Personalised plates TAS
Perhaps you've spent a long time dreaming up the perfect word to adorn the plates of your car, only to be rejected at the licensing centre because someone else has already snapped up that specific one.
While this may seem like a bummer, Plate Sales can help you find a cool custom plate, even if the word has already been taken. Plate Sales is a marketplace where owners of personalised plates put them up for sale. This allows drivers to get customer plates that they missed out on the first time around.
Number plates are identifiers, and their specific combination is used in traffic to show who owns a car. This is why no two number plates can be the same, meaning maybe people miss out on their dream plates.
Not anymore! You can rightly own your dream plate, or just have a browse to see what's on offer, with our extensive range of personalised plates available.
Our range of TAS plates
Our Tassie marketplace shows all of the plates that are currently available for sale. Each plate is clearly pictured and shows how much it is.
We offer a large range of different plates, including varying, words, background and character length. If you're not sure exactly what word you'd like on your custom plates, you scan scroll through our offerings for an idea or inspiration.
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How much do personalised number plates cost in TAS?
In Tasmania, custom plates are available from $300. Plates consisting of popular content - like highly sought-after words will usually gain a higher premium than a plate with a combination of letters and numbers.
The price of purchasing the plate isn't inclusive of any annual fees that are incurred by the department of transport, so you should check specifically with your licensing centre to find out details about any other costs.
If I sell my car, can I keep the plates?
Yes, buying custom plates doesn't specifically attach them to the car, instead, the person becomes the owner of the characters or numbers on the plates. If you decide to sell your car, you can retain the plates by filling in a form. However, if you sell the car without submitting an application to keep the plates, they were automatically be transferred to the new owner of the car.
If you're keeping your plates, you'll need to pay a small fee to get some normal number plates for the car you're selling.
Are there any rules about what you can have on your TAS number plate?
Yes, the transport department in Tasmania can recall plates that they deem inappropriate or offensive, even after their issue. Generally, discimnatory and defamatory words aren't allowed. To find out exactly what is and isn't allowed, you should contact a business called TasPlates, which takes care of anything number-plate related in Tasmania.