If you live in Hastings or the wider Hawke's Bay region and have been disqualified or suspended, a limited licence may allow you to continue driving for work and essential purposes.
Hastings and Hawke's Bay transport
While the Hastings-Napier-Havelock North corridor has bus services, most horticultural and industrial workplaces are in areas without public transport coverage. Orchards, packhouses, vineyards, and meat processing plants are typically on rural roads where buses do not run. Workers starting early morning shifts often need to travel before bus services begin.
Hardship in the Hawke's Bay context
Hawke's Bay's economy depends heavily on industries where workers must drive to rural or industrial locations. If you work in horticulture, viticulture, meat processing, or trades in the Hawke's Bay area, the practical reality of getting to your workplace is often the strongest part of a hardship argument.
Common situations include packhouse and orchard workers who must travel to rural locations, early-morning shift workers at processing plants, and tradespeople working across the Hawke's Bay region.
Filing at Hastings District Court
Applications can be filed at Hastings District Court. Depending on the timing, some applications may be directed to Napier District Court.
Our service
We prepare complete limited licence applications for $749 + GST. All documents are prepared by a qualified lawyer and formatted for the relevant Hawke's Bay court.