Policy and operational data regarding the towaways from private property
Nick Coyle made this Official Information request to New Zealand Transport Agency
The request was partially successful.
From: Nick Coyle
Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,
My questions refer to holders of vehicle recovery service licenses issued under the Land Transport Rule: Operator Licensing 2017. I would like information for the previous 7 years in respect of the below questions if possible.
How frequently have enforcement officers audited registers of tow authorities maintained by licensees?
How many vehicles have licensees towed from private property?
How many instances of vehicles being towed without the licensees having completed tow authorities have been identified by enforcement officers?
How many complaints have been recorded against licensees in the past 7 years?
What is the name of the licensee who has received the most complaints against him/her/it in the last 7 years?
How many complaints have NZTA investigated further in the last 7 years?
What is the name of the licensee who has had the most amount of complaints against him/her/it investigated further by NZTA in the past 7 years?
What sorts of enforcement action (such as penalties) have been issued by enforcement agents against licensees in respect of breaches of the rules?
What is the highest fee charged by a licensee to release a vehicle back to its owner known to NZTA?
Yours faithfully,
Nick Coyle
From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Dear Nick
This email acknowledges your below request for information made under the
Official Information Act 1982.
Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate section of Waka Kotahi
NZ Transport Agency for response. They will contact you if they require
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time is required, Waka Kotahi will send a response to you within 20
working days of receiving your request – in this instance on or before 29
March 2021.
The information you have requested may contain the names and contact
details of our staff. Please let us know whether you require these names
and contact details. We may need to consult our staff before deciding
whether we can release this information, and this may take a bit more
time. If we do not hear from you we will assume that you do not require
staff names and contact details.
If you would like to discuss your request with Waka Kotahi, please contact
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Regards
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Ministerial Services
Government | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
National Office / 50 Victoria Street
Private Bag 6995, Wellington 6141, New Zealand
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From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Kia ora Nick
Prior to 2018, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency had a number of business
repository systems that contained varying forms of information, including
offsite locations and manual storage. We have completed an initial scoping
of your request and it has been estimated that 550 hours of time would be
required to collate the information from those systems that fall within
scope of your below questions:
o How many complaints have been recorded against licensees in the past 7
years?
o How many complaints have NZTA investigated further in the last 7
years?
o What is the name of the licensee who has had the most amount of
complaints against him/her/it investigated further by NZTA in the past
7 years?
o What sorts of enforcement action (such as penalties) have been issued
by enforcement agents against licensees in respect of breaches of the
rules?
As readily retrievable information is only held for the previous two
years, your request for seven years of information may warrant an
extension to the 20 working days available to respond to your request, a
possible charge for the information requested, or a refusal of the
questions on the grounds of substantial collation and research. Waka
Kotahi would therefore like to provide you with an opportunity to amend or
refine the above parts of your request to a more appropriate timeframe.
Looking forward to hearing from you in due course.
Ngā mihi
_________ ____________________________________________
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia - Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
Head Office / 50 Victoria Street
Private Bag 6995, Wellington 6141, New Zealand
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From: Nick Coyle
Kia ora,
I am happy to amend my request as per your suggestion.
Yours sincerely,
Nick Coyle
From: Nick Coyle
Dear Official Correspondence,
The FYI website says you are still awaiting a response from me. I thought I had already said I would be happy to amend my request to information for two years. Just reconfirming in case my previous message did not go through...
Yours sincerely,
Nick Coyle
From: Official Correspondence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Dear Nick
Please find attached the response to your request of 2 March 2021 for
information under the Official Information Act 1982.
Regards
_________ ____________________________________________
Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia - Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
National Office / 50 Victoria Street
Private Bag 6995, Wellington 6141, New Zealand
_________ _____________________________________________
[1]Waka Kotahi
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