Efforts to see off cowboy operators offering dodgy warrants of fitness could push up prices for the safety check. The Transport Agency had begun clamping down on vehicle testing before Tuesday's release of a highly critical independent report into its lack of action over a Dargaville garage that warranted a car later involved in a fatal crash. "The average time for a WOF is 45 minutes and the average price charged across the country is about $52." 123RF The Transport Agency wants compulsory retests of vehicles passed by dodgy inspectors because so few owners are bothering to get them done. So far only about 7500 of the vehicles recalled for rechecks have been retested, and about 60 per cent of them failed their first recheck.

Source: Stuff February 13, 2019 03:24 UTC