RV FEATURE
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
In Western Australia , caravans up to 4500kg GVM are considered ‘ light vehicles ’. Registering a van is known as ‘ licensing ’ and , before being registered for the first time , it needs to be inspected for roadworthiness .
But in this article , we are looking at the basic cost to renew rego . This state has a streamlined system that applies to most vehicles in which you pay a fixed rate per 100kg . In the case of a ‘ motor-propelled caravan ’ ( i . e ., a motorhome ), it ’ s $ 25.52 per 100kg . But caravans cost a reasonable $ 6.38 per 100kg to ‘ license ’ – rounded up to the nearest 100kg .
For example , if your van weighed 2400kg Tare , you ’ d be up for $ 153.12 . However , there is a slight hitch : on top of this , there is a prescribed ‘ flat fee ’ of $ 13.20 that applies to 12-month renewals . But , on the whole , it appears to be a reasonably fair system .
Western Australia wants to ensure your van is roadworthy before it can be ' licensed ' for the first time in that state .
Victoria remains the cheapest state in which to register a van .
TASMANIA
The Apple Isle takes a much broader , simpler approach to most of its northern counterparts . If the caravan has an unladen mass of equal to or less than 500kg , 12- month rego renewal costs $ 89.42 . But if the van has an unladen mass greater than 500kg but less than or equal to 4.5 tonnes GVM , it ’ s $ 180.32 . This is the fee , of course , that would apply to the vast majority – if not all – of us .
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