Updated Fees for Accident Towing Roster Scheme in South Australia
The South Australian Government has announced updated fees for the Accident Towing Roster Scheme, effective from 1 July 2025. These changes will impact tow truck operators and consumers requiring accident towing services.
Here’s a summary of the key fee updates:
Tow Truck Certificates:
- Application for a towtruck certificate: Increased to $76.00 from $74.00.
- Practical test for a towtruck certificate: Increased to $77.00 from $75.00.
- Towtruck certificate (for attending accident scenes): Increased to $225.00 per year from $218.00 per year.
- Towtruck certificate (not attending accident scenes): Increased to $112.00 per year from $109.00 per year.
- Temporary towtruck certificate: Increased to $76.00 from $74.00.
- Duplicate towtruck certificate: Increased to $76.00 from $74.00.
Accident Towing Roster Scheme:
- Application for the first position on a roster: Increased to $631.00 from $612.00.
- Application for renewal of each position on a roster: Increased to $373.00 from $362.00.
- Late application for renewal of a position on a roster: Increased to $315.00 from $306.00.
- Application for re-inclusion on a roster: Increased to $631.00 from $612.00.
Books of Forms:
- Authority to tow forms (book of 10): Increased to $278.00 from $270.00.
- Direction to remove vehicle forms (book of 20): Increased to $14.00 from $13.00 (Note: the previous book size was 10).
- Quotation to repair vehicle contract forms (book of 80): Increased to $14.00 from $13.00 (Note: the previous book size was 20).
- Storage notice forms (book of 20): Increased to $14.00 from $13.00.
These updated fees are detailed in the Motor Vehicles (Accident Towing Roster Scheme) (Fees) Notice 2025, as published in The South Australian Government Gazette on May 15, 2025. For comparison, the previous fees can be found on the SA.GOV.AU website.
It is important for all tow truck operators and relevant stakeholders to familiarize themselves with these new fees to ensure compliance from the effective date.
Second-Hand Vehicle Dealer Licence Fees Also Updated
Alongside the accident towing fees, the government has also revised fees pertaining to the Second-hand Vehicle Dealers Act 1995, effective from 1 July 2025.
Key changes include:
- Application fee for licence: Increased to $363.00 from $352.00.
- Licence fee and Annual fee – Natural person (motorcycles only): Increased to $266.00 from $258.00.
- Licence fee and Annual fee – Natural person (any other case): Increased to $559.00 from $542.00.
- Licence fee and Annual fee – Body corporate (motorcycles only): Increased to $389.00 from $377.00.
- Licence fee and Annual fee – Body corporate (any other case): Increased to $840.00 from $815.00.
- Application fee with respect to a duty to repair a vehicle: This fee is now $68.50.
- Fee for replacement of licence: Increased to $34.75 from $33.75.
These updates are outlined in the Second-hand Vehicle Dealers (Fees) Notice 2025, found in The South Australian Government Gazette dated May 15, 2025. Dealers can refer to the SA.GOV website and the ABLIS website for previous fee schedules.
