Waitakere City Vehicle Testing Station

The Testing Station operates from a purpose built four lane testing facility on the corner of Moselle Ave and Waipareira Ave, in Henderson. It was established in 1980, so has served the West for 23 years, with profits going back into the community. The Testing Station provides a thorough impartial inspection and that is what we do best - we don't do repairs so we are not looking for work!

	Opening hours		Customer service
	Information for customers		Warrant of fitness
	Pre-book your WoF check		Vehicle registration services
	Driver licensing services		Emissions Testing
	Equipment

Warrant of fitness

Private cars, vans, and light commercials under 3.5 tonne, also trailers and motorcycles. Purchase a test card from reception, and then after a short wait in our pleasant air conditioned/heated waiting room your vehicle will be returned to you.

"Time Saver" Pre - Booked Lane

In response to customer feedback, you can now book your car in for a warrant of fitness - Monday to Friday. Just phone us on (09) 838 5928 and we will make an appointment time for you to bring your car in.  There is no extra charge for this service.  No appointment is necessary in the other lanes.

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Periodic Inspection Check Sheet (Size 539K)

WOF Reminder

It is our pleasure to let you know when your warrant of fitness is due for renewal.  Our friendly reminder letter also brings you up to date with recent changes to the WOF inspection, and as a valued customer of the Waitakere City Testing Station, you are also a member of our Customer Club.

Vehicle registration services

You can re- licence/register your car, change ownership and purchase road tax (RUC) at the same time if you wish. Align your warrant of fitness expiry with the expiry of your registration. All registration services available on site including registration plate transactions.

Driver licensing services

You can renew your driver licence while you wait for you car to go through for a WOF. All driver licence services available including overseas conversions, learner licence theory tests, bookings for restricted and full licences and endorsements etc. Group theory tests off site can be arranged for groups of over 12 people, at a time to suit you.

Opening hours

The Waitakere City Testing Station is now open 7 days for your convenience with a late night Wednesday.

NB: Late night opening on Wednesdays ended on 1 November 2006.

Equipment

We have recently upgraded our equipment, by installing two new electronic roller brake machines, replacing two of the original hydraulic machines. The new machines have many new features, and are of course up to the minute technology. They measure brake balance, which is vital in the event of emergency braking - you need to be sure that your vehicle is not going to veer onto the opposite side of the road and into the path of oncoming traffic. The brake balance check is an integral part of the brake check, and done on the roller brake testing machines. These machines accurately test the brakes on 4 wheel drive vehicles. The roller brake testing machines are calibrated annually to ensure accuracy.

The Hella beamsetter machines allow us to determine whether your lights are aimed at the right angle. If they are too high, they are likely to blind drivers of oncoming traffic - too low and your visibility at night is impaired. As part of our service, we will endeavour to adjust your headlights if we can on the spot, at no extra charge.

Customer service

The Management and staff at the Waitakere City Testing Station are committed to providing a thorough consistent impartial warrant of fitness inspection in the shortest possible time, and at a reasonable cost. Our people are experienced, professional and friendly. We are keen to get your feedback.

Information for customers

• Waitakere City Testing station is authorised by the Land Transport Safety Authority (LTSA) to issue warrant of fitness
• All authorised Vehicle Inspection Centres of which we are one, are required to follow guidelines set by the LTSA and supported by legislation.
• The warrant of fitness inspection is an external, visual examination of the vehicle, and is generally limited to the items listed on the front of the check sheet.
• Without an invasive examination of the vehicle, the structural integrity of the vehicle cannot always be verified.
• Waitakere City Testing Station cannot therefore accept responsibility for defective items not identified during the warrant of fitness inspection procedure, where those items are outside the LTSA guidelines, or could not be reasonably discovered by an external visual examination.
• It is the owners responsibility to ensure that the vehicle is maintained to a warrantable standard at all times, whether the vehicle has a current warrant of fitness or not.

Vehicle Emissions Testing

Experts estimate that in the Auckland region alone, more people die from air pollution caused by vehicles than are killed in car accidents. High emissions can also be an indication that your vehicle is not running properly and as a result you may be wasting petrol. For these reasons Waitakere City Council provides free emissions testing with your WoF so that you can ensure that your vehicle operates properly, and do your part to reduce pollution. 

We conduct emissions tests using European Union (EU) standards. The test produces results for carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons. We also test for CO² and O², which provide important clues to the efficiency of your car.

If your test result indicates that your engine is not running as efficiently as it could, we will recommend that you have your car assessed by a mechanic. If you select one of the professionals listed on our flyer, who are committed to the emissions testing program and the reduction of air pollution, they will offer you 10% discount on a tune up.