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It was withdrawn from 1991 when FBY-000 to FBY-999 was allocated that lasted until 2010 when it was replaced by the standard series. Fire trucks in NSW are now allocated the National Heavy Vehicle plates series while the auxiliary light vehicle continues to be allocated NSW general series yellow plates.
All other states have abolished registration labels for light and heavy vehicles: Western Australia – 1 January 2010, beginning with light vehicles is the first to be abolished and in Northern Territory is the last to be abolished from 1 August 2019 for Heavy Vehicles.
Vehicle inspection in Australia is generally done on a state basis (with the exception of Federally Registered Heavy Vehicles, see below). Each state or territory has the authority to set its own laws pertaining to vehicle inspections, all (with the exception of the self-governing territory of Norfolk Island) have some form of inspection, either periodically or before a transfer of ownership.
The medical standards for drivers of commercial vehicles are set by the National Transport Commission and Austroads.The driver of a vehicle carrying paying passengers (such as a school bus or tourist coach) is required to hold a driver licence depending on the size of the vehicle as well as a "Public Passenger Vehicle Driver Authority" which is issued by the state or territory issuing authority.
If the enforcement order remains unpaid further enforcement action can follow, which may include suspension of the persons driver licence and/or vehicle registration, restrictions on conducting business with Transport for NSW, garnisheeing of wages, property seizure order or a community service order and additional fees. [2]
All states and territories require an annual vehicle registration fee to be paid in order to use a vehicle on public roads; the cost of which varies from state to state and is dependent on the type of vehicle. The fee is known colloquially as 'rego' (pronounced with a soft g, short for registration). [1]
The Australian state of Victoria requires its residents to register their motor vehicles and display vehicle registration plates. [1] Current regular issue plates are to the standard Australian dimensions of 372 mm (14.6 in) in length by 134 mm (5.3 in) in height, but Victoria has used its own serial dies since 1977.
Motor vehicle registration is different from motor vehicle licensing and roadworthiness certification. California new 2022 motor vehicle registration sticker (bottom, foreground) about to be applied to the license plate over the previous 2021 sticker (top, background) Motor vehicles may also be registered with property owners or managers to ...