Registration charging codes for heavy vehicles

A heavy motor vehicle is a vehicle that weighs over 4.5t gross vehicle mass (GVM) or a heavy trailer over 4.5t aggregate trailer mass (ATM).

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Heavy vehicle registration costs (excluding compulsory third party, administration fees and additional surcharges) are nationally set and depends on:

• vehicle type
• the number of axles.

And is made up of 2 components:

• a road use component contributing to cost recovery of road infrastructure that supports heavy vehicles; and
• a regulatory component that directly funds the cost of operating the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator.

The vehicle type and number of axles are reflected in the charge code listed on a heavy vehicle’s registration.

Registration costs and charging codes

• Prime mover
• Rigid Truck
• Short combination Truck Tractor
• Medium combination Truck Tractor
• Truck Road Train
• Trailers
• Bus

Prime mover

A prime mover is a short combination prime mover designed to tow 1 semi-trailer. A semi-trailer is a trailer that:

• has 1 axle group towards the rear
• is attached to its towing vehicle
• using a turntable or fifth wheel coupling
• in a way that results in some of the load being imposed on the towing vehicle.

A dolly and semi-trailer used together are regarded as 1 trailer.

Number of axles	Charge codes
2	SP2
3	SP3
4/5	SP4/SP5 (same fee applies)

Prime mover road train

Number of axles	Charge codes
2/3	MC2/MC3 (same fee applies)
4/5	MC4/MC5 (same fee applies)

Truck road train

A truck road train is a long combination truck road train nominated that hauls 2 or more trailers—excluding dolly.

Number of axles	Charge codes
2/3/4/5	LR2/LR3/LR4/LR5 (same fee applies)

Prime mover B-double

A prime mover B-double is a prime mover hauling 2 semi-trailers where the second semi is a mounted B-double. Body shapes include a combination of prime mover and semi-trailers.

Number of axles	Charge codes
2/3	MC2/MC3 (same fee applies)
4/5	MC4/MC5 (same fee applies)

Rigid truck

A rigid truck means a rigid motor vehicle built mainly as a load carrying vehicle. A load carrying vehicle means a vehicle designed and built to carry goods in addition to any fuel, water, lubricants, tools and any other equipment or accessories necessary for the vehicle’s normal operation.

Weight	Number of axles	Charge codes
Up to 12t GVM	2	1R2
Up to 16t GVM	3/4/5	1R3/1R4/1R5 (same fee applies)
Over 12t GVM	2	2R2
Over 16.5t GVM	3	2R3
Over 20t GVM	4/5	2R4/2R5 (same fee applies)

Short combination truck tractor

A short combination truck designed to carry 1 trailer—excluding dolly. It has less than 7 axles and up to 42.5t total operating mass.

Number of axles	Charge codes
2	SR2
3	SR3
4/5	SR4/SR5 (same fee applies)

Medium combination truck tractor

A medium combination truck designed to carry 1 trailer—excluding dolly. It has 7 axles or more, or more than 42.5t total operating mass.

Number of axles	Charge codes
2/3	MR2/MR3 (same fee applies)
4/5	MR4/MR5 (same fee applies)

Trailers with an aggregated trailer mass more than 4.5 tonne

The following rules apply for determining charge codes and registration costs:

• 2 axles—less than 1m apart    are counted as 1 axle
• 3 axles—2m or less apart    are counted as 2 axles
• 4 axles—less than 3.2m    apart are counted as 3 axles

Number of axles	Charge code—dog	Charge code—Dolly	Charge code—Pig	B-double and B-triple lead or middle trailer	Semi-trailer
1	TD1	TY1	TP1	TL1	TS1
2	TD2	TY2	TP2	TL2	TS2
3	TD3	TY3	TP3	TL3	TS3
4	TD4	TY4	TP4	TL4	TS4
5	TD5	TY5	TP5	TL5	TS5
6	TD6	TY6	TP6	TL6	TS6

Bus

A motor vehicle designed mainly to carry 10 seated adults or more, including the driver.

Weight	Number of axles	Charge codes
Up to 12t GVM	2	1B2
Up to 16t GVM	2	2B2
Over 12t GVM	3/4/5	2B3/2B4/2B5 (same fee applies)

Articulated bus

Number of axles	Charge codes
3/4	AB3/AB4 (same fee applies)