The trusted voice of the auto industry for more than 25 years Issue 07-2013 20 April 2013 In this issue Spotlight falls on p 10 Extra sailings from Japan p11 Emissions levies revealed p12 Wraps off roadster range at-risk motorists p13 Laws on shipping cartels p15 Vehicles’ chassis ratings he role motor vehicles Options for blood-alcohol limits As to where the fleet sits today, will play in the Safer for different types of drivers. increasing public awareness and p18 Dispute tribunal hearings Journeys Action Plan Travel speeds for different demand for safer light vehicles is T2013-15 launched by the classes of roads. a focus. government is one aspect of the Singling out high-risk “The re-launch of the Right Car big picture. intersections and creating website was important in raising The whole initiative tackles solutions for at least 30. awareness,” states the report. safety problems to create a road “New light vehicles entering network “increasingly free of death The safer-vehicle priorities, the fleet with a five-star ANCAP and serious injury”. reported in the previous issue safety rating increased from Under the plan, the National of Autofile following the plan’s about 51 per cent in 2009 to 71 Road Safety Committee (NRSC) will launch, include getting older per cent in 2012. Trusted for now spearhead cross-agency plans and dangerous models off roads “This highlights a rapid over 25 years and partnerships to hit milestones and creating a standards map for improvement in technology that Freephone: 0800 435 7868 [email protected] • www.protecta.co.nz for 2013-15, which include: those entering the fleet. [continued on page 4] WRX concept wows Action over dodgy odometers New York show used car dealer in the UK were displaying mileages in the was being “upfront” about the p 16 says he was unaware it’s range of 16,000km to 24,000km. vehicles his company bought and illegal to export vehicles It also gave the cars’ estimated didn’t know they were banned in Ato New Zealand with incorrect distances travelled as between New Zealand. odometer readings. 96,000km and 112,000km. While it’s illegal to “clock” cars Luke McFadyn, of the East The email failed to explain the in the UK, vehicles with altered Midlands Group, advertised odometers had been checked after odometers can be sold there if four BMWs for sale by emailing the dealer had been duped into buyers there are made aware. Other potential buyers in the UK, this buying the vehicles, which had countries, such as Australia, also country and other export markets. been clocked pre-purchase. accept them as imports if declared. The email stated the odometers McFadyn told Autofile he [continued on page 6] ACCESSORY BUNDLING Retro Vehicle Enhancement MORE SALES CREATE AN www.rve.co.nz EXCLUSIVE MODEL MORE PROFIT 0800 RETRO 4 U FOR YOUR BRAND CUSTOMERS FOR LIFE VIEW VIDEO WWW.DEALERSHIPEDITIONS.CO.NZ Driving Solutions jacanna ad v6_art.pdf 1 20/03/13 9:55 AM C M Y CM MY CY CMY K jacanna ad v6_art.pdf 1 20/03/13 9:55 AM editor’s note Safe drivers make safe journeys ome of the ideas put will cover strategies for a safer hours of supervised driving for blood-alcohol concentration level forward by the government fleet, all of this overlooks the young people. unchanged was done because to ensure safer vehicles use blindingly obvious. There seems to be little focus to do otherwise would be a vote Sour roads are to be commended. It doesn’t matter how old on getting Kiwis to maintain their loser, especially in the heartland. Compared to overseas vehicles are, how many safety stars vehicles properly, with warrants For New Zealand to increase markets, New Zealand has an a new car has or what conditions of fitness long being used as road safety, perhaps the drink- older fleet with an average age of may be placed on used imports. de-facto safety certificates driving limit should be halved 13.24 years. That’s because a well- irrespective of what happens so it’s more in line with other It stands to reason that if this maintained car is only as between inspections. countries, such as Australia. country had a younger fleet, dangerous as the driver, or The public education This year’s action plans for it would also be safer – there the motorist coming from the programme being suggested safe road use includes “options to wouldn’t be as many old and opposite direction or turning out as part of the Vehicle Licensing align blood-alcohol concentration dangerous vehicles being driven. of an intersection. Reform proposal to push out many for drivers to reflect the risk for As reported in the last issue of Safer Journeys is a joint project inspections from six to 12 months adult, young, commercial and Autofile, the government aims to by the Ministry of Transport, NZTA, may help, but many doubt this will high-risk motorists”. promote safe vehicles as part of its NZ Police and ACC, with a plethora have a major impact. Surely this will only further fudge Safer Journeys initiative. of associate members. Then there’s the unfit state of an already confused issue, although Ideas include increasing First launched in 2010, it mind of drivers when they take introducing random roadside drug scrappage, suspension and introduced the zero-alcohol limit to the road, be they under the screening and testing as soon as tailpipe testing, promoting in- for under-20s, legislation for C influence of alcohol or drugs. possible is a no-brainer. vehicle systems such as electronic equipment to be used to prevent The government has surely M stability control, improving repeat drink-drivers from getting failed in one area. Many critics Darren Risby Y the fleet’s safety and better behind the wheel and changing believe leaving the overall Editor CM enforcement technology. New Zealand’s give-way rules. In this issue of Autofile, the Some strands of the strategy, MY three other aspects of Safer however, attracted criticism. CY Journeys are covered – safe roads The farming lobby protested CMY and roadsides, safe speeds and against shifting the driving age from K safe road use. 15 to 16, saying it would further HAPPY These areas, along with safe isolate rural areas, while parents WITH YOUR CURRENT vehicles, are put into the melting whose offspring have repeatedly pot to cook up a “safe-system failed driving tests complained they ARE YOU VEHICLE SUPPLIER approach” – all four subjects need were unfair with inspectors being ? to be tackled together and in too tough on them. 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Current limits Motoring to saferIncreasing the uptake journeys of vehicle voluntary uptake of policies to and travel times will be aligned safety technologies, such as reduce impaired driving, which holds great potential to improve with appropriate speeds, and intelligent speed adaptation, will could include zero alcohol and drugs road safety. improvements made to the need reliable data on speed limits. “However, the average age of policies, and the use of technology, speed-limit rule. Initiatives on safe road our fleet increased from 12.5 years There will be advice about use include proposals to the in 2009 to 13.2 years in 2011. improving automated enforcement “The proportion of new vehicles technologies. The police, for in the fleet is low and consumers can still purchase vehicles that don’t have a high ANCAP rating.” Another part of the action plan “This plan intends to address focuses on safe roads and roadsides. Head-on and run-off crash sites intractable road-safety issues on rural roads will be identified such as alcohol interlocks. and risk-targeting programmes in New Zealand.” A programme of work for 2014- extended to urban roads, especially – Martin Matthews, Ministrygovernment of Transport to align blood-alcohol 15 to cut impaired driving will be mixed-use arterials.