WELLINGTON, Mar 12 (AFP): New Zealand officials said Thursday they were considering using decades-old laws restricting vehicle use if fuel supplies dwindled due to the war in the Middle East.
Finance minister Nicola Willis told reporters on Thursday that officials had discussed using legislation introduced to restrict fuel use in the wake of the Iranian revolution in 1979 in response to the crisis.
Under those laws, car owners had to nominate one day per week when they would not use their vehicle and faced hefty fines if caught driving.
They also allowed the government to authorise the sale of coupons to restrict fuel use, and restrict the amount that could be sold.
The so-called "carless days" were in effect from July 1979 to May 1980.
NZ mulls car restrictions if fuel supply stalls
FE Team | Published: March 12, 2026 22:50:25
NZ mulls car restrictions if fuel supply stalls
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