Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 1999 - SECT 220

Registration numbers

220. Registration numbers



(1) If the Corporation registers a vehicle, the Corporation must assign a
distinguishing registration number to the vehicle.

(2) A registration number may consist of one or more numbers or letters or a
combination of both.

(3) A person who is the owner of a vehicle, or who has applied to register a
vehicle, may apply to the Corporation for the assignment to the vehicle of a
registration number that is or was the registration number of another vehicle
that is or was registered in the person's name.

(4) The Corporation may make an assignment under subregulation (3) and do
everything necessary to make the assignment effective if the person-



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   (b)  pays the relevant fee set out in Schedule 6.

(5) A person does not have to pay the fee referred to in subregulation (4) if-

   (a)  the registration number to be assigned is in the series CC-000 to
        CC-999; or

   (b)  the vehicle is licensed under the Transport Act 1983 as a taxi-cab; or



   (c)  the vehicle is a licensed tow truck within the meaning of the
        Accident Towing Services Act 2007.