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Transfer incapacitated person vehicles

Process, exemptions and discounts when purchasing an incapacitated person vehicle.

How do I transfer my vehicle

If you want to transfer an incapacitated person vehicle, you’ll need to let us know within 14 days of the buyer taking possession of the vehicle.

If you're purchasing a vehicle to be used to convey an incapacitated person you may be eligible for exemptions from motor vehicle duty and registration discounts. The table in Step 1 outlines the criteria a vehicle and its use must meet to be eligible.

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    Step 1: Check if this applies to your vehicle

    Check your vehicle matches the description and conditions of one of the incapacitated person vehicles below before you go to step 2.

Vehicle  Description and conditions  Exemption or discount
Incapacitated person's vehicle A vehicle designed solely for the conveyance of one incapacitated person where:
  • the person's mobility is seriously impaired and
  • the vehicle will not be used to convey any other person.

The vehicle must be registered in the name of an incapacitated person.
  • Nil transfer fee
  • Nil motor vehicle duty
  • Nil registration fee
  • TAC fee payable
Private vehicle used to carry incapacitated person

A private vehicle used to carry an incapacitated person that is: 

  • converted to provide wheelchair access to and from the vehicle
  • capable of carrying at least one occupied wheelchair
  • to be used for conveying an incapacitated person whose mobility is seriously impaired
  • not a commercial passenger vehicle e.g. is not a taxi* to carry wheelchairs.


This vehicle must be registered in the name of: 

  • an incapacitated person 
  • a parent or legal guardian of an incapacitated person who is a minor 
  • a relative or a carer of an incapacitated person who is a minor. 
  • Nil transfer fee
  • Nil motor vehicle duty
  • Nil rego fee
  • TAC fee payable 


Find out more about discounts for vehicles modified for accessibility.
Government or charitable vehicle used to carry incapacitated person

A vehicle that is: 

  • converted to provide wheelchair access to and from the vehicle 
  • capable of carrying at least one occupied wheelchair 
  • used for conveying an incapacitated person whose mobility is seriously impaired 
  • marked with the name of the registered operator or, in the "State of Victoria (department of xxx)” 
  • not a commercial passenger vehicle e.g. is not a taxi* modified to carry wheelchairs. 


The vehicle must be registered in the name of: 

  • a charitable, benevolent or religious institution
  • a "State of Victoria (department of xxx)” 
  • a public statutory authority 
  • a municipal council. 
  • Nil motor vehicle duty 
  • Nil transfer fee 
  • Nil registration fee 
  • TAC fee payable 


Find out more about discounts for charities or religious institutions.
Organisations providing transport for disabled persons  The vehicle must be registered in: 
  • the name of St. John Ambulance Australia (Victoria) Inc. and used for the transport of people with a disability, handicap or injury
  • the name of a corporate or unincorporated body established for a public purpose and not for private gain and only used in the conveyance of people with a disability or handicap for training education or employment.
  • Nil transfer fee 
  • Nil motor vehicle duty 
  • Nil registration fee 
  • TAC fee payable
Approved Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) pensioners The vehicle can be registered in the name of a veteran who has been assessed under the Veterans' Entitlement Act 1986 of the Commonwealth as a veteran who: 
  • section 22 of that Act applies at the 100% or higher rate, or  
  • section 23, 24, 25 or 104 of that Act applies, or 
  • the person is assessed under Part 2 of Chapter 4 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 of the Commonwealth as a person who has suffered an impairment resulting from one or more service injuries or diseases, the degree of which constitutes 40 impairment points or more, and 
  • in either case, no other vehicle is being operated in their name as an incapacitated war veteran’s vehicle.
  • Nil transfer fee 
  • Nil motor vehicle duty 
  • TAC fee payable 

 

Find out more about registration  concessions.

*A taxi is a commercial passenger vehicle providing booked and unbooked (rank and hail) services.

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    Step 2: Gather your documents

    The following items are required within 14 days of the buyer taking possession of the vehicle:

    If you’re a Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) pensioner, you’ll also need to provide:

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    Step 3: Finalise the transfer

    To finalise your transfer, you’ll need to visit a VicRoads Customer Service Centre. Make sure you bring the documents you’ve organised in step 2.