Set up direct debit for your vehicle — such as a car, trailer, caravan or motorbike — and never forget to pay your registration again.
You can choose to pay monthly, quarterly or annually. The fee will be automatically debited from your nominated payment method.
Set up direct debit
Log in to mySAGOV using a browser — not the mobile app. Select Start now.
You'll need:
- to be 18 or older
- a bank account or credit or debit card
- your rego to be current
- to pay a fee for 1 month's registration upfront if your rego has less than 1 month left.
If you need help once you have logged in, follow these instructions
Cost
You can:
- compare the fees when you set up it up in your account.
- use the fees calculator or view approximate fees on the vehicle registration fees page.
What happens next
Direct debit payments are debited 1 month before your rego's expiry date. This allows enough time to notify you if your payment cannot be processed.
You'll receive an email or SMS 7 days before your payment is debited to make sure there are sufficient funds in the account.
It may take up to 5 days for your payment to be debited, depending on your financial institution, so it's important to make sure the funds are available until your payment is processed.
Once direct debit has been set up, you won't be sent paper renewals.
You can download a copy of your registration certificate or receipt from your account at any time.
If you paid a fee for 1 month's registration upfront
As direct debit payments are debited 1 month before your rego's expiry date, your first direct debit payment may fall close to the day you made the upfront payment.
For example
- If your rego is due on 26 June, and you set up direct debit on 20 June, you'll pay a 1 month's registration fee upfront. This changes your expiry date to 26 July.
- Your first direct debit payment will then be debited on 26 June, as this is 1 month before your rego's expiry date.
If a payment fails
If the first attempt fails, you'll receive an email or SMS advising when a second attempt will be made.
Reasons for a failed payment include:
- insufficient funds
- there are outstanding fines
- a defect or written off notification is recorded
- the vehicle has a plate agreement that is due to expire before the current or new registration expiry date. You can renew your plate agreement online.
If the payment fails on 2 consecutive occasions:
- the vehicle will be removed from direct debit
- you will be sent a registration renewal notification by post, email or SMS, depending on what your nominated preference is.
