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Motor vehicle registration (initial)
The cost of registering a motor vehicle for the first time will vary depending on the motor vehicle’s market value (which motor vehicle duty is calculated from) and the postcode of the vehicle’s garaged address. To calculate your motor vehicle registration fee use the VicRoads fee calculator.

Motor vehicle registration renewal
The cost of motor vehicle registration renewal will vary depending on the vehicle type and the postcode of the vehicle’s garaged address. To calculate registration renewal fees for a light motor vehicle use the VicRoads fee calculator The following is an example only:

Annual registration renewal fee for a standard light motor vehicle garaged in the metropolitan area.

Current fee: $641.50
Fee from 1 April 2012: $676.50 


Motorcycle registration renewal
The cost of motorcycle registration renewal will vary depending on the cubic capacity (engine size) and the postcode of the motorcycle's garaged address. The following is an example only:

Motorcycle - garaged in the metropolitan area

Engine capacity

Fee Fee from
1 April 2012
Engine capacity less than 61cc

$114.20

$121.20
Engine capacity greater than 60cc but less than 126cc

$336.40

$343.40
Engine capacity greater than 125cc but less than 501cc

$433.20

$440.20
Engine capacity greater than 500cc

$577.30

$584.30



Transfer fee and motor vehicle duty (for buying or selling a vehicle)

The transfer fee is $33.60. The motor vehicle duty fee will vary depending on the market value of the motor vehicle. To calculate your motor vehicle duty and transfer fee use the VicRoads fee calculator.


Number plate fees
Number plate fees currently start at $31.20 for a pair of general issues plates. VicRoads also offers a variety of custom number plates. To view the variety of number plates available go to the number plate section of the VicRoads website.

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