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License a driving instructor vehicle
Find out how to licence a driving instructor vehicle with dual controls in Western Australia, and the conditions that apply.
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Light vehicle licence (registration) fees (2024/2025)
Vehicle owners must also pay motor injury insurance (MII) insurance. Visit the Motor Injury Insurance (MII) page for fees and more information.
Light vehicle: Administration fee
| Fee type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Light vehicle standard administration recording fee - 3. 6 and 12 months renewal | $8.25 |
| Light vehicle standard administration recording fee - 1 month renewal | $1.75 |
Light vehicle: Bulk, transfer and duplicate licence fees
| Fee type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Duplicate or certified copy of vehicle licence document - DoTDirect Download | $0.00 |
| Duplicate or certified copy of vehicle licence document - Purchase at DVS Centre or by phone | $6.90 |
| Vehicle Licence Administration fee (Bulk licensing fee) - Applicable to vehicle dealers only | $13.30 |
| Vehicle licence transfer fee | $20.50 |
Light vehicle: Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) not exceeding 4,500 kg fees
| Fee type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Per 100 kg | |
| Light vehicle registration: Caravan (motor propelled), per 100 kg | $27.56 |
| Light vehicle registration: Caravan (trailer type), per 100 kg | $6.89 |
| Light vehicle registration: Converter dolly, per 100 kg | $13.78 |
| Light vehicle registration: Fork lift, per 100 kg | $6.89 |
| Light vehicle registration: Goods vehicle, per 100 kg | $27.56 |
| Light vehicle registration: Mobile crane, per 100 kg | $6.89 |
| Light vehicle registration: Motor car, per 100 kg | $27.56 |
| Light vehicle registration: Omnibus, per 100 kg | $27.56 |
| Light vehicle registration: Other trailer, not being a plant trailer truck, per 100 kg | $13.78 |
| Light vehicle registration: Plant trailer, per 100 kg | $6.89 |
| Light vehicle registration: Semi-trailer, per 100 kg | $13.78 |
| Light vehicle registration: Tow motor, per 100 kg | $6.89 |
| Light vehicle registration: Tow truck, per 100 kg | $27.56 |
| Light vehicle registration: Tractor (not prime mover), per 100 kg | $6.89 |
| Light vehicle registration: Tractor plant truck, per 100 kg | $6.89 |
| Light vehicle registration: Trailer, per 100 kg | $13.78 |
| Light vehicle registration: Tractor (prime mover type) and truck | $27.56 |
| Motorcycles | |
| Light vehicle registration: Motorcycle (not exceeding 250 cc) | $68.32 |
| Light vehicle registration: Motorcycle (power to weight ratio not exceeding 150 kW/t) | $95.88 |
Light vehicle: Example, how to calculate your vehicle licence fee
In the following example, a 12 month renewal is applied to a standard motor car (Tare weight: 1,650 kg - the weight of the unladen vehicle):
| Calculate your light vehicle licence fee | Fee calculation |
|---|---|
| Vehicle fee per 100 kg x Total weight (rounded up to the nearest 100 kg) / 100 | $27.56 x (1,700 kg / 100) = $468.52 |
| Plus prescribed flat fee $13.20 (12-month renewal: (discounted rate) = $6.60) | $6.60 |
| Total vehicle licence fee (rounded to the nearest five cents) | $475.12 |
Notes:
- Prescribed flat fee for a vehicle for a period of one year is $13.20 discounted 50%.
- Any vehicle renewal term less than 12 months; calculation will be $13.20 divided by 12 then multiplying by the number of months in respect of which the renewal is paid.
- 6-month renewal: ($13.20/12)*6 = $6.60.
- 3-month renewal: ($13.20/12)*3 = $3.30.
- 1-month renewal: ($13.20/12) = $1.10.
Key:
- GVM = Gross vehicle Mass. kg = kilogram. cc = cubic centimetre, engine displacement.
- kW/t = kilowatt per tonne, 1 m² / S³.
Driving instructor vehicle
Any vehicle used for driving instruction must be fitted with:
- Duplicate (dual) controls that are located directly in front of the seat beside the driver to readily enable the instructor to control the vehicle by:
- Effectively braking the vehicle.
- Disengaging the transmission or switching off the ignition.
- An approved rear vision mirror for use by the instructor.
The procedure below covers the process of modifying and existing licensed vehicle for use in driving instruction.
Driving instruction vehicle licences are subject to the following additional conditions:
- Annual inspection required.
- Upon resale or where vehicle is no longer used for its modified purpose, vehicle must be returned to manufacturer's specifications.
For information on how to licence a vehicle, please go to License a new vehicle.
Heavy driving instruction vehicle concessions
Driving schools that own prime movers over 15,000 kg, that are used exclusively for heavy vehicle driving instruction, may be eligible for a 50% reduction in vehicle licence fees.
Please visit concessions for information on how to apply.
Step 1:Get the vehicle inspected: Driving instructor vehicle
Driving instruction vehicles fitted with dual controls must be inspected.
The Department has authorised private businesses (Authorised Inspection Stations) to provide vehicle inspections in metropolitan and regional areas of Western Australia.
The aim is to check the modifications that have been made, and is a separate inspection from the new licence roadworthiness inspection.
Please go to Get a vehicle inspected for more information on locations.
Step 2:Complete the paperwork: Driving instructor vehicle
After the inspection is complete, the vehicle record will be updated to show that the vehicle is being used for driving instruction.
Step 3:Go for an annual inspection
In order to maintain your driving instruction vehicle licence, you will be required to get the vehicle inspected every year.
Please go to Get a vehicle inspected for more information on locations.
Step 4:Reverting a vehicle to original state prior to sale
If a driving instruction vehicle is no longer being used for instruction and is being put up for sale, it must have the dual controls removed.
Once the modifications have been returned to the original manufacturer's specifications, it must be inspected.
The Department has authorised private businesses (Authorised Inspection Stations) to provide vehicle inspections in metropolitan and regional areas of Western Australia.
Once the vehicle passes an inspection, the vehicle record will be amended and the conditions imposed on the vehicle licence will be removed.
Driver and Vehicle enquiries (online)
The Driver and Vehicle (licensing) enquiry form is for Western Australian driver and vehicle licensing enquiries only. You can also contact us via email at contact.centre@transport.wa.gov.au.
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