Exemptions from holding a licence
Not every business in the motor repair and servicing industry requires a repair business licence.
Vehicle and parts manufacturers are exempt if they do not actually repair vehicles. If you manufacture parts but do not fit them to a vehicle you will not require a licence. The question you must ask yourself is whether you actually repair, modify or service the vehicle itself.
However a body builder who modifies a vehicle by creating a new body is not considered to be a manufacturer and therefore must hold a licence.
Exempted activities
Some services have been specifically exempted from the Motor Vehicle Repairers Act 2003 and therefore will not require a licence, these are:
- Vehicle washing and cleaning services
- Repairing and installing refrigeration units in trailers
- Repairing and installing fridges, stoves, sinks toilets and other furnishings in vehicles
- Repairing and installing equipment such as cranes, concrete mixers, welders and other industrial equipments fixed to vehicles
- Removal or dismantling only parts by wreckers
- Window tinting