Register your trailer or caravan

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Trailers and caravans used on Queensland roads must be registered.

New registration

You need to apply for new registration in Queensland when:

• buying a new trailer or caravan that has never been registered
• buying a used unregistered trailer or caravan
• you have moved from another state or territory
• your registration expired more than 3 months ago.

Before registering your trailer or caravan

Most trailers and caravans do not need compulsory third party (CTP) insurance if they are being towed by a Queensland registered vehicle. Check with the CTP insurer of your towing vehicle to see if cover is provided to the trailer or caravan being towed. Visit the Motor Accident Insurance Commission website for more information.

To register a trailer or caravan in Queensland, refer to the registration checklist and take these items with you when registering your trailer or caravan.

You cannot submit a new registration application via Transport and Main Roads online services.

Pre-registration inspection

You may need to bring your trailer or caravan with you for a pre-registration inspection before it can be registered.

An inspection may be required to confirm the vehicles' identity, and/or to ensure its compliance with the Australian Design Rules.

Vehicle Identification Number

Trailers built and/or registered from 1 July 2023

You will need to apply for a Vehicle Identification Number online through the Road Vehicle Regulator system.

The allocated number must be provided to us when you register your trailer. Note: A pre-registration inspection to confirm its identity must be completed.

Trailers registered before 1 July 2023

To register your trailer, you must:

• complete a vehicles details inspection sheet
• provide proof of the trailer's origin.

If previous registration details or proof of the Vehicle Identification Number details cannot be provided, you will need to request a new Vehicle Identification Number through the Road Vehicle Regulator system. Note: If a new Vehicle Identification Number is issued, a pre-registration inspection to confirm its identity must be completed.

First registration of trailers

First registration of trailers refers to trailers that have not been previously registered in Australia before.

Trailers with ATM 750kg or less

If your trailer weighs 750kg or less you can complete and submit a vehicle details inspection sheet (F3529). This form is optional; however, you will still be required to provide the relevant information when registering your trailer.

Pre-registration inspection for trailers with more than one axle, or ATM over 750kg

A pre-registration inspection must be completed by the registered operator or their authorised representative (which may include a previously accredited Heavy Vehicle Registration Assessment Scheme (HVRAS) provider) for trailers with more than 1 axle, or an ATM over 750kg. Note: assistance with completing the inspection is available at a transport and motoring service centre.

The self-assessment must be conducted using the applicable vehicle inspection sheet. Find out how to locate the trailer inspection sheets.

Find out more information about the transitional arrangements for the removal of HVRAS.

Pre-registration inspection locations

Pre-registration inspection services for trailers are only offered at some transport and motoring service centres. During severe weather events, you may not be able to get a pre-registration inspection at some centres.

If you live in a rural area you can visit a QGAP office, Magistrates Court or local police station that provides these services—please call to confirm before visiting.

Towing your trailer or caravan to be registered

If your trailer or caravan is currently registered in another state or territory and the number plate is attached, you have 14 days to register it in Queensland and may be fined if you don't. This will allow you time to get a safety certificate or certificate of inspection and then register your trailer or caravan at a transport and motoring service centre. If you live in a rural area, you can visit a QGAP office, Magistrates Court, or local police station that provides vehicle registration services—please call to confirm before visiting.

For information on cancellation requirements and refunds on interstate registration, you will need to contact the road agency from that jurisdiction.

If your trailer or caravan is unregistered and you need to tow it on the road to register it, check with the CTP insurer of your towing vehicle to see if cover is provided to the trailer or caravan being towed. Any number plate on the trailer or caravan must be removed—you may be fined if you don’t. You can then legally tow your trailer or caravan on the road to get a safety certificate or certificate of inspection and then register it at a transport and motoring service centre. If you live in a rural area, you can visit a QGAP office, Magistrates Court, or local police station that provides vehicle registration services—please call to confirm before visiting.

It is acceptable for you to drive the trailer or caravan back to its garaging address if it is not possible to register the vehicle on that day due to insufficient time or to get other registration requirements that were not able to be obtained.

Both Queensland and interstate number plates can be returned to a transport and motoring service centre or if you live in a rural area a QGAP office, Magistrates Court or local police station that provides vehicle registration services—please call to confirm before visiting.

Registration checklist

If you are registering a vehicle at a transport and motoring service centre, you no longer need to complete a vehicle registration application (F3518).

However, if you are attending a QGAP office, Magistrates Court or local police station that provides registration services, you will still need to complete a vehicle registration application (F3518). If it’s your first time doing business with us, you will also need to complete a new customer application (F3503).

You will need to:

• provide an original copy of your current Queensland safety certificate or certificate of inspection:
• handwritten certificates—bring the original blue copy (safety certificate) or pink (certificate of inspection) copy
• electronic certificates—bring a printed copy or write the certificate number on the vehicle registration application
• provide evidence of the vehicle's garage address (S5385)—such as current driver licence, rates notice, gas, electricity or home phone bill issued within the last 6 months
  • if you are unable to provide a garage address, you may be eligible to complete the Queensland garage address statement form (F4408). Most interstate residents cannot use F4408 as proof of their garage address. Call 13 23 80 for more information.
• provide evidence of your identity—such as your current Queensland driver licence. If you're acting on someone's behalf, including deployed defence force members, you'll need to:
  • both complete the Authority to Represent Registered Operator Vehicle Registration (F5225) form
  • show us the other person's original proof of identity documents
  • prove your identity using a document from Category A or Category B
• pay the vehicle registration fees
• pay vehicle registration duty unless exempt.

You may also need the following:

• If you are driving your vehicle to get it registered—the original CTP insurance certificate (6 or 12 month registration period) from a licensed insurer. Your vehicle must have CTP insurance cover before you can legally drive it on the road.

Note: if your vehicle will be used for more than 1 purpose, the CTP insurance class with the higher premium is applicable. If you are considering renting your vehicle, it is advisable to contact your CTP insurer.

• If your vehicle is a heavy motor vehicle with a GVM over 4.5t and you have completed the self-assessment pre-registration inspection —you will need the applicable pre-registration motor vehicle inspection sheet and the vehicle details inspection sheet (F3529).

• If your vehicle is a repairable write-off—you will need a written-off vehicle inspection.

• If your vehicle uses gas or is fitted with gas fittings or systems—you will need a gas inspection certificate that is less than 3 months old issued by an authorised installer:
• you may be granted an exemption if you are unable to obtain a gas certificate if there is no one authorised to issue gas inspection certificates within a reasonable distance of your residence
• new vehicles that have manufacturer-installed gas fittings or systems do not need a gas inspection certificate.

• If your vehicle has a gross vehicle mass over 4.5t—a weighbridge certificate or other acceptable evidence of the vehicle's tare (unladen) weight is needed. View a current list of Queensland public weighbridge stations.