Book a vehicle inspection

Before booking an inspection, you must determine what type of inspection is needed. This depends on:

  • your vehicle type
  • the purpose for which it is used.

Most light vehicles only need a safety certificate. Safety certificates are issued by approved inspection stations.

Passenger transport service vehicles, heavy vehicles and some minibuses need a certificate of inspection. Check your vehicle type to find out if this can be issued by an approved inspection station or by a National Heavy Vehicle Regulator vehicle inspection centre.

Approved inspection stations

Use the find an AIS online service to find an approved inspection station in your area and contact them directly to book a vehicle inspection.

National Heavy Vehicle Regulator inspections

All National Heavy Vehicle Regulator vehicle inspections must be booked and paid for in advance. To do this, you can:

Inspection fees for certificates

Check the:

After the inspection

Find out what you need to do after your vehicle inspection is completed.

Get an email reminder

Set up an email reminder for your vehicle inspection.

Log into your Transport and Main Roads account and sign up.

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