Cancelling registration
Lodge a completed Vehicle/Recreational Ship Cancellation of Registration Application (F3517) at a Queensland Transport customer service centre. All registered operators must sign the form.Hand in the number plate/s of your vehicle to a customer service centre. If you have been issued with two number plates, both plates must be handed in. If you have been issued with one number plate (motorbikes and trailers), you must hand it in. If you have purchased personalised number plates, you may keep them.
If the registration is current, destroy the registration label and certify on the form that it has been destroyed. You will then receive a refund, minus an administration fee, for the unexpired portion of your registration.
If you are cancelling vehicle or motorbike registration, Queensland Transport will, on behalf of your compulsory third party insurer, include a refund of the remainder of your compulsory third party premium with the registration refund.
The refund is calculated on a daily proportionate basis for the unexpired portion of the registration and compulsory third party insurance.
Of the total fee paid, the refund includes the registration fee component and the compulsory third party insurer's premium. It does not include the traffic improvement fees and levies such as the registration reinstatement fee.
If you are cancelling registration because the vehicle has been wrecked, you will need to notify the written-off vehicle register.
Last updated 30 June 2008
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