Order a bike rack plate

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.

Other ways to apply

1. Complete the form

Application for a replacement number plate (PDF 258.0 KB)

2. Submit the form and pay the fee

In person

At any Service SA centre.

By post

Post the form and correct fee (cheque or money order) to:

Service SA
GPO Box 1533
Adelaide SA 5001

What happens next

If your plates are posted

• Your plates should arrive in approximately 15 working days.

Picking up plates from Service SA

• Plates will be ready to pick up in approximately 10 working days.
• Someone else can pick up the plates for you, if they have a digital or paper copy of the tax invoice.

Displaying a bike rack plate

You'll need to either:

1. display the bike rack plate on the bike rack, or
2. take the rear number plate off the motor vehicle and attach it to the bicycle rack.

When carrying bikes, your vehicle brake lights must be visible from 200 metres away - under normal weather conditions. If it's not visible from 200 metres, you must attach an additional brake light to the rack.

You must not:

• cover the rear number plate of the vehicle.
• display a standard number plate on both the rear of the vehicle and on a bicycle rack.
• use homemade number plates.