Know the Rule

We Offer

Professional friendly and reliable training and licensing tuition for heavy trucks, vehicle recovery, forklifts, dangerous goods and other licence endorsement courses

Class 2 Full Licence

The Class 2 licence course covers Unit Standard 17574, a Heavy Rigid Vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) of more than 6,000kg to a maximum of not more than 18,000kg or combination vehicle with a Gross Combination Mass (GCM) of more than 6,000kg to a maximum of not more than 12,000kg.

Class 3 Full Licence

The Class 3 medium combination licence course covers Unit Standard 17575 Operate a combination vehicle to meet the requirements for a full Class 3 driver licence including a combination vehicle with a Gross Combination Weight (GCW) of more than 12,000kg to a maximum of not more than 25,000kg.

Class 4 Full Licence

The Class 4 licence course covers a rigid vehicle (including any tractor) with a Gross Laden Weight (GLW) of more than 18,000kg to a maximum of not more than 25000kg.

Class 5 Full Licence

The Class 5 licence course covers a combination vehicle with a Gross Combined Weight (GCW) of more than 25000kg including truck and full trailer

Forklift Truck Operator Course

This course covers US10851 Operate a powered industrial lift truck (forklift). The successful completion of this course allows you to operate a forklift in any area that is closed off to the public and is not deemed to be a public road in New Zealand.

F Endorsement Course

This course covers US18496 Demonstrate knowledge and skills for driving a forklift on a road for endorsement F (forklifts).

F Endorsement & Forklift Truck Operator Course

This course covers US10851 Operate a powered industrial lift truck (forklift) and US18496 Demonstrate knowledge and skills for driving a forklift on a road for endorsement F (forklifts).

Dangerous Goods

You need to a hold “D” Dangerous Goods Endorsement Unit Standard 16718 on your New Zealand driver licence in order to transport dangerous or/and hazardous substances on NZ roads.

Vehicle Recovery Service Vehicle Endorsement

You need to hold Vehicle Recovery Service Vehicle ("V" Endorsement) Unit Standard 17580 on your driver licence in order to perform a vehicle recovery service on NZ roads

Wheels Tracks and Rollers Operator

This course covers Unit Standards 16701 Demonstrate knowledge and skills for driving on a road for endorsement W (Wheels)

Benefits of training with us

Reliable

On time services.

Personal

One on one tuition where required.

Experienced and Professional

Been there done that and registered Assessors of NZ Transport Agency, MITO, Competenz, Connexis and a registered service provider to Work and Income NZ (WINZ)

Competitive

Industry standard fees.

Manual transmission or Automatic transmission

There’s no rule about the type of transmission for you to learn in and as most employers are now providing vehicles that have Automatic transmission we thought why not let the customer choose. That’s right, it’s your choice.

Fatigue Awareness Course and its FREE

That’s right. We believe that everybody needs to know the extreme dangers involved in being fatigued especially when driving on a road so we decided to run our Fatigue Awareness Course for FREE.

Sessions are run every Monday evening from 18:00hrs to 20:00hrs but seats are limited so give us a call and book your seat today.

Testimonial

"I would like to say a special thank you to Tane for helping me pass my driving test. He is the best instructor I could have asked for. His patience and attention to detail are amazing. He picked up on my mistakes quickly and helped me develop in those areas. I would highly recommend Tane to anyone. Many thanks again mate!"

Noel Mc Nicholas (Irish)
"Couldn’t have been happier with the level of expertise to help me gain my Class 2 full license. I couldn’t recommend Know The Rule highly enough! Tane is an enthusiastic instructor who knew exactly what he was doing and saying & made me feel confident in my ability!! I will definitely be using Know The Rule to get my Class 4 when the time comes!! Thanks a million Tane!!!"

Mel
"I thought that Tane was very helpful. He helped me understand and was willing to help with anything"

Albie
"Tane is a top bloke and recommend for anyone to go through his course. As I suffer from dyslexia I find it hard to read and right but Tane helped me with this to get my v endorsement. I appreciated the help I got top guy and will be using him in the future to obtain future license."

Nathan porter
"We use Know The Rule for all of our driver licensing requirements. Tane is nothing but professional in his approach to his work and makes the whole process simple and enjoyable to be a part of. I would highly recommend his company to others looking for a complete licence training provider."

Craig Dunick
"I went through the process of getting my class two license with Tane in September 2018. It was a comfortable experience his knowledge and skills guided me safely throughout the journey. Since then I have gone on to get my class four and five licenses always having faith in the honest answers to any questions I have. I happily recommend anyone pursuing a career in the transport industry to make the most of his wealth of knowledge and experience."

Neil Worthington

Professional, Friendly and Reliable