Registration costs

The cost of registration depends on what you are registering—car, motorcycle, trailer, truck or boat and if you want a 6-month or 12-month registration.

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Find out about licence fees, including fees for licence and traffic history.

How much will my registration cost?

To get an accurate quote, make sure you know:

• the type of registration—new or renewal
• the type of vehicle you're registering—for example, a passenger car, motorcycle or light commercial
• the vehicle specifications—for example, the number of cylinders (for light vehicles) or the number of axles (for heavy vehicles)
• if you are entitled to a registration concession
• the name of your CTP insurance provider, if you are including CTP in the quote
• if you renew your registration for a period less than 12 months, you will have to pay a surcharge.

The surcharge covers updating the vehicle register and other costs associated with producing and distributing additional registration notices.

When you register your vehicle, the fees that you pay helps to build new roads and maintain the road network.

The registration cost you pay is made up of 3 parts:

• the registration fee
• the traffic improvement fee
• compulsory third party (CTP) insurance premium.

The registration and traffic improvement fee helps to build and maintain roads and your CTP insurance premium provides CTP insurance cover for your registration.

When your current registration is about to expire, you will receive a registration notice in the mail with information on costs and how to renew your registration.

Make sure you renew your registration on or before the due date or the vehicle can't legally be driven. You will be charged a late fee when you pay.

Registration fees

• For heavy vehicles
• For common vehicles
• For concession card holders
• Registration fees for other types of vehicles
• Dealer plate fees
• Conditional registration fees
• Other registration related fees

Compulsory Third Party (CTP) insurance premiums, which are collected with registration, are regulated by the Motor Accident Insurance Commission and these are reviewed quarterly.

Registration fees for heavy vehicles

Heavy vehicle registration fees are nationally regulated. On 1 July 2024, the road use component of heavy vehicle fees increased by 6%, and the regulatory component increased by 2.9%. Find out more about heavy vehicle registration fees, including fees by vehicle type.

Registration fees for common vehicles

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Please note: the following tables of registration fees are a guide only for a 12-month registration period for a private use vehicle, using Class 1 CTP insurance premiums which includes goods and services tax (GST). These fees apply to vehicles up to and including 4T.

Vehicle 1, 2 or 3 cylinders, electric or steam	Cost as at 1 July 2024	Cost as at 16 September 2024
Registration	$283.55	$226.80
Traffic improvement fee	$62.90	$50.30
CTP	$369.60	$369.60
Total	$716.05	$646.70

Vehicle 4 cylinders	Cost as at 1 July 2024	Cost as at 16 September 2024
Registration	$360.60	$288.45
Traffic improvement fee	$62.90	$50.30
CTP	$369.60	$369.60
Total	$793.10	$708.35

Vehicle 5 or 6 cylinders	Cost as at 1 July 2024	Cost as at 16 September 2024
Registration	$570.95	$456.75
Traffic improvement fee	$62.90	$50.30
CTP	$369.60	$369.60
Total	$1,003.45	$876.65

Vehicle 7 or 8 cylinders	Cost as at 1 July 2024	Cost as at 16 September 2024
Registration	$799.60	$639.65
Traffic improvement fee	$62.90	$50.30
CTP	$369.60	$369.60
Total	$1,232.10	$1,059.55

Vehicle 9 to 12 cylinders	Cost as at 1 July 2024	Cost as at 16 September 2024
Registration	$937.80	$750.20
Traffic improvement fee	$62.90	$50.30
CTP	$369.60	$369.60
Total	$1,370.30	$1,170.10

Motorcycle (the non-private traffic improvement fee is applied to motorcycles)	Cost as at 1 July 2024	Cost as at 16 September 2024
Registration	$136.20	$108.95
Traffic improvement fee	$68.30	$54.60
CTP	$387.80	$387.80
Total	$592.30	$551.35

Registration fees for concession card holders

Please note: the following tables of registration fees are a guide only for a 12-month registration period. Class 1 Compulsory Third Party (CTP) includes goods and services tax (GST). These fees apply to vehicles up to and including 4T.