Short-term registration
Pay less upfront when you choose a 3 or 6 month registration.
What is short-term registration?
Short-term registration means having your vehicle registered for a shorter period of time. So, instead of having to pay your registration for 12 months, you can now choose from a 3 or 6 month period and pay less upfront. You can set up short-term registration when your current registration period ends.
Is short-term registration available for everyone?
Short-term registration is available if you drive a:
- car
- ute
- van
- motorbike, or
- mobile plant vehicle.
Short-term registration is not available for light trailers, caravans, boats or other vessels.
When can I change my registration?
If your registration is due you can change it online:
- Monday to Friday 7:30am - 8:15pm
- Saturday 7:30am - 8:15pm
- Sunday 12pm - 8:15pm.
If it’s not due, you can change your registration period at any time.
How do I change to short-term registration?
There are a few different ways you can change to short-term registration.
Online
Choose short-term registration by logging in to your myVicRoads account.
Once you’ve logged in, choose a registration period from:
- 3 months or
- 6 months or
- 12 months.
Your registration period gets updated right after you’ve changed it online.
Sign up to myVicRoads or register your interest in a myVicRoads business account
Visit us
Visit your nearest VicRoads Customer Service Centre.
What’s the service fee?
With short-term registration, you pay a service fee of $2.50 each time you renew.
Short-term registration is not an instalment payment. The price of the short-term registration is a pro-rata amount of the annual fee.
It doesn’t matter which registration you have as the registration fee increases on 1 July each year for 3, 6 or 12 month registration.
How do I pay my registration?
You can pay your registration here.
What if I have a concession or discount?
Having one of the following means you’ll still get a discount on your registration and the $2.50 short-term registration service fee won’t apply:
Apprentice discount
Having an apprentice discount means you can choose a short-term registration period.
However, before the registration period ends you’ll need to:
- re-apply for your apprentice discount
- re-submit your application with supporting paperwork
- undergo employer checks.
What about transferred vehicles?
For a transferred vehicle, you can change this to a short-term registration when it’s time to renew.
Need more help?
Call 13 11 71 and speak to one of our friendly staff who can help.