You must register your vehicle in South Australia within three months if you move from another State or Territory of Australia and become a permanent resident.

Unless you hold a current interstate registration certificate in exactly the same name as the intended South Australian registration, the vehicle must undergo an identity inspection to confirm the correct identity of the vehicle. The vehicle can be inspected at the following inspection stations upon payment of the correct fee .

If you live within a 40 kilometre radius of the Adelaide GPO , the vehicle must be inspected by the:

Vehicle Identity Assessment Station
7 Naweena Road , Regency Park 5010
Open: 8 am – 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (except public holidays).
No appointment is necessary.

If you live more than 40 kilometres from the Adelaide GPO , you may have the vehicle inspected at

• your local police station.
  Please contact the police station to arrange an appointment.
  or
• Vehicle Identity Assessment Station
  7 Naweena Road
  Regency Park 5010
  Open: 8 am – 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (except public holidays).
  No appointment is necessary.

See vehicle inspections for more information.

Once the vehicle has been inspected, you need to present the inspection certificate or post to a Customer Service Centre along with:

• your completed ‘ Application for Registration and Third Party Insurance' form
• your inspection certificate
• evidence of identity if you have not previously been issued a licence or registered a vehicle in South Australia
• the appropriate fees . Calculate applicable fees by visiting http://ecom.transport.sa.gov.au/.

The following fees may apply:

• registration fee
• third party insurance fee
• stamp duty on insurance
• stamp duty on value*
• number plate fee
• postage fee (if you request the number plates to be posted to you)
• administration fee, level 3
• Emergency Services Levy
• inspection fee.

After you have registered the vehicle in South Australia , you can apply to the State where the vehicle was previously registered for a refund of registration fees.

Stamp duty*

If the vehicle was registered in your name in another State, you will need to produce the current certificate of registration from that State when you apply for registration to be exempted from paying stamp duty on the value of the vehicle.

If the vehicle was not registered in your name in another State, you will need to pay the appropriate stamp duty fee based on the value of the vehicle.