Rolling 30-year-old vehicle eligibility part of $2m Concessions for Classics expansion

• Rolling 30-year-old vehicle eligibility commences 1 January 2025
• More than 7000 classic car owners and motoring club members currently registered
• C4C scheme provides 75 per cent discount on vehicle licence fees

A $2 million boost to the Cook Labor Government’s Concessions for Classics (C4C) scheme in the 2024-25 State Budget will see the introduction of a rolling 30-year-old vehicle eligibility.

Currently, C4C is only available to owners of eligible street rods and vehicles manufactured before 1990.

The owners must also be a financial member of a Department of Transport (DoT) approved motoring club.

DoT estimates a rolling 30-year-old vehicle eligibility to the end of 2025 would potentially see more than 75,000 WA vehicles become eligible for C4C.

The scheme was introduced in WA back in April 2021, providing a 75 per cent discount on vehicle licence fees and a reduction in compulsory Motor Injury Insurance (MII) premiums for eligible vehicles.

For example, registration for the following vehicles would be discounted as such:

• a 1991 Holden Commodore would drop from $867.55 to $171.30 per year;
• a 1992 Ford Falcon would drop from $894.10 to $177.95 per year.

Vehicles in the scheme are only able to be driven on public roads for a maximum of 90 days per annum.

As of the end of February 2024, more than 7000 eligible vehicles had registered for C4C – approximately 3.42% of all eligible vehicles in WA.

To find out more about the Concessions for Classics scheme, please visit: https://www.transport.wa.gov.au/licensing/concessions.asp

Table: Region-by-region breakdown of vehicles registered under the Department of Transport’s Concessions for Classics scheme as of February 2024.

As stated by Transport Minister Rita Saffioti:

“We love to see well-preserved classic cars on WA roads, and the introduction of the rolling 30-year-old vehicle eligibility opens up the Concessions for Classics scheme to many more WA vehicle owners.

“We worked closely with DoT-approved motoring clubs to introduce this scheme in 2021, and I believe car club members will welcome the expansion of the scheme to include even more eligible cars.”

As stated by Minister Assisting the Transport Minister David Michael:

“This $2 million budget allocation to introduce the rolling 30-year-old vehicle eligibility will encourage even more car enthusiasts to register for the scheme.

“I encourage classic car owners to find out if they are eligible to register for C4C, and can’t wait to see even more classic vehicles on our roads.”