If you’ve lost your number plates, you’ll need to provide us with a signed statutory declaration PDF [555 Kb]
If you’re unable to access your number plates, i.e. your vehicle is locked in your work garage due to coronavirus (COVID-19), to cancel your registration you’ll need to provide us with a signed statutory declaration PDF [555 Kb]. This declaration must certify that as the registered operator of the vehicle, you take full responsibility for:
(a) the future destruction of the plates when the car can be accessed, and
(b) ensuring there is no subsequent use of the plates, as the registration will be cancelled.
If your number plates have been stolen, you’ll need to report it to your local police and provide us with a copy of the police report when you apply for cancellation.
Keeping your number plates
If you want to keep your number plates, there are different rules depending on your plate type.
General issue plates
You’ll need to buy the rights to the plate by paying a fee to be able to use them again in the future.
Call 13 11 71 to pay the fee, cancel your existing vehicle registration and request a refund (if required).
Custom plates
If you want to put your custom plates on another vehicle that’s registered in your name, you’ll need to pay a plate assignment fee. Refer to Transfer number plates for more information, or call 13 11 71to pay the fee, cancel your existing vehicle registration and request a refund (if required).
If you want to keep your plates and don’t want to put them on another vehicle, you’ll need to notify VicRoads by calling 13 11 71, and you can cancel your existing vehicle registration and request a refund (if required) at the same time.