Motoring Matters - Vehicle Ownership

Registration Fee (RF)	$140
Additional Registration Fee (ARF)
- LGV (Light Goods vehicle)	5% of OMV
- HGV (Heavy Goods vehicle)	5% of OMV
- VHGV (Very Heavy Goods vehicle)	5% of OMV
- GPV (Goods-cum-passenger vehicle)	110% of OMV¹100% of OMV²
- EPV (Engineering Plant vehicle)	Exempted
Certificate of Entitlement (COE)	Bid in Categories C or E
Excise Duty	Exempted
Life Span	20 years
Preferential Additional Registration Fee (PARF)	No PARF Rebates

¹For GPVs registered with COEs obtained from March 2004 to February 2008 tender exercises.
²For GPVs registered with COEs obtained from March 2008 tender exercises and onwards.

Green Vehicle Rebate

Type of propellant	Vehicle Registration Date	Tax Incentive
CNG	Between 1 Oct 2001 and 31 Dec 2011	ARF Rebate of 5% of OMV
Bi-Fuel (CNG/Petrol)	Between 1 Jun 2004 and 31 Dec 2011
Hybrid	Between 1 Jan 2006 and 31 Dec 2011
Electric	Between 1 Jan 2008 and 31 Dec 2011

Special tax is not applicable to Commercial Vehicles

Note: For the purpose of road tax computation, Engineering Plant Vehicles and Specific Purpose Vehicles are classified as Light Goods Vehicles, Heavy Goods Vehicles or Very Heavy Goods Vehicles according to their maximum laden weight.

Type of Goods Vehicles	Maximum Laden Weight (metric tonne)	6-Monthly Road Tax
		From 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009 and From 1 July 2010		From 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010
		Diesel	Petrol & Green	Diesel	Petrol & Green
Light Goods Vehicles¹	mlw £ 3.5	$213	$170	$150	$119
Heavy Goods Vehicles¹	3.5 < mlw £ 7	$328	$262	$230	$184
	7 < mlw £ 11	$362	$289	$254	$203
	11 < mlw £ 16	$489	$391	$343	$274
Very Heavy Goods Vehicles (excluding Prime Movers)	16 < mlw £ 20 (2axles)*	$850	$680	$595	$476
	16 < mlw £ 20 (3 axles)*	$553	$442	$388	$310
	20 < mlw £ 26	$765	$612	$536	$429
	26 < mlw £ 32	$765	$612	$536	$429
	32 < mlw £ 40 (4 axles)*	$1,190	$952	$833	$667
	32 < mlw £ 40 (>=5 axles)*	$850	$680	$595	$476
	40< mlw £ 55	$1,275	$1,020	$893	$714
	mlw > 55	$1,488	$1,190	$1,042	$833
Very Heavy Goods Vehicles (Prime Movers)	mlw £ 20	$553	$442	$388	$310
	20 < mlw £ 26	$765	$612	$536	$429
	26< mlw £ 32	$765	$612	$536	$429
	32< mlw £ 40	$850	$680	$595	$476
	40 < mlw £ 55	$1,275	$1,020	$893	$714
	mlw > 55	$1,488	$1,190	$1,042	$833

¹Exclude Goods-cum-Passenger Vehicles
*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.

Road Tax Rates for Goods-cum-Passengers Vehicles (GPVs)

Maximum Laden Weight
(metric tonne)

6-Monthly Road Tax

From 1 July 2008 to
30 June 2009
and
From 1 July 2010

From 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010

Diesel

Petrol & Green

Diesel

Petrol & Green

mlw £ 3.5
$372

$298

$261

$209

mlw > 3.5
$487

$390

$341

$273

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%

Late Payment Fee (1st Month)	Offer of Composition (>1 Month)	Warrant Fee (>2.5 Months)	Additional Offer of Composition (>3 Months)
$50	$50	$15	$150

Last Updated on 23/02/2009