No more car rego stickers

Did you know that for cars and many other vehicle types, you no longer receive a tegistration label to put on the windscreen.

Other vehicle types that no longer have rego stickers include:

• motorcycles
• light trailers
• light caravans
• light buses
• motorised wheelchairs
• light commercial vehicles
• conditionally registered vehicles
• dealer/trader plates
• special purpose vehicles

Note that recreational boats and heavy vehicles (over 4.5t gross vehicle mass will still need to display registration labels (excluding conditionally registered and special purpose vehicles).

REMOVE CURRENT LABEL

From 1 October you can remove your registration label if you choose or you can keep it on until it expires.

But you won’t get a fine if you leave your current registration label on.

So now you don’t get a rego sticker, how can you check if your car is registered?

You can Check your vehicle’s registration online or via the free QLD Rego Check mobile app which can be downloaded using iTunes or Google Play. 

You can search for a registration and check the details by using the:

• registration number
• VIN (Vehicle Identification Number): only for vehicles made since 1 January 1989. You cannot search by chassis, hull identification, or serial identification number

This service does not provide a registered owner’s details!

You can use this service to check:

• registration status and expiry date
• make, model and body shape
• learner approved motorcycles
• purpose of use – for example private, commercial
• inspection due date – for vehicles that need an inspection

You can also check your registration by calling the Department of Transport and Main Roads on   13 23 80, or checking the due date by looking on your registration documentation for when you paid last time.

STILL NEED TO REGISTER YOUR VEHICLE

Note that even though there are no longer rego stickers, you still need to register your vehicle  - you just won’t have to put a registration label on your vehicle.

Driving an unregistered vehicle is an offence and you may get a fine. It is your responsibility to make sure the vehicle you are driving is registered and has Compulsory Third Party (CTP) insurance. If you don’t have CTP insurance you may not be covered if there is an accident or injury to yourself or others.

Transport inspectors and police officers can check that your car is registered through your number plate. This can be done through in car checks using hand held devices, or through the use of mobile and fixed cameras—which have the ability to quickly check the registration status of your vehicle

You will also still receive registration renewal notices so you haven’t got to worry about remembering when your rego is due.

You can visit the Dept of TMR’s website for further details about registration: http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Registration

(This item is adapted from a Neighbouhood Watch Queensland blog article dated 8/6/16)