If you live in South Australia and own or acquire a vehicle (including trailers, caravans and motorcycles) that is registered in another state or territory, you'll need to apply for registration in South Australia.
Visitors can drive an interstate-registered vehicle for up to 90 days.
How to apply
Interstate registration is in your name
If you have moved to South Australia and own a vehicle registered in another state or territory, you must apply for SA registration within 3 months.
What you'll need
Take the following to a Service SA customer service centre:
- your South Australian driver’s licence or full evidence of identity
- completed application for registration and compulsory third party insurance (67.1KB PDF)
- completed application for exemption from stamp duty
- your current interstate registration certificate (the name on the certificate must match the name on the application for registration)
- identity inspection certificate (if required).
Identity inspection
An identity inspection is required if:
- the registration has been expired for more than three months
- there is a change to the registered ownership details.
Cost
You will need to pay:
- vehicle registration fees
- vehicle inspection fee (if applicable)
- a new number plate fee.
Stamp duty will also be payable if there are any changes to the ownership details or you do not have an interstate registration certificate.
Vehicle acquired from interstate
If you are a South Australian resident and acquire a vehicle registered interstate, you should apply for SA registration as soon as practicable.
What you'll need
Take these documents to a Service SA customer service centre:
- your South Australian driver’s licence or full evidence of identity
- completed application for registration and compulsory third party insurance (67.1KB PDF)
- identity inspection certificate.
Cost
You will need to pay:
- vehicle registration fees
- stamp duty, which can be calculated using Revenue SA's stamp duty calculator.
- vehicle inspection fee
- a new number plate fee.
What happens next
When you pay the registration you will be issued a set of number plates. You must affix them to your vehicle on the day you receive them.
Surrender your interstate number plates at any Service SA customer service centre.
Refund of interstate registration
If the interstate registration was in your name, you can apply to the interstate authority for a refund on any unexpired portion of registration once the plates have been surrendered.
