Conditional Registration in SA
Background
The Conditional Registration Scheme (the Scheme) for historic and left-hand drive vehicles offers reduced registration fees for participating vehicle enthusiasts in exchange for limited road access for their vehicles each year.
In recognition of their limited use, these vehicles are exempt from registration charges and only pay a third-party insurance premium, administration fees, and a reduced emergency services levy.
If you own a historic, left-hand drive or street rod vehicle and are a financial member of a recognised motor vehicle club, you may be entitled to register your vehicle under this conditional registration scheme and obtain reduced registration fees. A motor vehicle is a historic vehicle if 25 years or more have elapsed since 1 January of the year in which the vehicle was manufactured. Full requirements for the scheme are in the Code of Practice for Club Registration.
Who can apply
Applicants must be a financial member of a recognised motor vehicle club and be the registered owner of an eligible vehicle.
Conditions
The following conditions apply to vehicles registered under the conditional registration scheme for historic, left-hand drive and street rod vehicles:
- The vehicle cannot be driven for a fee, hire or reward.
- The owner of the vehicle must be a financial member of a recognised motor vehicle club.
- Before the start of each journey, details of the journey must be recorded in a logbook.
- The owner must make their vehicle available for inspection at the request of the Registrar of Motor Vehicles or their recognised motor vehicle club.
- The vehicle can only be driven on a road for up to 90 days during any one-year period of registration.
Logbooks must be:
- issued by recognised motor vehicle clubs
- in a form approved by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles
- carried in the vehicle at all times while being used on the road.
How to apply for the conditional registration scheme
1. Complete the application form
- Complete an MR1 application for registration and third party insurance form (74.6 KB PDF) if not currently registered.
- Complete an MR334 Approval for registration of a vehicle on the Club Registration Scheme. This form must be approved by an authorised person nominated by the recognised motor vehicle club for this purpose.
2. Lodge the forms
Lodge the completed application forms at a Service SA customer service centre with the following:
- The prescribed fees. The vehicle can be registered for periods of one, two or three years.
- For a historic vehicle, any exemption issued by the Department for Infrastructure and Transport, Vehicle Standards, Kateena Street, Regency Park (where applicable).