Renewing registration
A renewal notice will be sent to you in the mail about five weeks before your registration expiry date. The registered operator should renew the vehicle's registration before it expires to ensure that the vehicle may legally be used on a road or road related area and is covered by compulsory third party insurance in the event of an accident. If the registration payment is not received by the department on or before the expiry date, a registration renewal reinstatement fee may be incurred.
See the payment options page for a number ways to pay your registration.
If you don't renew your registration
If you do not intend to renew your registration on or before the expiry date, you are required by law to remove the registration plate/s and complete and lodge an application for cancellation. The registration plate/s must be surrendered if the plate/s are not a customised or personalised plate product. The registration label should be removed and destroyed.
If you don't renew your registration, you must not use your vehicle on a road or road related area. You will be fined for using an unregistered and uninsured vehicle on a road or road related area – 'using' includes being parked on a road.
If you are not covered by compulsory third party insurance, in the event of an accident, you may be held personally and financially liable for any personal injury claims for compensation.
