If the rear number plate of your vehicle is obscured by a bike rack, you'll need to fit a bike rack plate to ensure the plate number can be seen clearly.
This is a smaller copy of your existing SA issued number plate and will have black characters on a white reflective background.
You can order a bike rack plate online through EzyPlates.
You'll need your:
- licence or client number
- plate number.
Fee: $32
What happens next
Your bike rack plate will be available to collect from your chosen Service SA centre, or be posted, in approximately 10 working days.
Displaying a bike rack plate
A bicycle rack attached to a motor vehicle, and any bicycle on the rack, must not cover the rear number plate of the vehicle. When attaching a bicycle rack to the rear of a vehicle, you can either:
- display a bicycle rack number plate on the rack
- take the rear number plate off the motor vehicle and attach it to the bicycle rack.
You must not display a standard number plate on both the rear of the vehicle and on a bicycle rack, or use homemade number plates.
When you are carrying bicycles on your rack, if the brake lights on the vehicle are not visible from 200 metres away under normal weather conditions, you must attach an additional brake light to the rack that is visible from 200 metres.
Need help?
Contact Service SA
Online
Only send general enquiries online. Service SA will respond within 3 working days.
If the matter is urgent or is specifically about your current licence or registration, phone or visit a Service SA centre instead.
Phone
Call Service SA between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays:
- 13 10 84
- +61 8 8226 0206 (overseas callers).
In person
Service SA centre locations and opening hours.
