Class Exemption: Senior Drivers' Licence Renewals



The Director of Land Transport (the Director) has decided to issue a 3-year class exemption that removes the need for senior drivers to fill out information in the driver licence renewal form that NZTA already holds and is unlikely to change.

If their name, addresses, date and place of birth, gender and organ donor status haven’t changed, senior drivers won’t need to provide this information again when renewing their licence. 

Senior drivers will be asked by driver licensing agent counter staff whether any details have changed, and the process will also be explained in the renewal reminder letter they receive from us.

This class exemption takes effect on 1 August 2025 and will be published on our website then.

Class exemptions

Without the exemption, to renew their licence, senior drivers needed to fill in a driver licence renewal form in full, even when NZTA already held much of the required information.

The Director decided to issue this class exemption to improve the senior driver licence renewal process, their experience engaging with us and improve the efficiency of our services.