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 7 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.

Registering a vehicle

Note:

* Excludes cost of licence plate.

Service

Forecasted
annual
volumes

Current
fee

Proposed
fee

Change
%

Estimated
fee if s9(1A)
unsuccessful

Change
%

Re-register a vehicle - previously cancelled / lapsed (MR2A/B)*

7,965

$7.40

$5.95

-20%

$9.13

23%

Plates

Note:

* Fee is for two plates.

Service

Forecasted
annual
volumes

Current
fee

Proposed
fee

Change
%

Estimated
fee if s9(1A)
unsuccessful

Change
%

Duplicate plates (MR6B)*

9,080

$20.95

$16.31

-30%

$19.50

-16%

Trade plates – renew*

5,814

$38.43

$15.27

-60%

$18.45

-52%

Exemptions

Note:

* Minimum fee is in hours but could be more depending on the assessment.

Service

Forecasted
annual
volumes

Current
fee

Proposed
fee

Change
%

Estimated
fee if s9(1A)
unsuccessful

Change
%

Apply for a left-hand drive exemption

501

$184.00

$37.67

-80%

$40.86

-78%

Exemption for removal of trim of imported vehicle

59

$420.00

$240.75

-43%

$243.94

-42%

Permits

Service

Forecasted
annual
volumes

Current
fee

Proposed
fee

Change
%

Estimated
fee if s9(1A)
unsuccessful

Change
%

50Max permits

3,144

$62.73

$41.36

-34%

$46.98

-25%

Application for a higher mass permit - over 44 tonne

8,834

$62.73

$21.36

-66%

$26.94

-57%

Application for over-dimension permit

6,185

$31.70

$31.31

-1%

$36.93

17%

SIVP application for a special interest vehicle permit

150

$184.00

$32.59

-82%

$38.17

-79%