Motoring Matters - Vehicle Ownership

Registration Fee (RF)	$140
Additional Registration Fee (ARF)
Specific purpose (SP) - Omnibus - School Bus	5% of OMV
General purpose (GP) - Private Hire Bus - Excursion Bus - Private Bus	5% of OMV
Certificate of Entitlement (COE)	Exemption (for SP buses) Bid in Categories C or E (for GP buses)
Excise Duty	Exempted
Life Span for: - Omnibuses - Other Buses	17 years (w.e.f. 1 Sep 2003) 20 years
AWC Permit Fee (for school buses only)	$10
Preferential Additional Registration Fee (PARF)	No PARF Rebates

Vehicle Types	Maximum Laden Weight (metric tonne)	6-Monthly Road Tax		6-Monthly Road Tax (From 1 July 2008)
Vehicle Types	Maximum Laden Weight (metric tonne)	Diesel (From 1 September 2002 to 30 June 2008)	Petrol & Green (From 1 January 2006 to 30 June 2008)	Diesel	Petrol & Green
30 seats or less	mlw £ 3.5	$375	$300	$319	$255
	3.5< mlw £7.0	$385	$308	$328	$262
	7.0< mlw £11.0	$425	$340	$362	$289
	11.0< mlw £16.0	$575	$460	$489	$391
31 seats or more	3.5 < mlw £ 7.0	$510	$408	$434	$347
	7.0 < mlw £ 11.0	$550	$440	$468	$374
	11.0 <mlw £16.0	$700	$560	$595	$476
	16.0 < mlw £ 20.0 (3 axles)*	$650	$520	$553	$442
	16.0 < mlw £ 20.0 (2 axles)*	$1,000	$800	$850	$680
	20.0 < mlw £ 26.0 (3 axles)*	$900	$720	$765	$612

* For the same maximum laden weight (mlw), a 2-axle vehicle will cause more road damage than a 3-axle vehicle because of the higher loading per axle.

Age of Vehicle	Annual Road Tax Surcharge
More than 10 years	10%
More than 11 years	20%
More than 12 years	30%
More than 13 years	40%
More than 14 years	50%

New buses registered between 1 June 2004 and 31 December 2009 are eligible for tax incentives if they are CNG or Bi-fuel (CNG/Petrol) vehicles. Click here for further details.

Last Updated on 21/06/2008