My car registration fee has gradually been increasing every year. It was about $700 last year, now it's $750.
This is for an Audi, a mate of mine with a Volkswagon is paying $100 less than me.
How is the rego cost determined? Age of the car? Suburb of residence? Number of traffic violations?
What determines the price of Rego in Victoria?
idonotknowwhy on 24/03/2017 - 09:47
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Bikies
Thanks, that's the answer.
I moved from Rural -> Outer -> Metro over the past few years, that explains the price increase.
It's market value first then they increase the fee every year because they want to
Market value is about $5,000 now
This is for an Audi, a mate of mine with a Volkswagon is paying $100 less than me.
should've got a VW, the Audi screams "im trying to look rich"
My next car will be a VW, I bought this before I discovered ozbargain
why stop at VW, get a KIA.
Honestly, I'm thinking of trying 'no car' (depending on where I live when mine dies) and just using PT + the occasional Uber.
Petrol, repairs, the fact that it's a depreciating asset, speeding fines, parking fines, insurance, rego.
I wonder how many Ubers I can catch / year for all that.@idonotknowwhy: speeding fines and parking fines are entirely preventable, not a running cost. They are a stupid tax.
@Euphemistic: I just think of speeding fines as another tax I have to pay.
Only had one parking fine actually, I just forgot.
In NSW the rego cost is based on vehicle weight and usage type. My 4x4 ute cost about $150 more than my old forester, but is about the same as my wife's 4x4 wagon. (all private use)
Has nothing to do with the make/model of car, only the location of registration.
If you have any family that live in the country, register your car at their address under your name. Save yourself $100 :)
Great idea.
Insurance premiums went down as I moved closer, so I'll have to do the calculations.Edit: Actually, I'm fine with paying more. Road maintenance is probably more expensive for metro areas.
This seems like one of the few fair things happening in Victoria.
Mine is $790. paid today.
i think the suburb where you live or the car lives determines the rego prices. I have tried putting up different addresses on the Vicroads website to test my theory and yeah, i gives you different figures depending on the suburb.
Which doesn't make any sense … makes sense where the car is garaged for insurance purposes but not registration.
I guess more people get hit by cars in the city (higher population density).
Rego goes towards TAC
They throw a dart at a board.