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Renew/replace my vehicle licence
Find out how to renew or replace your vehicle licence (registration), including the monthly renewal direct debit option, nominated expiry dates for multiple vehicles, and what to do if your vehicle licence is overdue.
Renewing your WA vehicle licence
All vehicles that are licensed in WA must be primarily kept in WA. If you are a WA resident, you can drive your WA licensed vehicle throughout Australia whilst the licence remains current.
It is recommended that you carry a copy of your vehicle licence whenever you are using your vehicle outside of WA.
If you no longer live in WA, return the WA number plates (or a plate receipt) to the Department of Transport (DoT) and apply for a vehicle licence in your new state of residence.
If you are only temporarily interstate and need to renew your vehicle licence, payment may still be made.
When your vehicle licence is due to expire, DoT will send you a renewal notice by post or you can choose to receive your notice electronically. You can renew your vehicle licence as early as three months before the expiry date.
Light vehicle licences can be renewed for 1, 3, 6 or 12 months. Light vehicle owners choosing the one-month option can only pay by direct debit. The three-month option can only be paid online, via BPay, or telephone (IVR).
For more information on the one-month renewal direct debit option, please refer to the one-month renewal option information below.
Heavy vehicles (over 4,500 kg) can be licensed or renewed for 3, 6 or 12 months.
You no longer need to choose between business and private rates, as there is now only one licence renewal rate.
If you are eligible for a seniors, veterans or pensioner concession on your vehicle licence, visit our concessions page for more information.
For more information refer to your payment options.
Note:
- If a vehicle is subject to annual inspection, an annual inspection report is required before the licence can be renewed.
- You cannot temporarily suspend your vehicle licence, even if you are not using your vehicle. You can only cancel your vehicle licence by surrendering the number plates at a DVS centre, regional DoT office or agent. If you want to have the vehicle relicensed at a later date, you must have the vehicle inspected and make an application to license the vehicle.
- DoT cannot accept payment to renew the licence for a WA vehicle that is temporarily overseas, as the Motor Injury Insurance (MII) included in the licence only covers vehicles operating in Australia.
- Vehicle licence duty and transfer fees must be paid before the vehicle licence can be renewed, where it has not previously been licensed in your name.
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One month renewal option
The one month renewal direct debit option is a bill smoothing service that spreads the cost of your vehicle licensing into monthly payments, so it’s better suited to your budget.
This is available as an additional renewal option to the 3-month, 6-month and 12-month renewal periods.
- The option is open to individuals who own an eligible light vehicle or motorcycle.
- The option is not open to companies for vehicles licensed in its name.
Which vehicles are eligible?
To be eligible for the option, the vehicle must be a:
- light vehicle with a gross vehicle mass (GVM) of 4.5 tonnes or less,
- LAMS approved motorcycle (R-E class), or a
- Motorcycle with engine capacity exceeding 660 cc or a power to weight ratio greater than 150 kW/t (R Class)
The option is not available to:
- Mopeds
- Trailers, including semi-trailers
- Caravans or mobile homes
- Heavy vehicles (those with a GVM over 4.5 tonnes)
- Vehicles subject to an annual inspection
- Vehicles already receiving a concession or charge exemption
- Vehicles subject to conditions preventing the renewal of the vehicle licence for e.g.:
- a suspended or cancelled vehicle licence
- the transfer fee and vehicle licence duty has not been paid
- recorded on the written-off vehicle register
- recorded as stolen
- Class B and C vehicles, licensed for limited road use.
Terms and conditions apply to the one-month payment option.
- Applications can only be made online, using DoTDirect.
- You will need to enter into a direct debit agreement with DoT and your financial institution, to enable monthly payments to be debited from your account.
- There must be at least one month remaining on your current vehicle licence to be eligible to apply for the monthly renewal direct debit option.
- A reminder will be sent to you five days prior to the direct debit transaction in your nominated bank account. Dot will make two attempts to directly debit from your account. If there are insufficient funds for payment after the second attempt, the direct debit option will be disabled and you will be issued with a vehicle renewal notice for the 3, 6 or 12 month payment option.
How to sign up
- Log into your DoTDirect account,
- Select your profile,
- Select Manage Direct Debit, and
- Enter into a Direct Debit Request Service Agreement with DoT and a direct debit agreement with their financial institution for each eligible vehicle that you wish to renew the licence for monthly.
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Vehicles with annual inspection requirements
School buses, authorised Passenger Transport Vehicles and vehicles with dual controls are examples of vehicles which are subject to annual inspection requirements.
A maximum licence expiry period of 12 months applies to any vehicle which is subject to an annual inspection requirement.
Regardless of which renewal period/s you choose (3, 6 or 12 months), you will be unable to renew your licence for a combined licence period that is greater than 12 months, without first passing an annual inspection.
Holders of vehicle licences for vehicles which are subject to annual inspection requirements should note the following:
- You will be unable to renew your licence for any period that would result in your annual inspection being overdue.
- You will receive an annual inspection reminder letter 42 days before your maximum licence expiry date.
- Once you have completed a successful annual inspection you will be sent a renewal notice automatically.
- In some cases, you will receive a renewal notice with limited renewal options. This ensures that you do not exceed the maximum period that you can license your vehicle without a successful annual inspection.
If your vehicle does not pass a required inspection before the expiry of the maximum licence period (12 months) your vehicle licence will expire, the vehicle cannot be driven, can be impounded and your insurance may be invalid.
For further details on how to get your vehicle inspected visit our Get a vehicle inspected page.
Expired vehicle licences (renewal period)
A vehicle licence can be renewed at any time during the renewal period. The overdue period commences the day after the renewal date on the notice.
| Overdue period | What you need to know |
|---|---|
| Up to three months late | You cannot drive your vehicle on the road. You have three months from the expiry date to renew your vehicle licence without the need to return the plates and have the vehicle inspected. The renewal period will be calculated from the previous expiry date where the fees are paid within this three month period. |
| Over three months late | You cannot drive your vehicle on the road and you are required to return the number plates to us in order to avoid a penalty being issued. To re-licence your vehicle you will need to get your vehicle inspected. |
Nominated uniform expiry dates and renewals
If you are the owner of 3 to 9 vehicles, you may nominate a common expiry date. Upon receiving your next vehicle licence renewal notice, or within the vehicle licence renewal period, you can request to renew the vehicle licence to your preferred date by:
- taking the notice to a DVS centre, regional DoT office or agent,
- calling 13 11 56
You will need to do the same for each vehicle licensed in your name until all vehicle licences have been adjusted to expire on your requested common expiry date. In this case you will not be provided a fleet schedule or a bulk billing code. Instead you will be sent individual renewal notices close to the nominated common expiry date.
Owners with more than 10 vehicles qualify for the fleet-licensing payment scheme, in which all your vehicle licences will expire on a nominated day. A fleet schedule will be sent out before the expiry date, which will list all the vehicles and the total renewal payment due. Individual renewal notices are not sent to these vehicle owners.
Vehicle licence 'rego' check (online)
The Department of Transport is not responsible for how this information is interpreted or used. It is the responsibility of the vehicle owner to determine whether the vehicle should be driven.
You can quickly check the vehicle licence (rego) status of your;
- Caravan,
- Car,
- Goods vehicle,
- Moped,
- Motorcycle,
- Omnibus,
- Tow truck,
- Tractor,
- Trailer,
- Truck, etc.
Replace my vehicle licence document
There are two options for you to obtain a replacement copy of the vehicle licence document.
Note: Obtaining a copy does not renew or extend the expiry date of the vehicle licence. It is a copy of the current licence only.
Option A: Obtain a copy via your online account
If you have a DoTDirect account you can obtain a copy of your vehicle licence documents free of charge online. This is limited to vehicles licensed in your name only.
The button below will prompt you to login before directing you to the online service. If you don't already have a DoTDirect account you can follow the prompt to create an account.
Option B: Purchase a copy in person
You can purchase a copy of a vehicle licence document at a Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS) centre, regional DoT office or agent. A fee applies.
The vehicle owner (or their representative) must attend with at least one form of primary proof of identity (POI) to purchase a copy of the vehicle licence document.
If a representative attends on behalf of the vehicle owner, a copy of the vehicle licence document will be mailed to the owner of the vehicle, at the address recorded on the vehicle register.
If your vehicle licence document has been damaged or destroyed as a direct result of a hazard that has been declared an emergency situation or state of emergency, you may be eligible for a free replacement of the eligible documents.
A hazard means, but is not limited to, a cyclone, earthquake, flood, storm, tsunami or other natural event as defined under the Emergency Management Act 2005.
An emergency situation means a declaration made under section 50 of the Emergency Management Act 2005.
A state of emergency means a declaration made under section 56 of the Emergency Management Act 2005.
There is no time limit on the fee exemptions; however, these requests must be related to a hazard declared as an emergency situation or state of emergency.
To obtain a free replacement of your vehicle licence document you or your representative will need to visit a DVS centre, DoT regional office or agent.
- Complete the Declared Emergency Situation Damaged Documents/Plates Declaration (E47A) form which includes a statutory declaration stating that the document was damaged or destroyed because of the natural disaster.
- Provide identification as outlined on the Declared Emergency Situation Damaged Documents/Plates Declaration (E47A) form.
Note:
The following cannot be obtained using either method:
- Expired vehicle licence documents.
- Document for a previous year.
- Documents for a vehicle you no longer own.
- Documents for a vehicle that is no longer licensed.
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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.