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?
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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.