Guides for drivers. · New Zealand

Practical guides for drivers: what to do when someone hits your parked car, when another car blocks you in, and how to reach a car's owner.

• A car is blocking your driveway in New Zealand

  Try a safe move request, then use the relevant council, property or Police route for the location.

• Contact a driver by number plate in New Zealand

  Try a private plate message while keeping NZTA records, owner identity and urgent reporting separate.

• Driver-contact apps in New Zealand compared

  Compare private plate messages with Auckland, Palmerston North and Hutt parking reports, phone cards and existing app networks.

• Parked-car damage in New Zealand: what to do

  Save evidence, use 111 or 105 as appropriate and contact your insurer before waiting for the other driver.