Which Credit Card Gives Points for Paying VicRoads Registration?

Lsoangry on 26/09/2017 - 23:45
Last edited 27/09/2017 - 10:06 by 1 other user

Which credit card gives reward points for VicRoads rego payment? I'm thinking of applying for a new Visa or Mastercard with sign up bonus but I'm not sure if payment to VicRoads counts toward min spend (for bonuses)

I had briefly chatted with Citibank online (Sig Visa) and ANZ (Black) and were told the same thing…no points for payment made to government agencies including VicRoads, and doesn't count towards minimum spend ($3,000 for Citi Sig, $2,500 for ANZ Black)…somehow I think they might be wrong.

My last option would be to use up all the eftpos gift cards purchased using Amex to pay VicRoads…but then again I don't know if paying over the counter is an option…I'm still waiting for VicRoads to reply.

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  JimmyF on 27/09/2017 - 09:00

  but then again I don't know if paying over the counter is an option

  the answer is no

  https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/registration/renew-update-or…

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    donbot on 27/09/2017 - 11:38

    Over the counter at Post Offices is an option I'm reasonably sure?

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      JimmyF on 27/09/2017 - 11:52

      Not sure. It could be an option (too lazy to find rego paper and look) but it wasn't listed on the vicroads website on how to pay your rego.

      So maybe its been removed recently. Auspost do charge vicroads a fee for accepting payment etc.

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    soangry on 20/10/2017 - 23:53

    I just paid for my rego over the counter today using 8 $100 eftpos gift card. Took a long time though. they said they never did it before. Max was $300, so they split it into 3 transactions

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      JimmyF on 21/10/2017 - 16:03

      paid it where though? auspost or vicroads?

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        soangry on 21/10/2017 - 17:40

        VicRoads

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      Craze on 22/02/2018 - 09:38

      Hey ausvicee, where would you buy fee-free eftpost gift card? I just rang up AusPost and you can pay over counter but AMEX is not accepted for vicroads. Wanting to pay with Amex to meet min spending criteria.

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        soangry on 22/02/2018 - 10:34

        I stock up eftpos gift cards when there's bonus flybuys points of 2000 per $50 card. Currently there's no such promotion. If you need it now the only way I can think of is buy wish egift cards using amex at 5% discount (cashrewards) then use the egift cards to buy eftpos gift cards. Someone posted that the activation fee for $100 eftpos card is now $6.95. So you lose about 1.6%
        Cheaper to buy $50 with $5.95 fee. You pay about 1.3%…correct me if I'm wrong

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  johninmelb on 27/09/2017 - 16:26

  I got points for my Vic Roads payment on my Woolworths Visa Card last January. But I don't know how often they offer sign on bonuses.

  I'd also be wary of them as it seems as though it is hit or miss sometimes with what they regard as Government spend. I received points for a Department of Immigration purchase as well in the same month.

  Presumably it is processed offshore, and our friends in the Phillipines don't know what to classify as government!

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  momov3 on 27/09/2017 - 20:51

  I just paid my Vic Rds rego and for the first time, paid direct BSB into their account. If you read the fine print, there is now a nasty surcharge for all credit card and visa payments. Never used to be before.

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    kerfuffle on 27/09/2017 - 23:22

    Same with the RMS in NSW

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  PVA on 27/09/2017 - 20:54

  The extra you pay using the credit card will counteract the points. Isn't there a 1% or so charge when you pay the bill with a CC?