Before driving a vehicle on the road it must be registered and have
compulsory third party insurance.
Unregistered vehicles are not permitted to stand on the road and can be
detected by traffic cameras.
How to register an unregistered vehicle in your name
Step 1: Download and complete an
application for registration and third party insurance.
You will need to provide:
- your name, address and date of birth
- your licence or client number
- name and address of the person you bought the vehicle from
- vehicle registration (plate) number
- engine number
- vehicle identification number (VIN) or chassis number
- vehicle make, type and year of manufacture.
Step 2: Return the completed application to a Service SA customer service centre.
If you live more than 100 kilometres from a Service SA customer service centre you can lodge and pay for the initial motor vehicle registration at your nearest police station (except for residents of Ceduna, Coober Pedy and Kingscote who can go to Australia Post).
After you pay the fee a registration details certificate will be issued to you or sent in the mail.
Things to remember
All road traffic cameras (including red-light, speed and Safe-T cam) detect unregistered and uninsured vehicles on South Australian roads, in addition to police traffic enforcement. The aim is to encourage road users to
register their vehicle and have compulsory third party insurance.
Detecting unregistered vehicles
Traffic cameras are used to detect unregistered vehicles to ensure that everyone contributes towards ongoing road maintenance and upgrades and has compulsory third party insurance – all funded when paying your vehicle registration fee.
Fines for unregistered and uninsured vehicles apply. To ensure you are not caught out unintentionally:
More information
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Renewing vehicle registration
Applying for seasonal vehicle registration
Short-term unregistered vehicle permit
Historic and left-hand drive vehicles