If you don’t pay

The Northern Gateway Toll Road system is designed to give people reasonable time to pay a toll if they haven’t paid before they use the road. Failure to pay the toll and any fees arising from late payment is an offence under the Land Transport Management Act.

Updated: 12/11/2009 10:00 a.m.

Toll payment notice

If you haven’t paid for using the toll road within five days, a toll payment notice will be sent to the person registered in relation to the vehicle that used the toll road.

This notice will have an additional administration charge of $4.90 added to cover the cost associated with the issue, sending and payment of this document.

If the toll payment notice is not paid within 28 days we will pass the unpaid toll and associated costs onto a debt collection agency.

Infringement notice

You need to pay the toll payment notice or contact us within 28 days. If you have not done this an infringement notice will be issued to the person registered in relation to the vehicle with a fee of $40 for each unpaid toll.

If the infringement notice is left unpaid a reminder notice is sent to the registered person in relation to the vehicle.

Failure to pay after the reminder notice will result in the infringement being lodged with the courts for collection as an unpaid fine.

What to do if you weren’t driving

If you’ve received a toll payment notice as the registered person of the vehicle but were not the person driving, you can complete the statutory declaration form below and send it to:

NZTA Toll Road
Palmerston North Office
Private Bag 11777
Palmerston North 4442

Statutory declaration form (PDF, 123KB)

Who can witness declarations

A declaration made in New Zealand must be made before:

1. a person enrolled as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court; or
2. a Justice of the Peace; or
3. a notary public; or
4. the Registrar or a Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court; or
5. the Registrar or a Deputy Registrar of the Court of Appeal; or
6. a Registrar or Deputy Registrar of the High Court or a District Court; or
7. some other person authorized by law to administer an oath; or
8. a member of Parliament; or
9. a person who –
   • is a fellow of the body (incorporated under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908) that, immediately before the commencement of the Oaths and Declarations Amendment Act 2001, was called the New Zealand Institute of Legal Executives; and
   • is acting in the employment of the holder of a practicing certificate as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court; or
10. an employee of the NZ Transport Agency, authorised for that purpose (by name, or as the holder for the time being of a specified office or title) by the Minister of Justice by notice in the Gazette; or
11. an employee of Public Trust constituted under the Public Trust Act 2001, authorised for that purpose (by name, or as the holder for the time being of a specified office or title) by the Minister of Justice by notice in the Gazette; or
12. an officer in the service of the Crown, or of a local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2002, authorised for that purpose (by name, or as the holder for the time being of a specified office or title) by the Minister of Justice by notice in the Gazette.