Western Australian Current Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC (VEHICLES) REGULATIONS 2014 - REG 84A

84A .         Classic vehicles

        (1)         In this regulation —

        approved motoring organisation means a body corporate approved under subregulation (4);

        classic vehicle means a vehicle that —

            (a)         is a street rod vehicle; or

            (b)         if a discount period were to apply in relation to the vehicle — was manufactured in a calendar year that started at least 30 years before the start of the calendar year in which the discount period would begin;

        Example for this definition:

                For the purposes of paragraph (b) — If a discount period in relation to a vehicle would begin on 1 July 2025, the start of the calendar year in which the discount period would begin is 1 January 2025. The vehicle is a classic vehicle if it was manufactured in a calendar year that started at least 30 years before 1 January 2025, that is, in a calendar year that started on or before 1 January 1995.

        discount period means the period for which a reduced charge is paid;

        financial member , of an approved motoring organisation, means a person who pays a membership fee to belong to the organisation;

        motoring event means an event —

            (a)         held by an approved motoring organisation; or

            (b)         held by another person and approved by an approved motoring organisation;

        reduced charge means a vehicle licence charge reduced in accordance with subregulation (2).

        (2)         The vehicle licence charge that, but for this regulation, would be payable for a classic vehicle is reduced by 75% if —

            (a)         the vehicle is a light vehicle; and

            (b)         the vehicle is owned by —

                  (i)         an approved motoring organisation; or

                  (ii)         a person who the CEO is satisfied will be a financial member of an approved motoring organisation for the duration of the discount period;

                and

            (c)         the CEO is satisfied the vehicle will not be used —

                  (i)         at motoring events on more than 60 days in a calendar year in which the whole or a part of the discount period occurs; and

                  (ii)         for other purposes (including for testing, maintenance or repair) on more than 30 days in a calendar year in which the whole or a part of the discount period occurs.

        (3)         A classic vehicle is not used on a day for the purposes of subregulation (2)(c)(ii) if the vehicle is only driven by a repairer of the vehicle within a 5 km radius of the place where the vehicle is tested, maintained or repaired.

        (4)         The CEO may approve a body corporate as an approved motoring organisation if the CEO is satisfied that the body corporate’s operations include offering membership to persons who own classic vehicles.

        (5)         The CEO may approve a label to be displayed on a classic vehicle for which a reduced charge is paid.

        (6)         An owner of a classic vehicle who pays a reduced charge for the vehicle must ensure that, for the duration of the discount period, any label approved by the CEO under subregulation (5) is —

            (a)         displayed in a conspicuous place on the vehicle; and

            (b)         unobscured.

        Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of 10 PU.

        Modified penalty for this subregulation: 4 PU.

        [Regulation 84A inserted: SL 2021/37 r. 6; amended: SL 2024/256 r. 4.]