The fire engine used to joyride around Dunedin is roadworthy again and its owner is looking to sell.
Police said Mischael Palmer's V8 fire engine did not comply with road rules on Friday because it had flashing lights, sirens, a loud-hailer and Fire Service insignia.
Mr Palmer said he had a new certificate of fitness (Cof) for the truck and the flashing lights, sirens and loud-hailer had been removed.
He was undecided if the truck would repeat a joyride this weekend and he had been trying to sell the truck on social media this week.
On Friday, Brenna Anderson confronted people in the fire engine after someone dented the roof of her parked car in Andersons Bay.
Mr Palmer said he never intended to ''cause havoc'' with the truck.
''My intentions were better than that. It's all because [of] one person, doing one thing and making me look like the villain,'' Mr Palmer said.
The Temuka farmer he bought the truck from last week told him he had purchased it as a fully operational fire truck from the Central Otago District Council last year, Mr Palmer said.
Former Central Otago District Council principal rural fire officer Owen Burgess referred all questions to Alexandra Volunteer Fire Brigade Chief Fire Officer Russell Anderson.
Mr Anderson said it was ''irrelevant'' if the council sold the truck without being decommissioned.
''It's been disposed of [legitimately] ... If he [Mr Palmer] wants to be an idiot with it then he is going to cop the wrath of the law because you cannot drive a vehicle with lights and sirens unless you are going to an emergency.''
Fire Service Otago-Southland fleet co-ordinator Gary Northey said the Fire Service gave the truck to the council's rural fire authority in 2010.
The Fire Service sold its fire trucks at Turners Auction. Up to three fire trucks were sold each year in Otago and Southland.
If a fire truck was being sold by auction, or to a private buyer, it was decommissioned by removing flashing lights and disconnecting the PA system and sirens, and removing the insignia and the brigade name from the door.
Acting Senior Sergeant James Ure, of Dunedin, said police inquiries into the damage to Miss Anderson's car were continuing.
