National Road Carriers is clarifying what fee changes proposed by Waka Kotahi mean for the sector after some confusion on social media.

Waka Kotahi announced it is reviewing the fees charged for a variety of regulatory functions.

“There has been some commentary on social media indicating it is a wholesale increase or that it states that trucks have not been paying their fair share of road repair costs. Neither of these are correct,” NRC said.

The proposed changes are to the administration fees charged by Waka Kotahi.

“They are are nothing to do with road repair, which you all pay for via RUC.”

“Some costs are coming down, some are going up and some changes will not impact your business at all (charges to commercial users of data) so it is important to look at the entire list of changes to see what impact there will be on your business.” the association said.

The changes are the first time fees have been reviewed since NZTA was set up in 2008 and are the first time Cost Recovery principles have been used to set fees.

Consultation runs for eight weeks. The new fees will not come into force until late in 2023.

There are EIGHT proposals.

Proposal 1: Allocation of land transport revenue

Proposal 2: Driver licence and driver testing fees

Proposal 3: Changes to motor vehicle licence and registration fees

Proposal 4: Changes to fees for RUC administration

Proposal 5: Changes to TSL holder fees and charges

Proposal 6: Changes to fees and charges for motor vehicle certifier activities

Proposal 7: Changes to charges for commercial users and councils that access Waka Kotahi data

Proposal 8: Changes to fees and charges for eRUC providers