How to create a dealer account on NewRide, what RMVT verification involves, and what's included.
Last updated 26 September 2026
Who can join as a dealer
Dealership accounts are for Registered Motor Vehicle Traders (RMVTs). You'll need your RMVT number and your NZBN to sign up — we check your trader registration before your dealership goes live. If you sell privately, you don't need a dealer account: private sellers list straight from a normal account.
How to sign up
Open the dealer sign-up page.
Tell us your name, email and mobile number, and choose a password.
Enter your dealership's name, RMVT number and NZBN.
Complete the security check and agree to the Terms.
Verify your email with the one-time code we send you.
After your email is verified, your dealership is created straight away and your dealer console is ready to use. Your listings can't go public until a NewRide admin has checked your RMVT number against the Motor Vehicle Traders Register — you can build and prepare listings in the meantime, and publishing unlocks the moment you're approved.
We'll email you when your dealership is approved. If we can't verify your registration, we'll be in touch to sort it out.
What's included
There are no subscription tiers yet — every dealership is on the free plan and every dealer feature is included. If we ever introduce tiers, dealers will hear it from us first.
Inventory — list your whole yard. Create listings by hand with plate lookup, and keep price, photos and details current; a price drop re-alerts everyone watching that listing.
Analytics — the Overview dashboard (stock, leads, average days to sell, buyer reviews, views and enquiry trends) and the Insights tab, which shows the searches buyers run across NewRide, which ones surface your stock, and unmet demand you could stock against.
Leads — every buyer enquiry in one pipeline with stages from new through to won, and free phone-number reveals.
Team — invite staff and admins by email, each with their own role and permissions.
DMS feed — connect your dealership management system and your stock list keeps itself up to date.
Your public dealership page — your branding, tagline and address, with all your live listings in one place.
Your obligations as a dealer
Dealer sales carry duties private sales don't — Consumer Information Notices, GST-inclusive pricing and the Consumer Guarantees Act among them. The rules apply to your NewRide listings exactly as they do anywhere else.
Do I need an RMVT number to open a dealer account?
Yes. Dealer accounts are for Registered Motor Vehicle Traders — your RMVT number and NZBN are collected at sign-up, and your dealership goes live once we've verified your registration against the Motor Vehicle Traders Register.
What does a dealer account cost?
Nothing for now. There are no subscription tiers yet — every dealership is on the free plan and every dealer feature is included, the analytics among them.
Can I list cars before my dealership is approved?
You can build and edit listings from the moment your account is created, but publishing unlocks only after your RMVT verification is approved. We'll email you when that happens.
How long does RMVT verification take?
Verification is done by our team once your email is confirmed — most dealerships are approved quickly. Your console is ready to use while you wait, and we'll email you the moment you're approved.