What is motor vehicle repair work?
Most types of motor vehicle repair work (known as classes of repair work) are covered by the Motor Vehicles Repairers Act 2003, including:
- examining motor vehicles;
- diagnosing and detecting faults in motor vehicles;
- adjusting, servicing and maintaining motor vehicles;
- overhauling motor vehicles;
- replacing components of motor vehicles;
- modifying and altering motor vehicles; and
- painting or treating the surfaces of motor vehicles.
The Act covers most types of repair work however there are exclusions eg window tinting.
Most repairers who work on a vehicle unsupervised or supervise a person carrying out repair work will require a repairer’s certificate, approved by the Motor Vehicle Industry Board.
Repairers will require a certificate if they work on vehicles which carry persons or goods or a goods trailer which has brakes. There are some exemptions for repairers who carry out work on agricultural machinery (tractors, combiners, seeders etc), plant equipment, bobcats, cranes, ride-on mowers, boats, bicycles.
Most repair businesses will be need to apply for a licence to carry out motor vehicle repair work from July 2008.