Transfer and motor vehicle duty fees

Check your transfer type to determine which fees are payable to VicRoads at the time of transfer lodgement. Check transfer exemptions to determine if you're exempt from paying transfer fees.

* A card payment fee applies for VISA or Mastercard.

Market value, also known as dutiable value, is the purchase price or the value of the vehicle on the open market, whichever is the highest of the two.

This includes: 

• all fitted accessories
• any trade-in allowance
• the value of improvements or repairs made before the transfer and registration
• dealer delivery fee (on new vehicles)
• GST and Commonwealth taxes

Registration fees, Transport Accident Charges, or motor vehicle duty do not form part of the market value.

Motor vehicle duty is a payment VicRoads collects on behalf of the State Revenue Office (External link) when a vehicle is registered or transferred to your name.

The amount you need to pay is based on the type of vehicle you are registering or transferring, and its current market value, at the time of registration or transfer transaction.

The rates of motor vehicle duty for all vehicles are shown in the table below. Duty reductions or exemptions from motor vehicle duty apply to specific vehicle types. New rates of duty apply from 1 July 2024 for registration, re-registration and transfer of new and second-hand vehicles with a market value of $80,567 and above. 

Check transfer exemptions to determine if you’re exempt from paying motor vehicle duty.

The State Revenue Office has a Motor Vehicle Duty Calculator (External link).

* A card payment fee applies for VISA or MasterCard.

1. New registration – when a vehicle that has never been registered in Victoria or Australia  is registered in your name.  
2. A demonstrator vehicle is a passenger vehicle registered as a new vehicle in the name of a licensed  motor car trader:

• when no duty has been paid on or since the initial registration
• when it's been acquired within 60 days of the initial registration. 

Motor vehicle duty special conditions

Special conditions for the motor vehicle duty apply for: 

• wheelchair accessible taxis
• ex-Club Permit vehicles.

Call us on 13 11 71 for more information.

Pay the transfer fee and motor vehicle duty to VicRoads within 14 days of sale or transfer.

You can either:

• Visit a VicRoads Customer Service Centre with your valid evidence of identity and payment. You can pay with cash, Visa or Mastercard (a card payment fee applies).
• Mail the documents and a cheque or money order to VicRoads, GPO Box 1644, Melbourne VIC 3001.