered on or after 1 November 2019 become eligible for WoFs every 2 years. From 1 November 2027, cars first registered from 1 November 2013 to 31 October 2019 become eligible.

24/12/2025

Well that's 2025 done😅
A big thank you to all of our awesome customers who have supported us this year (especially the last 3 months while Jase has been recovering!)
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Enjoy the break - take care out there. 💚🖤💚
We will be back on duty from the 5th of January 2026

18/09/2025

Thanks for all the support from our amazing customers in these trying times. Jase is doing well and resting up at home now.
GOOD NEWS THOUGH - The workshop is open for all your servicing and repair requirements but untill Jase is back on his feet we are unable to do WOF inspections at this stage sorry.

08/09/2025

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The workshop will be closed until further notice, unfortunately Jase was involved in a car accident over the weekend and has sustained some injuries that will take some time to recover from. He is doing well and we are in the right place getting the treatment he needs.
We are so sorry for any inconvenience this may cause our customers and will be in touch when we can.

Pam & Jase ❤️‍🩹

19/02/2023

Just an update for everyone who is trying to contact us, we still have no power at the workshop so are unable to open for now. Will update with news when we know some, in the mean time we are helping out where we can like the rest of our amazing community! We hope that you are all safe 🥰

28/11/2022

Just a heads up to all of our customers that we will be closed from Monday 19th December, so if you need anything sorted before Christmas it will pay to get in nice and early!
3 weeks to go🎄

31/08/2021

Good news! We are able to open under level 3 restrictions 👍 so we will be open from tomorrow. Please maintain social distancing and do not come in if you are unwell! Take care

17/08/2021

Sorry guys - closed for the next 3 days. We will call all our customers and reschedule as soon as possible. Stay safe!

16/09/2020

Did you know that the
NZTA WOF EXTENSION expires on the 10th October?

Don’t get caught out! If your WOF has expired or is about to, give us a call to avoid getting caught up in WOF check delays. Note that if you drive with an expired WoF after 10 October, you will no longer be legal and could get a fine. Let’s not risk that - we’ll ensure that we get you booked, sorted and safely back on the road.

Give us a call to book in for your WOF👍
06 845 3661

30/08/2020

Morning guys - sorry for any inconvenience but we are CLOSED today. Back to it tomorrow 😊👍

27/04/2020

We are back on board👍 Jase and the team will be able to work on your vehicles under Level 3 rules, we have safety and sanitizing procedures in place to keep us all safe!
We look forward to seeing our customers and getting back into it. Please - if you are feeling unwell stay home. Appointments can be made by calling us on 06 845 3661 or messaging us on Facebook.

22/04/2020

The government has confirmed that New Zealand will be moving to Alert Level 3 on the 28th of April. While this is good news in a way, we still have a long way to go in the fight against Covid-19 and this means the way we do business will be a bit different to our normal. As of Tuesday the 28th of April we will be open for WOF's, servicing and mechanical repairs.

While at Alert Level 3, the safety and wellbeing of everyone is a top priority. We are following the Ministry of Health’s guidelines and have put the following measures in place to keep everyone safe:

PPE: Our teams will use approved Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when working on your vehicle.
Contact Tracing: We will collect contact details from all visitors in line with contact tracing guidelines.
Stricter cleaning and sanitation: All vehicle touch points will also be thoroughly and regularly cleaned.
We will be maintaining social distancing amongst our team members while at work and would like all our customers to do the same🙂

If you would like to make a booking you can call us on 845 3661 and leave a message or send us a Facebook message🙂

We look forward to getting back to some kind of normal and seeing our customers again!