Registration for vehicle owners is changing in two Australian states – Victoria and NSW in 2018.
While vehicle owners in Victoria will be able to pay for their registration in instalments, those in NSW will be eligible for free registration who spend on tolls every week.
Take a look at the details below.
Victoria:
File photo. Source: AAP
To pay in instalments, they will have to create an account on the myVicRoads online portal.
So far, more than 28,000 vehicle owners have made the switch to new, flexible short-term rego options.
By the end of 2018, VicRoads expects half of all registered vehicle owners will have made the switch to short-term registration, helping ease cost of living pressures for more than two million Victorians.
Owners of cars, utes, vans, motorcycles and other light vehicles are now able to make the switch to shorter term registration, or continue with an annual registration fee by creating a myVicRoads account.
Creating a myVicRoads online account will allow owners to choose the registration option that suits them, and receive electronic reminders when their registration is due.
Under the new arrangements an average three-month registration will be $200.20, an average six-month registration will cost $400.40, compared to an average annual fee of $800.80.
To find out more, visit www.vicroads.vic.gov.au
NSW:
Sydney Harbour Bridge Source: BridgeClimbSydney
In a bid to tackle cost of living pressures, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian in November announced drivers will be eligible for free vehicle registration if they spend more than $25 a week, on average, over a 12 month period on tolls.
“The majority of eligible motorists will save $358 a year on registration costs, with potential savings of up to $715 a year,” Ms Berejiklian said.
The rego rebate will be available for all standard privately registered cars, utes, 4 wheel-drives and motorcycles from July 1, 2018.
The good news is the scheme will be backdated, so eligible motorists will enjoy free vehicle registration if they spend more than $25 a week from July 1, 2017.
The scheme will apply to private drivers who use any existing toll roads and will apply to any new toll roads in the future.
Drivers who use the M5 will continue to have access to the Cashback scheme.
