Story: Cars and the motor industry

Plastic card licence (3rd of 3)

Plastic card licence

In 1999 plastic card licences replaced the plasticised paper licences. These needed to be renewed every 10 years, and featured a photograph of the holder and their signature.

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Eric Pawson, 'Cars and the motor industry - Licensing, safety and limits', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/23817/plastic-card-licence (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Eric Pawson, published 11 Mar 2010, updated 1 Dec 2014