How to apply for a vehicle registration concession
You can apply for a concession on your vehicle registration at any stage. But if your registration is due for renewal soon, make sure you apply at least 5 days before the due date, as it may take some time for us to process your application. We’ll email you with the outcome. Please wait for this confirmation before renewing, so any eligible discount can be applied.
You can use your concession on one personal vehicle. This could be:
- a light vehicle, such as a car, ute or van
- a heavy vehicle
- a motorcycle.
The concession rate applies to vehicles that are for private use only. Private use means you use the vehicle exclusively for social, domestic or recreational purposes.
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Step 1: Check you have a valid concession
Concessions you can use:
- Centrelink concession such as health care and pensioner
- Department of Veteran’s Affairs (DVA) concessions (DVA Gold Card holders can also apply for them Veterans Card Victoria).
Cards you can’t use:
- Commonwealth Seniors Health Cards issued by Centrelink
- Seniors Cards.
You can apply if:
- your name is on the registration renewal notice and you're the primary concession card holder
- you're the spouse or domestic partner of someone with a valid concession card
- you don’t have a VCV discount applied on a light motor vehicle in your name.
Your concession must be valid on:
- the date of payment, if paid on or before the due date, or
- the start date of the new registration period (the day after the expiry date)
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Pensioner Concession Card issued by Services Australia, Department of Human Services or the Department of Veterans' Affairs
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Gold Card issued by Department of Veterans' Affairs with 'WAR WIDOW' or 'WAR WIDOWER' Note: Cards with 'DEPENDANT' are not eligible
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Gold Card issued to a veteran by Department of Veterans' Affairs Note: Cards with 'DEPENDANT' are not eligible
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Written confirmation from the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirming your entitlement to a concession under:
or:
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Gold Card issued by Department of Veterans' Affairs:
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Step 2: Apply for the concession
If you’re the concession card holder and the name on your card and registration notice are the same, you can apply online. Remember, you need to apply for a concession at least 5 days before your registration is due.
To apply:
- Login to your myVicRoads account.
- Select ‘Vehicles & Registration' on your account dashboard.
- Click 'Apply for registration concession' next to the relevant vehicle.
- Complete the application and follow the steps to submit the form.
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You can apply for a concession on your vehicle registration if you're the spouse or domestic partner of someone with a valid concession card. But you can't use their card if it’s already being used for another vehicle.
To apply:
- Log in to your myVicRoads account.
- Select ‘Vehicles & Registration' on your account dashboard.
- Click 'Apply for registration concession' next to the relevant vehicle.
- Complete the application, upload your supporting evidence and follow the steps to submit the form.
What you need to upload
If you’re also named on the card, you need to upload a letter of authority from the primary cardholder.
If your name isn't on the card, you’ll need to upload:
- a letter of authority from the cardholder
AND one of the following:
- an original standard marriage certificate* from the Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages or registries in other Australian states
- an original standard relationship certificate* (specifying it is a domestic relationship) from the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Australia
- original statutory declarations from each spouse or domestic partner that declares your relationship.
*We can’t accept a commemorative certificate.
If your name on the concession card and registration notice don’t match, you need to apply in person at a VicRoads Customer Service Centre.
We’ll need the originals of the following documents (no copies, including certified):
- standard change of name certificate issued by a Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria
- standard marriage certificate issued by a Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria.
Someone can apply on your behalf as your agent if the name on your concession card is the same as the name on your vehicle registration. Your agent needs to give us a letter of authority with:
- the vehicle registration number
- your full name and address
- your driver licence or learner permit number
- your signature
- the name of the person acting on their behalf
- the renewal period requested
- the list of activities your agent can do on your behalf (e.g., renew registration)
- the date you gave the agent authority.
If you register a new vehicle or transfer a vehicle into your name, you can change the vehicle your registration concession is applied to. To do this call our contact centre or visit a VicRoads Customer Service Centre.
You'll need to pay the balance of the current registration at the non-concession rate before we can apply the concession to your new vehicle.
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Step 3: Wait to hear the outcome and pay your registration
Once we’ve processed your application, we’ll email you with the outcome.
If your application was successful, you can renew your registration at a concession rate. Go to Pay your registration for more information on how to renew and pay.