Register special purpose vehicles

If your heavy vehicle is oversize or overmass, you must register it as a special purpose vehicle (SPV).

This includes vehicles under the three categories below:

• plant special vehicle - includes bulldozers, backhoes, graders and front-end loaders used for:
  • off-road use
  • use on a road related area
  • use on an area that is under construction or repair.
• truck special vehicle - includes mobile cranes, truck mounted concrete pumpers and boring plants that are:
  • built or modified for use on roads
  • have no axle group loaded more than the mass limits.
• overmass special vehicle - includes mobile cranes, truck mounted concrete pumpers and boring plants that are:
  • built or modified for use on roads
  • have at least one axle or axle group loaded more than the limits.

What's not included

The following vehicles can't be considered special purpose vehicles:

• police vans
• caravan, mobile home, converted bus as mobile home, mobile laboratory
• desludger, eductor, water tanker or sprayer, bitumen tanker or sprayer, sludge or septic tanker, garbage compactor
• mobile billboard, display bus, mobile library, mobile workshop, mobile kitchen and workshop
• pole erectors with provision for carrying poles
• tow trucks - including trucks with retractable trays
• concrete mixer and agitator
• prime mover used to tow or power circus or entertainment equipment
• general access vehicles fitted with equipment to lift loads on and off.

Before you apply

You must make sure you:

• have third party insurance
• get a vehicle inspection.

How to apply

Apply when you register your heavy vehicle and pay a fee based on what type of SPV you have.