Airside Driving FAQs

In this article you find information regarding Airside Driving Permits at Auckland Airport.

Applications for driving permits are now processed via the Airdat Passport system. Completing an AOT 06 Driving Permit application is no longer required.

For more information on the Auckland Airport Driver Permitting process please refer to the Airside Driving page on our corporate website 

For information on how to obtain a specific permit stage, please refer to the Auckland Airport’s Airside Driving Rules

Drivers and their Company Administrator will be notified of an infringement by email.

In the Airdat system infringements are called penalties. To find out more about a specific offence and its demerits refer to the Auckland Airport’s Airside Driving Rules

Details of the appeal process are outlined in every notification for an infringement. To find out more refer to the Auckland Airport’s Airside Driving Rules

If you have a valid ADP Permit and need to drive for another company, you must apply for an exemption. Driver’s may be permitted to drive for two companies under their current ADP if an exemption request is granted. A copy of the exemption letter (paper or electronic) must be made available to Auckland Airport Company Airfield staff on request.

A person can be transferred from one company to another within the Airdat Passport system, however ADPs are not transferable from one company to another. If applicants transfer employment, the applicant must re-apply using the new employer’s details with their new AIC card details. The 10-hour driving log is not required if transferred within a 6-month period from cancellation.

An Auckland Airport ADP is issued in accordance with any restrictions on the applicant’s New Zealand Driving Licence, inclusive of class and type as stated on their licence. The minimum requirement is a NZTA full licence or an international equivalent and is restricted to the vehicle types you are legally authorised to drive.

Applicants with a New Zealand Restricted Driver Licence must apply for and be granted an exemption prior to booking a Stage 1 test. Driver Permits for Restricted licence holders are valid for a maximum of 1 year, at which point an applicant must have a full New Zealand Driver Licence to renew their ADP.

For more information of applying for an exemption, please refer to the Auckland Airport’s Airside Driving Rules

An Auckland Airport ADP is issued in accordance with any restrictions on the applicant’s New Zealand Driving Licence, inclusive of class and type as stated on their licence. The minimum requirement is a NZTA full licence or an international equivalent and is restricted to the vehicle types you are legally authorised to drive.

Driver Permits for International Driver Licence holders are valid for a maximum of 1 year, at which point an applicant must have a full New Zealand Driver Licence to renew their ADP.

A new ADP holder has a probationary period of 3 months, during which supervision from the employer and oversight of driving behaviour is required to be monitored.

Any Airside Infringement Notice (AIN) issued in this 3-month period with a loss of any demerits will result in an immediate suspension.

The decision to reissue an ADP after a suspension is at the sole discretion of the Airfield Safety Team.

For more information please refer to the Auckland Airport’s Airside Driving Rules

Drivers and their Company Administrator will be notified of a suspension by email.

Details of the appeal process are outlined in every notification. To find out more refer to the Auckland Airport’s Airside Driving Rules

Once a suspension period has expired, the candidate is required to re-sit the ADP theory test and to complete a 5-hour practical driver training. The decision to reissue an ADP after a suspension is at the sole discretion of Airfield Safety Team.

If an applicant fails their theory test, a one week stand down period is enforced. Applicants have a maximum of three attempts, to pass their theory test.

Employers are responsible for training applicants for their driving permit. Once the employer is satisfied that the employee is ready for assessment, the employee is to sit the theory test at the ADP Permit office.