Vehicles are grouped into different classes based on vehicle type, number of seats and purpose of use. Find out which class applies to your vehicle, below.
| Vehicle Class | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cars and station wagons |
| 2 | Motorised homes, but not if the part of the motor vehicle designed for residence is detachable from the part that provides the motive power |
| 3 | Taxis (cars and station wagons only) |
| 4 | Hire vehicles that would otherwise fall into Class 1, 2 or 6 and are not in class 26 |
| 5 | Motor vehicles, including cycles, for use only as vintage, veteran, historic or street rod motor vehicles |
| 6 | Trucks, utilities and vans, including panel vans, with a gross vehicle mass of 4.5t or less |
| 7 | Trucks, prime movers and vans with a gross vehicle mass of more than 4.5t |
| 8 | Buses that are - (a) exempt or partially exempt from payment of vehicle registration fees on the basis of use for charitable or community service; or (b) used only for driver tuition; or (c) not used for or in connection with a business or commercial purposes |
| 9 | Buses used substantially for transporting - (a) children, mature age students, teachers, other school employees and parents to or from school or school events; or (b) persons of any age to or from centres for therapy, rehabilitation, or remedial or other special education; (but a bus is not taken to be used substantially for transporting passengers of these classes if it carries a number of passengers of some other class or classes that is more than 10% of its adult passenger seating capacity) |
| 10A | Buses that are - (a) used within 350km of their principle base of operations; and (b) not in class 8, 9, or 10B |
| 10B | Buses operating under an integrated mass transit service contract, other than buses used only for a school service or a restricted school service |
| 11 | Buses that are not in class 8, 9, 10A or 10B |
| 12 | Motorcycles with 2 wheels or 3 wheels, including motorcycles for hire, with seating only for the driver |
| 13 | Motorcycles with 2 or 3 wheels, including motorcycles for hire, with either or both of the following - (a) seating for a pillion passenger; (b) a sidecar |
| 14 | Tractors, with or without attachment, that are conditionally registered with unrestricted access registration |
| 15 | (a) Self-propelled machinery, other than a vehicle of class 14, 19, 20 or 21; and (b) Fire engines, bush fire brigade vehicles, and other emergency vehicles other than ambulances |
| 16 | Ambulances |
| 17 | Motor vehicles used only for primary production, other than motor vehicles for which a lower premium is prescribed |
| 19 | Motor vehicles that are conditionally registered with limited access registration |
| 20 | Motor vehicles that are conditionally registered with zone access registration |
| 21 | Self-propelled machinery other than a vehicle of class 14, 15, 19 or 20, that is conditionally registered with unrestricted access registration |
| 22 | Motor vehicles, other than trailers, for which unregistered vehicle permits have been or are to be issued (base rate for the first day plus $1.10 per day for every additional day) |
| 23 | Motor vehicles, other than trailers, to be driven with a dealer’s plate attached in the course of a business for which the dealer’s plate is issued |
| 24 | Trailers with a GVM of more than 4.5 t for which a supplementary policy within the meaning of s31(5) of the Act is sought |
| 26 | Booked hire vehicles (cars, station wagons and utilities) and limousines (cars and station wagons) that are not also motor vehicles made available, at any time, for hire without a driver |
For queries about your vehicle’s purpose of use or registration category, please contact the Department of Transport and Main Roads