Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2021

Subject to subregulation (2), the Registrar must renew, for a further period, the registration of a vehicle that is eligible for registration if – an application for the renewal of the registration has been made to the Registrar; and the application is accompanied by the appropriate registration payment and any other relevant fee; and the applicant has complied with any requirements made by the Registrar in respect of the application.

The Registrar may refuse an application for the renewal of the registration – on any ground on which the application, assuming it were an application for registration, could be refused under regulation 82; or on the ground that the registered operator has failed to comply with an obligation to produce the vehicle for inspection, or to pay a fee related to inspection of the vehicle.

If the registration of a vehicle (other than seasonal registration) is renewed on an application for the renewal made after the expiry of the previous registration period, the period for which the registration is renewed is taken, for the purpose of calculating the appropriate registration payment and the date when the registration next expires, to run from the day after the expiry of the registration but the vehicle is to be regarded, for all other purposes, as unregistered from the day after the date of expiry until the date of renewal.

If the seasonal registration of a vehicle is renewed on an application for the renewal made after the commencement of the nominated seasonal registration period, the period for which the registration is renewed is taken, for the purpose of calculating the appropriate registration payment and the date when the registration next expires, to run from the commencement of the nominated registration period but the vehicle is to be regarded, for all other purposes, as unregistered from the commencement of the nominated seasonal registration period until the date of renewal.