Special Interest Vehicle Concession Scheme guide
Eligible vehicles
This concession is available for the following vehicles:
- historic vehicles:
- motor vehicles, including motor bikes and tractors that are at least 30 years old
- heavy trailers (gross vehicle mass (GVM) over 4.5 tonnes) that are at least 30 years old – load-carrying trailers, excluding equipment trailers
- heavy buses that are at least 25 years old
- street rods and hot rods:
- vehicles modified for safe road use and have a body and frame built before 1949
- replicas of a vehicle that have a body and frame built before 1949
- historic ambulances and fire-fighting equipment vehicles:
- retired ambulances and fire-fighting equipment vehicles (no age restriction) that are now used for display
Left hand drive vehicles
Left hand drive vehicles may be registered under the scheme if the vehicle is either a:
- light vehicle (GVM not over 4.5 tonnes) and at least 30 years old
- heavy vehicle (GVM over 4.5 tonnes) at least 30 years old and has been issued with a Left Hand Drive Exemption Permit by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator.
In the case of historic ambulances and fire-fighting equipment vehicles, the vehicle must be converted to right hand drive if the vehicle is either a:
- light vehicle (GVM not over 4.5 tonnes) and less than 25 years old
- heavy vehicle (GVM over 4.5 tonnes) and less than 30 years old.
Modified vehicles
The concession is available to modified vehicles (for example, engine, seating modifications), as long as the:
- vehicle particulars do not change, for example, make, model, year and chassis number
- vehicle and eligibility requirements are met
- modification is certified by an engineer, if required.
In this guide:
- Eligible vehicles
- Eligibility and how to apply
- Conditions of use for special interest vehicles
- What to carry in your vehicle
- Penalties and compulsory third party insurance
- Change of address
- Interstate recognition
- Number plates
- Removing a special interest vehicle concession