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Proposed fees in the following tables assume that additional government funding is secured through the use of section 9(1A) of the Land Transport Management Act 2003 (outlined in Proposal 1). You will notice a column showing the estimated impact if s9(1A) is unsuccessful.

Table 6 rule reference:

Land Transport (Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2011, particularly Part 8 and Schedule 5 and Land Transport (Certification and Other Fees) Regulations 2014.

Note: a proposed new charge also applies to motor vehicle certifier groups (see Table 19).

Registering a vehicleBack to top

Note:

* Excludes cost of licence plate.

Service

Forecasted annual volumes

Current fee

Proposed fee

Change %

Estimated fee if s9(1A) unsuccessful

Change %

Register a vehicle with VIN (MR2A) through an agent*

138,420

$7.40

$13.78

86%

$16.96

129%

Register a vehicle with exempt VIN (MR2B) through an industry agent*

26,619

$7.40

$14.08

90%

$17.26

133%

Renewal of motor vehicle licence (rego) (MR1/MR1B)Back to top

Service

Forecasted annual volumes

Current fee

Proposed fee

Change %

Estimated fee if s9(1A) unsuccessful

Change %

Agent

3,248,550

$7.20

$11.57

61%

$14.75

105%

Mail

5,696

$2.99

$13.46

350%

$16.65

457%

Apply for replacement licence label (MR6)Back to top

Service

Forecasted annual volumes

Current fee

Proposed fee

Change %

Estimated fee if s9(1A) unsuccessful

Change %

Agent

224,541

$4.31

$13.65

217%

$16.84

291%

Phone

13,968

$4.31

$14.84

244%

$18.03

318%

Replace certificate of registration (MR7)Back to top

Service

Forecasted annual volumes

Current fee

Proposed fee

Change %

Estimated fee if s9(1A) unsuccessful

Change %

Email/mail

1,401

$9.10

$15.26

68%

$18.44

103%

Cancel a vehicle registration (MR15)Back to top

Service

Forecasted annual volumes

Current fee

Proposed fee

Change %

Estimated fee if s9(1A) unsuccessful

Change %

Agent

84,536

$9.10

$9.56

5%

$12.74

40%

PlatesBack to top

Note:

 * Fee is for two plates.

Service

Forecasted annual volumes

Current fee

Proposed fee

Change %

Estimated fee if s9(1A) unsuccessful

Change %

Personalised plates (MR19/MR6A/MR6L)*

18,159

$20.96

$33.18

58%

$36.36

73%

Supplementary plates (MR6S)*

7,118

$20.96

$23.46

12%

$26.64

27%

New plates (after a MR2a/b) - Motorcycles, mopeds and tractors – agent

239,892

$8.74

$13.03

49%

$20.46

134%

New plates (after a MR2a/b) - trailers – agent

$9.45

$13.03

38%

$20.46

116%

New plates (after a MR2a/b) - all other vehicles – agent*

$14.51

$17.27

19%

$20.46

41%

Other feesBack to top

Service

Forecasted annual volumes

Current fee

Proposed fee

Change %

Estimated fee if s9(1A) unsuccessful

Change %

Alternate documents exemption

68

$184.00

$201.00

9%

$204.19

11%

Vehicle licence invoice (MR1C)

117,505

$4.10

$13.34

225%

$16.53

303%

Application for an overlength permit

720

$32.20

$41.55

29%

$47.17

46%