Finding your Transport and Main Roads reference numbers
The information we need to verify your identity and confirm your eligibility to use a service is unique and is shown on a range of Department of Transport and Main Roads products and documents we may have sent to you.
Vehicle registration
Driver licensing
Infringements and fines
- Photographic detection device offence infringement notice
- Infringement notice
- Handwritten infringement notice
- Marine infringement notice
- Translink infringement notice
- Demerit points notification (notice to choose)
Disability parking permits
Reference numbers
Vehicle registration
Registration certificate
Your receipt date and number are located toward the top right corner of your registration certificate.
Please note: not all registration certificates have this number. If your certificate does not include this number, please use another document or form of identity.
Sample registration certificate
Registration notice
Your document number is located toward the top left hand corner of your registration notice called Document Number. It is a mixture of numbers and letters. The Document Number is only printed on a posted Vehicle Registration Notice.
Please note: not all vehicle registration notices have this number. If your Vehicle Registration Notice does not include this number, please use another document or form of identity.
Sample vehicle registration notice (issued before 30 November 2018)
Sample vehicle registration renewal notice (issued from 30 November 2018)
Driver licensing
Card number
You can find your card number on the front and/or back of your driver licence, industry authority, marine licence indicator, adult proof of age card or photo identification card in the bottom right hand corner. It is marked as your Card number.
Driver licence renewal notice
Your Document Number is located in the top left hand corner of your driver licence renewal notice. The document number is a mixture of letters and numbers. The document number is only printed on a posted Driver Licence Renewal Notice. Please note: not all driver licence renewal notices have this number. If your driver licence renewal notice does not include this number, please use another document or form of identity.
Sample driver licence renewal notice
Infringements and fines
Photographic detection device offence infringement notice
Your notice number is located in the top left hand corner of your infringement notice (photographic detection device offence). It is marked as Notice Number. You will also need the date of the offence. This is located near the bottom right hand corner of the notice.
Sample camera-detected offence notice
Infringement notice
Your infringement notice number is located in the top right hand corner of your infringement notice. It is marked as Infringement Notice Number.
You will also need the issuing officer number located in the centre of the notice at the bottom of the Offence Details section and marked as Officer’s Number.
Sample electronic Queensland Police Service infringement notice
Handwritten infringement notice
Your infringement number is located in the top right hand corner of your infringement notice. It may contain a combination of letters and numbers.
You will also need the issuing officer number which is marked as a Reg. No., next to the police officer’s signature on your infringement notice.
Sample handwritten infringement notice
Marine infringement notice
Your infringement number is located in the top right hand corner of your marine infringement notice. It may contain a combination of letters and numbers.
You will also need the issuing officer’s number. This is located next to the officer’s signature and is marked as Issuing Officer’s No.
Sample marine infringement notice
Translink infringement notices
Your infringement number is located in the top right hand corner of your infringement notice. It is marked as 'No.'. You will also need the issuing officer’s ID number. For TransLink infringement notices, this is marked as the ID No. and is located next to the officer’s signature
Sample handwritten Translink infringement notice
Your electronic infringement notice number is located in the top right hand corner of your infringement notice. It is marked as Infringement Notice Number.
You will also need the issuing officer number located in the centre of the notice at the bottom of the Offence details section and marked as Officer's ID.
Sample electronic Translink infringement notice
Demerit points notification notice
Your notice number is located in the top left hand corner of your accumulation of demerit points notice to choose. It is marked as Notice Number.
Disability parking permits
Australian permit
Your permit number is located at the top of your Australian disability parking permit. It is above the expiry date and is the first 6 digits after the letters QLD. Your index number is the one or more digits after the second dash in this line. Please note that not all permits have an index number.
Sample Australian disability parking permit
Red permit
Your permit number is located at the top of your Red disability parking permit. It is marked as Permit Number and is the first 6 digits only.
Sample Red disability parking permit