Insurance Requirements

When do I need proof of insurance?

You will require proof of insurance when you renew your vehicle registration or transfer a vehicle into your name.

Are there any exceptions?

An insurance certificate is not required when:

• the vehicle registration is expired and you do not wish to re-licence; or
• the vehicle you are licencing is a trailer.

If the vehicle registration is valid, but you do not have insurance, plates must be returned to the Division and the vehicle registration is inactivated for proof of insurance. Plates are held until you return with proof of insurance. The vehicle registration is then activated and plates returned.