Transport, travel and motoring

Concessions for registrations and licences

You may be eligible for reduced fees for vehicle registrations and drivers licences or be exempt from paying stamp duty on compulsory third party insurance.

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Pensioner concession
Incapacitated person's concession
Incapacitated ex-service person's concession
Primary producer concession

Pensioner concession

You may be entitled to this concession if you hold a state concession card or a pension card issued by the Commonwealth Government.

Benefits include:

50% reduction in the registration fee - you may only receive concession on the registration of 1 motor vehicle (or motorcycle) and 1 trailer (or caravan) that you own and use
exemption from the payment of stamp duty on compulsory third party insurance
50% reduction in the drivers licence fee.

This concession is not valid for heavy vehicles with a laden mass greater than 4,500 kg.

Apply for the concession

Complete the appropriate application form. Either an application for vehicle concession or an application for client concession.
Present your concession card with your application when renewing your vehicle registration and driver's licence. The concession will be verified electronically with Centrelink or the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

For more information phone Service SA on 131 084.

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Incapacitated person's concession

You may be entitled to this concession if you have lost the use of one or both legs and for this reason are unable to use public transport.

Benefits include:

50% reduction in the registration fee - you can receive this concession on the registration of 1 motor vehicle (or motorcycle) that you own and use
exemption from the payment of stamp duty on compulsory third party insurance - this is not a reduction in private vehicle insurance premiums
exemption from the payment of stamp duty on the value of the vehicle.

This concession is not valid for heavy vehicles with a laden mass greater than 4,500 kg.

Apply for the concession

Complete the appropriate application form. Either an application for vehicle concession or an application for client concession.
Lodge the application at a Service SA customer service centre.
Present your concession card.
Present your medical certificate.

For more information phone Service SA on 131 084.

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Incapacitated ex-service person's concession

You may be entitled to this concession if, as a result of your service in the military you:

are totally and permanently incapacitated, or
are blind or have lost a leg or foot, or
receive a pension from the Commonwealth for total incapacity or impairment of motion (at a rate of not less than 70% of the total incapacity pension).

Benefits include:

66.6% reduction in registration fees - you can receive concession on the registration of 1 motor vehicle (or motorcycle) that you own and use
exemption from the payment of stamp duty on compulsory third party insurance - this is not a reduction in the private vehicle insurance premiums
exemption from the payment of stamp duty on the value of the vehicle
50% reduction in the drivers licence fee.

This concession is not valid for heavy vehicles with a laden mass greater than 4,500 kg.

Changes to the Act

The Commonwealth Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the VEA) has recently been replaced by the Commonwealth Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (the MRCA). However, the VEA is still the applicable Act for those service personnel injured or killed prior to 1 July 2004. This includes veterans of:

World War Two
Korean War
Vietnam War
other conflicts prior to 1 July 2004.

The MRCA covers those injured or killed on or after 1 July 2004.

Therefore, the VEA and the MRCA are both in operation and service personnel covered by either Act are entitled to the appropriate concessions.

Apply for the concession

Complete the appropriate application form. Either an application for vehicle concession or an application for client concession.
Present a letter from the Department of Veterans' Affairs showing total incapacity and eligibility with your application. If you're a holder of a GOLD card that is endorsed with the letters TPI (totally and permanently incapacitated) or EDI (extreme disablement adjustment) you may be exempt from producing the letter.
Lodge the application at a Service SA customer service centre.

For more information phone Service SA on 131 084.

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Primary producer concession

A primary producer may be engaged in farming, bee keeping, fishing or other similar activity. Benefit includes:

50% reduction on light vehicle registration fees
40% reduction in some heavy vehicle registration fees.

A boat trailer is a non-commercial vehicle and therefore is not valid for this concession.

Apply for the concession

Farmers

Complete the appropriate application form. Either an application for vehicle concession or an application for client concession. the location of the land being farmed
State whether the land is owned, leased or sharefarmed. If the land is sharefarmed - the current sharefarming agreement must be shown.
Lodge the application at a Service SA customer service centre.

Apiarists

Complete the appropriate application form. Either an application for vehicle concession or an application for client concession. the location of the land being farmed.
State the number of beehives and have a minimum of 100 hives.
Be registered with the Department of Primary Industries (Agriculture).
Lodge the application at a Service SA customer service centre.

Fishing

Complete the appropriate application form. Either an application for vehicle concession or an application for client concession.
Show that a marine scale or restricted marine scale fishing licence has been issued in your name by the Department of Primary Industries.
Lodge the application at a Service SA customer service centre.

For more information phone Service SA on 131 084.

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Outer areas concession

Outer areas concessions include:

Kangaroo Island
District Council of Coober Pedy and Roxby Downs
all other parts of South Australia that are not within a municipality or district council area or Iron Knob.

The benefit includes:

50% reduction in registration fees - valid for vehicles with a gross vehicle mass less than or equal to 4,500 kg
40% reduction in registration fees - valid for vehicles with a gross vehicle mass over 4,500 kg.

The concession covers most vehicles, motorcycles or trailers that are usually kept and used wholly or mainly in outer areas.