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You can cancel your vehicle registration — such as a car, trailer, caravan or motorbike — and get a refund for time left before the registration expires.
Cancel online
If you intend to re-register your vehicle within 12 months, you can cancel it online.
Log in to mySAGOV using a browser — not the mobile app. Select Start now below.
Once you're logged in:
- Select Vehicle list in the Vehicles section
- Select Details alongside the registration number of the relevant vehicle
- Scroll down and under Payments, select Cancel registration.
Reasons you can't cancel online
You can't cancel online if the vehicle:
- is written off or wrecked
- has been sold
- is now registered interstate
- is stolen.
You'll need to submit the paper cancellation form to Service SA.
Submit the paper form instead
- Step 1
Complete the form
Download and print the form, or get one from a Service SA centre.
- Step 2
Check what supporting documents you need
You may need to provide supporting documents or additional information to cancel your rego:
If your vehicle was written off or wrecked
You'll need a letter from your insurer or complete the Statutory Declaration on the back of the application form, stating the date of the accident and the last time the vehicle was driven on the road.
This backdates the effective date of cancellation.
If your vehicle is now registered interstate
You'll need both the:
- interstate registration certificate
- plate surrender receipt from the interstate jurisdiction.
If the vehicle was stolen
You'll need the South Australia Police (SAPOL) report number.
To make a report, call the police assistance line on 131 444 or attend a police station.
30 days must have passed since the date the vehicle was stolen before the registration can be cancelled. This is to allow the vehicle to be driven if it's recovered. The cancellation date will be backdated to when the vehicle was stolen.
- Step 3
Surrender your number plates
You'll need to surrender your plates to Service SA with your application.
If you don't have the plates (for example they were destroyed in an accident), you'll need to provide one of the following documents instead to confirm this:
- a letter from your insurer
- a letter from the auction house
- a completed Statutory Declaration — is on the back of the application form.
Reasons you don't need to surrender your number plates
- your number plates have a special plate agreement, such as custom or personalised
- you intend to re-register it within 12 months
- the vehicle was stolen.
- Step 4
Submit the form
You can submit the form:
In person
Take the form and if applicable supporting documents and number plates to a Service SA centre.
A third party can attend on your behalf, but must produce evidence of Power of Attorney or a SACAT Administration Order.Post
Send the form and if applicable supporting documents to:
Service SA
GPO Box 1533
Adelaide SA 5001
What happens next
The cancellation takes effect from the date it's processed — unless your supporting documents declare otherwise. A refund cheque will be posted to the registered owner or third party (if requested) in approximately 10 working days.
How refunds are calculated
A refund is calculated on the remaining portion of the vehicle’s registration fee, compulsory third party (CTP) insurance premium and lifetime support scheme levy.
No refund is issued on the administration fee, stamp duty on the insurance policy, or emergency services levy components of the original registration fee.
An administration fee of $20 is deducted from the amount refundable.
New plates will be issued when re-registering a vehicle that has had its number plates surrendered. A fee of $65 is payable.
