Victorian drivers and motorcyclists with good driving records are now rewarded with a discount on their licence renewal fee under the Driver Reward Scheme.
The Driver Reward Scheme provides Victorian drivers and motorcyclists who have remained demerit point free and have not committed serious safety related traffic offences for a three year period prior to their licence renewal with a 25 per cent discount on the cost of renewing their licence.
Victorian drivers and motorcyclists with good driving records in the relevant three year period prior to renewing their licence. (See the 'how is the eligibility period for a driver reward calculated' section)
Licence holders only qualify for the reward discount if the renewal is produced 3 months prior to the expiry date, or up to 6 months after the expiry date. Outside this timeframe, the full fee must be paid.
The Scheme started on 1 January 2006. Drivers and motorcyclists whose licences are due for renewal on or after 1 January 2006 are eligible for a discounted licence.
Eligible drivers and riders will receive a 25 per cent discount on the cost of renewing their licences. Currently, this equates to $11.00 off the cost of a three year licence renewal, and $37.40 of the cost of a ten year renewal.
| Licence period |
Standard Cost |
Driver Reward Cost |
| Three years |
$45.30 |
$34.00 |
| Ten years |
$154.00 |
$115.50 |
Note: The above costs are current until 1 July 2007. Licence renewal fees increase each year on 1 July in line with the CPI.
Drivers and riders will be informed they have received a discounted licence renewal through a letter of congratulations included with their licence renewal notice. If eligible, the licence renewal notice amount will already reflect the reward discount. Eligible licence holders can then pay their licence renewal through their preferred payment channel.
Yes, you must write to VicRoads and provide your full name and licence number:
VicRoads
PO BOX 2482
Kew 3101
Please allow 4-6 weeks for your refund to be processed. If you have not received your refund after this time, please contact VicRoads on 13 11 71.
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Yes, customers can change their licence renewal period from three to ten years or vice versa by attending a VicRoads Customer Service Centre, Licence Renewal Outlet or by calling VicRoads on 13 11 71 where staff will adjust your renewal to take account of the appropriate discount.
Demerit point offences and other serious safety related traffic offence (which do not incur demerit points) committed in the three years prior to the expiry of a motorists licence will exclude them from receiving the discounted licence renewal. The following are the main road safety offence categories that result in a licence holder being ineligible under the Scheme:
- Drink Driving and Drug Driving
- Speed Offences
- Seat Belt/Occupant and Restraint Offences
- Unlicensed, Unauthorised and Disqualified Driving
- Traffic Offences Causing Death or Injury (Crimes Act)
- Hit and Run and Accident Related Offences
- Dangerous and Reckless Driving Offences
- Fail to obey traffic signs/signals and Roundabout Offences
- Breach of Novice Driver/Rider Conditions
- Fatigue Management
- Misc. Safety Related Offences
- Commercial Driver Offences
- Disobey Police
- Unregistered Vehicle Use
In addition to this, every demerit point offence, drink drive or drug drive traffic infringement notice with no demerit points attached will result in a licence holder being ineligible.
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All Victorian licence holders can check their driving record by telephoning VicRoads on 13 11 71 or requesting a
driving history report online or by attending a VicRoads Customer Service Centre.
Please note: non demerit point traffic infringement offences will NOT appear on your driving record, to check these you will need to call VicRoads on 13 11 71 or visit a VicRoads Customer Service Centre.
Licence holders only qualify for the reward discount if the renewal is produced 3 months prior to the expiry date, or up to 6 months after the expiry date. Outside this timeframe, the full fee must be paid.
The three year period prior to the renewal is referred to as the ‘relevant eligibility period’. This relevant period is calculated from:
- three months prior to the expiry date, and then
- three years back from this date.
Based on current data, around 60 per cent of all Victorian licence holders will be eligible for the reward each year.
Encouraging safe driving behaviour is not just about punishing unsafe driving with penalties through enforcement of the road rules but also about rewarding safe driving.
Safe driving benefits the entire Victorian community by making roads safer for all road users, including cyclists and pedestrians.
Road trauma currently costs the Victorian community in excess of $2.8 billion every year, and the emotional cost is immeasurable.
The Bracks Government has committed $35 million to the Driver Reward Scheme over four years. The Driver Reward Scheme is being funded entirely from safety cameras and red light camera fines.
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