11. Question No. 11—TransportSIMEON BROWN (National—Pakuranga) to the Minister of TransportQuestion No. 11—Transport11. SIMEON BROWN (National—Pakuranga) to the Minister of Transport: Does he have confidence in the Clean Car Discount scheme; if so how many people is NZTA aware of that have had a rebate or fee miscalculated on their vehicles since 1 April 2022?Hon MICHAEL WOOD (Minister of Transport): The clean car discount has made it more affordable for New Zealanders to buy electric and low-emission vehicles. Over 12000 approved rebates were paid between 1 July last year and 1 April this year. From 1 April the rebates have become available to a wider range of used and new fuel-efficient hybrid and electric vehicles. In the one week period from 1 April 4264 light vehicles were registered and of that number 3245 have been eligible for a rebate. Of that total number of 4264 there have be 115 enquiries as to the rebate or fee level and 57 of those have been resolved. The majority of issues are with some used vehicles which come in from Japan which sometimes have incomplete or inaccurate datasets and Waka Kotahi have been working very quickly to resolve them. Overall I'm very satisfied that in spite of some of these bedding-in issues that the Clean Car Discount scheme is providing a large number of discounts to New Zealanders it's playing an important role in reducing our emissions and that stands in mark contrast to the National Party whose transport policy in response to the climate emergency is to build more roads and according to Mr Luxon today to increase public transport fares.Simeon Brown: What is his response to Kit Wilkerson from vehicle imports association who said The thing I'm worried about is the potential that there's a lot of people that are being charged incorrectly out there" and how many Kiwis have had their cars wrongly taxed during this cost of living crisis?Hon MICHAEL WOOD: What I would say in response to that comment is firstly to thank the vehicle importers associations who have publicly gone on record to support the Clean Car Discount scheme. And I also thank them for working with Waka Kotahi on these issues to resolve them as quickly as possible and as I've noted we're dealing with a relatively small number of cases in the context of over 3000 Kiwis in the first week who have received a discount.Simeon Brown: Well then does he also agree with the vehicle importers association who said that "It's the Minister's fault" for these problems of people being charged incorrectly and why weren't these problems fixed before the legislation was implemented?Hon MICHAEL WOOD: No I don't agree with that comment but what I do note is that the very small number of cases that have been identified have been very quickly rectified—as I noted 57 of those cases have already been resolved. Again I note that very virtually every major association in the sector supports a Clean Car Discount scheme including the Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association including the Motor Industry Association and including the AA. About the only organisation that seems committed to continuing New Zealand's dirty car policies is the National Party.Simeon Brown: So will the Government commit to reimbursing Kiwis who have already registered their car but subsequently found out that they've been wrongly taxed during this process?Hon MICHAEL WOOD: Yes every New Zealander who purchases a vehicle that is eligible for a discount under the Clean Car Discount scheme will receive that discount. Again I'll just note that in the first week of the scheme's operation over 3200 Kiwis have been eligible for a rebate under that scheme demonstrating that New Zealand has backed the Clean Car Discount scheme and that we're supporting them getting into cleaner more efficient vehicles. Simeon Brown: How long will it take for those individuals who are wrongly taxed to have that money reimbursed?Hon MICHAEL WOOD: As I've already outlined to the member on two occasions in this course of questions 57 queries about the scheme have already been resolved generally speaking within a matter of days."