What does ACT rego include?

The ACT total is the emissions-based registration fee plus the stack of compulsory levies and the motor injury insurance premium. The insurance is part of the bundle, so there's no separate CTP to arrange. Included: the emissions- and weight-based registration fee, motor injury insurance, Lifetime Care levy, motor accident levy, road rescue fee and road safety contribution. Discount: a small reduction for paying a full year upfront. Extra: number plates and any first-registration or transfer surcharges.

Can I register for less than 12 months in ACT?

The ACT allows shorter registration terms alongside the full year, with a small surcharge for the shorter period and the levies scaled to the term. The upfront-payment discount is geared to a full year, so a shorter term won't attract it.

Car Registration Cost in Australian Capital Territory (2026-27)

Name: Australian Capital Territory vehicle registration fees 2026-27
Creator: ACT registration fees determination DI2026-146 + Access Canberra

$1,165.30 for 12 months, a mid-emissions (category C) car

Registration fee (category C, 176–220 g/km or unrated): $607.30 + MAI insurance (Class 1, 12 months): $396.60 + Lifetime Care and Support levy: $110.40 + Motor accident levy: $14.00 + Road rescue fee: $33.70 + Road safety contribution: $3.30

ACT registration fees determination DI2026-146 + Access Canberra · rates effective 2 July 2026

The ACT prices registration on emissions. Cars are sorted into a ladder of emissions categories, cleanest at the cheap end and dirtiest at the dear end, and a car with no emissions rating is deemed into one of the higher categories rather than the lowest. The fee also shifts with the car's tare weight band, so both how clean and how heavy the car is feed into the number.

On top of the emissions fee sit several compulsory add-ons: a motor injury insurance premium (chosen from a small panel of insurers whose prices are near identical), a Lifetime Care levy, a motor accident levy, a road rescue fee and a road safety contribution. Electric vehicles no longer register for free, as that scheme has ended, so they now simply pay the cheapest emissions category. Paying a full year upfront earns a small discount.

ACT rego estimator

Emissions category

$1,165.30

Registration fee (category C, 176–220 g/km or unrated)$607.30

MAI insurance (Class 1, 12 months)$396.60

Lifetime Care and Support levy$110.40

Motor accident levy$14.00

Road rescue fee$33.70

Road safety contribution$3.30

12-month private light-vehicle estimate from the published ACT schedule. Concessions, short-term registration and vehicle-specific loadings not included. Confirm with the authority before paying.

The full ACT fee schedule

ACT emissions-based 12-month registration fee
Category	CO₂ (g/km)	12-month fee
AAA	0 g/km (EV / hydrogen)	$394.90
AA	1–65 g/km	$416.10
A	66–130 g/km	$437.70
B	131–175 g/km	$495.00
C	176–220 g/km or unrated	$607.30
D	221+ g/km	$719.60
Plus: MAI insurance (Class 1, 12 months) $396.60 · Lifetime Care and Support levy $110.40 · Motor accident levy $14.00 · Road rescue fee $33.70 · Road safety contribution $3.30

Fees shown are the reference fees for a typical private car (tare 1,155–1,505 kg) first registered in the ACT after 1 December 2025. A vehicle with no recorded CO₂ value is treated as Category C. A 2% discount applies for paying 12 months upfront.

What's included — and what's extra

The ACT total is the emissions-based registration fee plus the stack of compulsory levies and the motor injury insurance premium. The insurance is part of the bundle, so there's no separate CTP to arrange.

Included: the emissions- and weight-based registration fee, motor injury insurance, Lifetime Care levy, motor accident levy, road rescue fee and road safety contribution.
Discount: a small reduction for paying a full year upfront.
Extra: number plates and any first-registration or transfer surcharges.

The MAI premium (the ACT’s CTP) is included in the levies above.

Electric vehicle? ACT has active EV concessions — see EV incentives in ACT.

Frequently asked questions

How much is rego in ACT for 2026-27?: For a mid-emissions (category C) car, the 12-month total from the published schedule is $1,165.30 — registration fee (category c, 176–220 g/km or unrated): $607.30; mai insurance (class 1, 12 months): $396.60; lifetime care and support levy: $110.40; motor accident levy: $14.00; road rescue fee: $33.70; road safety contribution: $3.30. Use the estimator above for your own vehicle.
What does ACT rego include?: The ACT total is the emissions-based registration fee plus the stack of compulsory levies and the motor injury insurance premium. The insurance is part of the bundle, so there's no separate CTP to arrange.
Included: the emissions- and weight-based registration fee, motor injury insurance, Lifetime Care levy, motor accident levy, road rescue fee and road safety contribution.
Discount: a small reduction for paying a full year upfront.
Extra: number plates and any first-registration or transfer surcharges.
Can I register for less than 12 months in ACT?: The ACT allows shorter registration terms alongside the full year, with a small surcharge for the shorter period and the levies scaled to the term. The upfront-payment discount is geared to a full year, so a shorter term won't attract it.

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Sources — figures current as at 17 July 2026.

Rates shown are the 2026-27 schedule effective 2 July 2026. Concessions and vehicle-specific loadings are not included.

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