Shorter car rego options announced

THE state government has announced the introduction of flexible, short-term options for vehicle registration payments.

From January 1, 2018 owners of cars, utes, vans, motorcycles and other light vehicles will be able to register for three months or six months, or continue with an annual registration fee.

The options will allow people to pay less upfront and spread the cost of registration renewal across the year to better suit the family budget.

Under the new arrangements, an average three-month registration will be $200.20 and an average six-month registration will cost $400.40, compared to an average annual fee of $800.80.

Short-term registration will be available for light vehicles, excluding trailers, for both new registrations and renewals.

If your rego expires before January 1, 2018 you’ll need to wait until the following year to take advantage of the short-term registration option.

VicRoads processes about 5.6 million registration renewals each year, including 4.47 million light vehicles.

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.

Minister for Roads and Road Safety Luke Donnellan said having to find more than $800 once a year put a lot of people under financial pressure.

“By introducing shorter term payments, we’re giving people a chance to spread the cost of owning a car out over the whole year.

“We’re getting on with it, taking some pressure off family budgets and giving people more flexible options to pay their rego.”

For more information, head to vicroads.vic.gov.au.