Operator rating system

How the system works

How we collect your Certificate of Fitness information

When you present your vehicles for its CoF you must provide your TSL number. This will be recorded on the inspection check sheet, along with other safety inspection information, such as any faults detected.

The results of the CoF inspection are put into the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) computer system by vehicle testing stations.

CoF inspection results for trailers will be assigned to the operator responsible for the trailer or trailers. This could be the same operator who is responsible for the truck, or a different one.

How we collect your roadside inspection information

Your TSL number is collected by a Police or NZTA inspector during a roadside inspection and recorded on the inspection form, along with other safety inspection information, such as faults detected.

The results of the roadside inspection are put into the Roadside Inspection Database after the inspection.

How we collect information about offences

Whether an offence will impact on your operator safety rating will depend on whether it is present on a specific schedule of offences.

Police will issue a ticket when an offence is committed. The officer will record your TSL number on the ticket, along with other offence details. The offence notice is put into the police computer system and this information will be sent to the NZTA.

How we collect your crash information

Information about the crash, including the TSL number of any commercial vehicles involved, is recorded by the police on a crash report form. In most cases the police officer’s report will attribute responsibility for the crash, according the evidence at the scene. This may be reviewed after investigation.

The crash report forms are sent to the NZTA and entered into our crash analysis system.

Page updated: 3 August 2009