Australasian New Car Assessment Program
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The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) is an automobile
organisation operated by the governments and motoring organisations of Australia
and New Zealand
to give consumers coherent results on the protection given by vehicles in front and side impact collisions. The ANCAP testing method closely aligns with that of Euro NCAP.
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
organisation operated by the governments and motoring organisations of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
to give consumers coherent results on the protection given by vehicles in front and side impact collisions. The ANCAP testing method closely aligns with that of Euro NCAP.
Member organisations
- Automobile Association of Northern Territory
- Department for Planning and InfrastructureDepartment for Planning and InfrastructureThe Department for Planning and Infrastructure was a department of the Government of Western Australia that was responsible for implementing the state's planning, infrastructure and transport policies...
(Western Australia) - FIA Foundation
- Government of QueenslandGovernment of QueenslandThe Government of Queensland is commonly known as the "Queensland Government".The form of the Government of Queensland is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1859, although it has been amended many times since then...
- Government of South AustraliaGovernment of South AustraliaThe form of the Government of South Australia is prescribed in its constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then...
- Government of TasmaniaGovernment of TasmaniaThe form of the Government of Tasmania is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then...
- National Roads and Motorists' Association (New South Wales)
- New Zealand Automobile AssociationNew Zealand Automobile AssociationThe New Zealand Automobile Association is a mutual organisation and an incorporated society that provides vehicle breakdown assistance and related services to its members...
- New Zealand Transport AgencyNew Zealand Transport AgencyThe New Zealand Transport Agency is a New Zealand Crown entity tasked with promoting safe and functional transport by land, including the responsibility for driver and vehicle licensing and investigating rail accidents. It was created on 1 August 2008 by the Land Transport Management Amendment...
- NRMA InsuranceNRMANRMA refers to either of two historically related Australian companies:*The National Roads and Motorists' Association, known as NRMA Motoring and Services, is a member-owned mutual organisation offering , motoring advice and other services in New South Wales and the Australian Capital...
- Roads and Traffic AuthorityRoads and Traffic AuthorityThe Roads and Traffic Authority is a former New South Wales government agency that was responsible for major road infrastructure, licensing of drivers, and registration of motor vehicles. The RTA directly managed State roads and provided funding to local councils for regional and local roads...
(New South Wales) - Roads Corporation VictoriaVicRoadsVicRoads or the Roads Corporation of Victoria is a statutory corporation which is the state road and traffic authority in the state of Victoria, Australia. It is responsible for maintenance and construction of the state arterial road network, as well as driver licensing and vehicle registration. ...
- Royal Automobile AssociationRoyal Automobile AssociationThe Royal Automobile Association of South Australia, also known simply as RAA, is a South Australian automobile club providing a range of member services including: 24-hour emergency breakdown, vehicle inspection, motoring advocacy, road safety, legal services, technical advice, travel services,...
(South Australia) - Royal Automobile Club of QueenslandRoyal Automobile Club of QueenslandThe Royal Automobile Club of Queensland Limited is a motoring club and mutual organisation, providing roadside assistance, insurance, travel, finance and other services to its Queensland members...
- Royal Automobile Club of TasmaniaRoyal Automobile Club of TasmaniaThe Royal Automobile Club of Tasmania normally abbreviated to RACT is a motoring club in Tasmania, Australia. The organisation was established in 1922 and now boast 114,000 members. It is a member of the Australian Automobile Association...
- Royal Automobile Club of VictoriaRoyal Automobile Club of VictoriaThe Royal Automobile Club of Victoria is a motoring club and mutual organisation, providing services such as roadside assistance, vehicle, home and contents insurance, personal and car loans, driving instruction, tourism services and home security products.The RACV runs a lifestyle club known as...
- Royal Automobile Club of Western AustraliaRoyal Automobile Club of Western AustraliaThe Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia is a motoring club and mutual organisation, providing roadside assistance, motor, home, contents and travel insurance, personal, car and travel loans, as well as road and community safety advocacy.-History:...
- Transport Accident CommissionTransport Accident CommissionThe Transport Accident Commission is the statutory insurer of third-party personal liability for road accidents in the State of Victoria. It was established under the Transport Accident Act 1986....
(Victoria)