A missed step costs more than a lower price
The price only affects one transaction, but a paperwork mistake can follow you for much longer: fail to cancel the vehicle registration within 15 days and you remain liable for the vehicle; hand in a Scrapping Certificate without the dealer's Business Registration Certificate number and it may be rejected; travel to the wrong licensing office for plate retention and you lose a trip. These five guides break each step down using the official wording, so you know what comes next before you hand over the car.
Five scrapping procedures
Scrapping Certificate
How to tell whether a Scrapping Certificate is complete — the 12 items the prescribed format requires, checked one by one.
→Cancelling vehicle registration
The statutory 15-day deadline, the six required documents, form TD 184 and where you can submit it.
→Licence fee refund
The official formula — annual licence fee × 0.24% × remaining days — and the 60-day minimum.
→Lost Registration Book / Road Licence
Applying for a duplicate with form TD 151 at $60 each, plus what company owners must bring.
→Retaining your licence plate
Form TD 129, a $560 fee, a 12-month non-renewable validity period — and two licensing offices only.
→Official documents referenced
Every statement below is based on public government documents. Where those documents are updated, the latest government publication prevails.
- Transport Department — Cancelling the Registration of an Abandoned Vehicle
- Transport Department — Vehicle Licensing and Registration (FAQ)
- Transport Department — Form TD 184 (Notification for Cancellation of Vehicle Registration)
- Transport Department — Form TD 129 (Application to Transfer or Retain a Vehicle Registration Mark)
- 1823 — How to retain a vehicle registration mark?
- Environmental Protection Department — Registering as a Registered Vehicle Scrapping Company
Know the steps before you hand over the car
WhatsApp 6338 6097 — our team can tell you exactly which documents to prepare and when to visit the Transport Department.