A wide variety of apprentices will be able to access the scheme if employers can show that their vehicle is an essential part of their work
Victorian apprentices will be able to get free vehicle registration from July 1, saving them up to $865 every year.
The $10 million initiative is being delivered in the Victorian Budget 2023/24 to ease financial pressure for trainees and apprentices across the state.
Apprentices who need their car for work are already entitled to a 50 per cent discount on their vehicle’s registration fee as part of the Trade Apprentice Registration Discount scheme – with over 12,000 apprentices and trainees currently taking advantage of the discount.
The scheme was introduced in 2016 to reduce costs for trade apprentices needing to use their own vehicle for work purposes, and expanded to border communities earlier in the year – giving apprentices who live in Victoria but work in New South Wales and South Australia the same savings as those who live and work in Victoria.
Eligible apprentices can apply for the free vehicle registration via the myVicRoads portal on the VicRoads website.
“We’re backing our hard-working Victorian apprentices and helping ease cost of living pressures by making vehicle registration completely free, saving eligible apprentices hundreds of dollars every year,” Premier Daniel Andrews says.
Member for Broadmeadows Kathleen Matthews-Ward adds: “Carpenters, joiners, bricklayers, plumbers, electricians and chefs in our outer suburbs rely on their vehicle to get to and from work every day – so this initiative will provide a huge benefit.”