Police have updated speed cameras throughout New Zealand to enable the differentiation between general traffic and heavy or towing vehicles.
The open road speed limit for motor vehicles weighing more than 3500kg is 90kmh and for school buses 80kmh.
Vehicles towing trailers must also adhere to a 90kmh speed limit on the open road.
Changes mean heavy or towing vehicles previously not detected by speed cameras unless travelling at more than 110kmh will be identified as speeding if doing more than 95kmh.
Cameras will continue to detect general traffic travelling more than 110kmh.
The Bus and Coach Association of New Zealand notified its members of the change, which takes effect at 4pm on Friday.
New Zealand Police manager of crash investigation and calibration services Inspector Mark Stables, of Wellington, said the change was about fairness.
"Car motorists have that 10kmh tolerance but we were giving a larger tolerance to heavy and towing vehicles," he said.
The new technology did not change car or motorcycle enforcement, he said.
