Registration charges for heavy vehicles

Current registration charges for heavy vehicles

Registration charges applicable from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023 (inclusive of both the roads and regulatory components of the charges).

If you believe you have been charged the wrong amount, please contact the road agency in your state or territory.

The total registration charges shown below include the roads and regulatory components. Read more about the separate components.

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Division 1—Load carrying vehicles ($)

Trucks

Vehicle type	2 axle	3 axle	4 axle	5 or more axles
Truck (type 1)	629	988	1,003	1,003
Truck (type 2)	1,013	1,185	1,206	1,206
Short combination truck	1,043	1,222	2,132	2,132
Medium combination truck	10,029	10,029	10,833	10,833
Long combination truck	13,864	13,864	13,864	13,864

Prime movers

Vehicle type	2 axle	3 axle	4 axle	5 or more axles
Short combination prime mover	1,162	4,730	5,055	5,055
Multi-combination prime mover	11,888	11,888	13,077	13,077

Vehicle type

2 axle

3 axle

4 axle

5 or more

axles

Short combination prime mover

1,162

4,730

5,055

Multi-combination prime mover

11,888

13,077

Division 2—Load carrying trailers ($ per axle)

Trailer type	Single	Tandem axle group	Tri-axle group	Quad-axle group and above
Pig trailer	700	673	663	659
Dog trailer	700	673	663	659
Semi trailer	700	847	600	451
B-double lead trailer and B-triple lead and middle trailers	700	847	600	451
Converter dolly or low loader dolly	55	28	18	14

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Division 3—Buses ($)

Bus type	2 axles	3 axles	4 or more axles
Bus (type 1)	529	NA	NA
Bus (type 2)	659	2,794	2,794
Articulated bus	NA	656	656

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Division 4—Special purpose vehicles ($)

Special purpose vehicle (type P) = No charge
Special purpose vehicle (type T) = 518
Special purpose vehicle (type O) = 597 - calculated using the formula: 586+(384 x number of axles over 2)

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Notes

Truck (type 1) means a rigid truck not exceeding a Mass Rating for Charging (MRC) of 12 tonnes (2 axles), 16.5 tonnes (3 axles) or 20 tonnes (4 or more axles)
Truck (type 2) means a rigid truck exceeding a MRC of 12 tonnes (2 axles), 16.5 tonnes (3 axles) or 20 tonnes (4 or more axles)
Short combination truck means a truck nominated to haul one trailer where, according to the nomination: (a) the combination has 6 axles or fewer; and (b) the maximum total mass that is legally allowable for the combination is 42.5 tonnes or less.
See the Heavy Vehicle Charges Model Law for complete definitions of vehicle types.
All axles on a dog trailer are treated as part of one group for registration charging purposes. For example, a dog trailer with a single axle at the front and a tandem axle at the rear is treated as a tri-axle group for charging purposes.

The PAYGO model

Australia uses a pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) model which determines annual registration and fuel-based road user charges. PAYGO was introduced in Australia in 1992 to:

help recover the marginal or attributable costs of road wear and tear for each heavy vehicle type
recover a share of common road costs which benefit all road users, such as street lighting, rest bays and signage
ensure heavy vehicles pay their share of road spending.

Revenue recovered through heavy vehicle charges helps governments provide better and safer roads.

Around 40 per cent of heavy vehicle costs are recovered as state and territory registration fees, with the balance paid through a fuel-based road user charge which is collected by the Commonwealth Government.

To calculate heavy vehicle charges using the PAYGO model, we use the latest heavy vehicle and trailer population data as well as seven year averages for both road expenditure and vehicle usage data. This data averaging ensures that charges do not change significantly in response to short-term changes in expenditure or vehicle use.

For more information, see the PAYGO model user manual.