Vehicle registration discounts

Eligibility

You may be eligible for a 50% reduction (or more) of your vehicle’s registration fee if you meet the following conditions.

You hold 1 of the following:

• Pensioner Concession Card
• Queensland Seniors Card.

Or, you are an impaired service person (former member of the Australian Defence Force) and you are:

• receiving a disability pension and assessed as at least 70% incapacitated
• receiving (or have received) a permanent impairment payment and you have been assessed as a person having at least 50 impairment points under the Military Rehabilitation Compensation Act 2004.

In addition to the above:

• You must be a Queensland resident.
• You must be the registered operator of a motorbike, motor vehicle (up to 4.5 tonnes), motorised caravan or a recreational ship.
• Your Pension Concession Card or Seniors Card must be in the same name as the registered operator of the vehicle or recreational ship.
• The vehicle or recreational ship must be for private use.
• You can only receive 1 discount for a vehicle and one for a recreational ship at any one time.

Apply for the discount

Complete the Registration Concession Application form (PDF, 1051KB) and bring it to any Department of Transport service centre. Take 1 of the cards listed above with you when you apply to receive your discount. You can also apply by mail (include a photocopy of the front and back of your concession card).

If you are an impaired service person, you will need to provide a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs verifying your rate of incapacitation or impairment.