Key info
- If you have bought TasPlates from another person, you must transfer ownership of the plates into your name.
- If you assign the plates to a vehicle, the vehicle must be registered in Tasmania, in the same name as the plate owner.
- You must apply at a service centre with a transfer right to display form (PDF, 109KB).
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About applying to transfer the right to display TasPlates
If you want to display TasPlates that you bought from someone else on your registered vehicle, you must return any existing standard plates that are currently registered to that vehicle.
How to apply
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What you need to apply
If you are assigning the plates to a vehicle, you must bring:
- a completed transfer right to display form (PDF, 109KB)
- a completed replace plates application form (PDF, 189KB)
- your current Tasmanian licence or proof of identity documents
- payment
- any remaining plates, or
- a statutory declaration (PDF, 114KB) if the plates are lost or stolen or if you are not returning any plates.
If you are not assigning the plates to a vehicle, you must bring:
- a completed transfer right to display form (PDF, 109KB)
- your current Tasmanian licence or proof of identity documents
- payment.
If the vehicle and TasPlates are registered in someone else's name, you must also bring:
- a letter of authority from the registered owner clearly stating that you have permission act on their behalf
- a copy of the registered owner's current Tasmanian licence or proof of identity documents.
If the vehicle and TasPlates are registered in a company name, you must also bring:
- proof that you are from the company with either:
- a letter of authority on company letterhead clearly stating that you have permission act on their behalf, or
- being in company uniform when you attend a service centre, or
- a business card printed with the company logo and your name.
Can I apply?
You can apply if you have bought TasPlates from another person.
Proving your identity
There are 2 ways to prove your identity:
1. Your Tasmanian driver licence
You can show your driver licence, even if it expired up to 2 years ago.
2. Provide identity documents
If you don't have a Tasmanian driver licence you must show at least:
- one category A document and 2 category B documents, or
- two category A documents and one category B document.
These documents must:
- show your current Tasmanian address
- be the originals (not photocopies, certified copies or laminated)
- be in English or provided with an English translation from an accredited translator.
- Australian birth certificate (not an extract or commemorative certificate)
- Australian citizenship papers
- Australian passport (can be expired up to 2 years)
- Overseas passport or visa (can be expired up to 2 years if accompanied by a current Australian visa)
- Australian photo driver licence (can be expired up to 2 years)
- Australian firearms licence
- Tasmanian Government personal information card (showing your full name)
- Department of Immigration and Border Protection issued travel documents or Australian Government issued ImmiCard
- Department of Immigration and Border Protection certificate of evidence of resident status.
- Medicare card
- Bank or credit card, with signature
- Student identity card with photo, issued by an Australian educational institution
- Department of Veterans' Affairs or Centrelink - pensioner concession or other current entitlement card issued by the Australian Government
- Births, Deaths and Marriages change of name/marriage certificate (not a church or celebrant document) or deed poll
- High risk work licence issued by WorkSafe Tasmania
- Government issued working with vulnerable people or children card.
If you have changed your address or name
If your name or address is incorrect on your licence or any documents you use to prove your identity, you must show evidence of:
- your address, and/or
- change of name documents.
To show evidence of change of address you must provide one of the following documents:
- Financial institution statement
- Lease or rent agreement
- Council rate notice
- Utility account (electricity, water, sewerage, telephone, gas)
- Aurora+ phone application (name and address details must match the applicant's and be visible when sighted at a service centre. Must not be a screenshot)
- Land tax valuation notice
- Australian Taxation Office assessment (current or last financial year)
- Certificate of title.
To show evidence of change of name you must provide one of the following documents:
- Adoption paper issued by court
- Divorce paper issued by court, showing your original name
- Change of name registration issued by Births, Deaths and Marriages or deed poll
- Guardianship order
- Marriage certificate issued by Births, Deaths and Marriages (not a church or celebrant issued document).
If you cannot show these identity documents, please contact Service Tasmania on 1300 135 513.
How much it costs
| Type | Cost |
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Transfer right to display | $39.00 |
Transfer rights and assign plates to a vehicle (includes $17.80 certificate replacement fee) | $56.80 |
Fees and charges last updated 1 December, 2023.
Payment options
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More Information
- If you are selling your vehicle and would like to keep your TasPlates, you will need to buy standard plates for the car you are selling and follow the apply to replace vehicle number plates process.
Please visit TasPlates for more information on transferring the right to display TasPlates.