Victoria - Renew an Expired License

ProcedureEdit

License expired by 6 months or lessEdit

Call VicRoads on 13 11 71 and pay by credit card (Visa or Mastercard) or attend a VicRoads Customer Service Centre or License photo point.
You will not be required to complete any test

Note: If you do not have the renewal notice, you will need to either call VicRoads or attend a VicRoads Customer Service Centre to renew your license.
If you do have the renewal notice, and it indicates that a new photo is required, you must attend a VicRoads Customer Service Centre or Licence photo point to renew your license.

License Photo Point: http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/HaveYourSay/ContactUs/Agencies+and++licence+photo+point+locations/

License expired by more than 6 months but by no more than 5 yearsEdit

Call VicRoads on 13 11 71 and pay by credit card (Visa or Mastercard) or attend a VicRoads Customer Service Centre or Licence photo point. License Photo Point: http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/HaveYourSay/ContactUs/Agencies+and++licence+photo+point+locations/
You will not be required to complete any test.
Once payment has been received, if you renewed the license through our Call Centre, VicRoads will send you a renewal notice so you can be re-photographed at a VicRoads Customer Service Centre or Licence photo point.

Note: If you do not have the renewal notice, you will need to either call VicRoads or attend a Customer Service Centre to renew your license.

License expired (by more than 5 years) and you hold a current or expired (by no more than 5 years) interstate or overseas licenseEdit

Call 13 11 71 to make a booking to attend a VicRoads Customer Service Centre.
Provide proof of your overseas or interstate license and evidence of identity.
Pay the license fee - no test required.

Have your photo taken.

License has expired by more than 5 years and you hold no current interstate or overseas licenseEdit

Call 13 11 71 to make a booking to attend a VicRoads Customer Service Centre.
Provide verification of your previous Victorian license.
Undertake a Road law knowledge test.
Undertake a Drive Test.
Pay the license fee.
Have your photo taken.

Motor car license expired (by more than 5 years) and you hold a current or expired (by more than 5 years) interstate motorcycle licenseEdit

Call 13 11 71 to make a booking to attend a VicRoads Customer Service Centre.
Provide proof of your current motorcycle license and evidence of identity.
Undertake a Drive Test.
Pay the license fee.
Have your photo taken.

Required DocumentsEdit

Identity Evidence DocumentsEdit

Category AEdit

One of the following documents must be current or expired by no more than two years:

Australian photo drivers license or permit photo card
Victorian Marine license photo card
Victorian Firearm license photo card
Victorian Security Guard/Crowd Controller photo card
Australian passport
An overseas passport. (If expired by no more than two years it is acceptable if accompanied by a current Australian visa (e.g. permanent residency or a temporary visa)
document of identity issued by the Passport Office (usually issued to travelers to Norfolk Island)
Australian police force officer photo identity card
Consular photo identity card issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Full Australian birth certificate or change of name registration issued by the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. (Note: Birth extracts and Commemorative birth certificates are not accepted)
Australian naturalisation or citizenship certificate, or a Document for Travel to Australia or a Visa Evidence Card or after 1/04/2013 an ImmiCard, issued by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship or the Passport Office (read note 1)
NSW Photo Card (issued by NSW RMS after 14 December 2008)
Birth card (issued by NSW RTA (now RMS) prior to August 2008)
Current photo image held by VicRoads regardless of date the photo was captured, provided the identity has previously been confirmed.
A Community Detention Letter of Introduction issued by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship or the Passport Office is sufficient proof for both residence and identity.
Resolution of Status (RoS) visa (previously known as Temporary Protection Visa (TPV)/Temporary Humanitarian Visa (THV)

Category BEdit

One of these documents:

state or federal government employee photo ID card
Medicare card
Department of Veteran's Affairs card
Pensioner Concession card
current entitlement card issued by the Commonwealth
student identity card
any Australian or overseas credit card or account card from a bank, building society or credit union
Working with Children Check card
Australian Proof of Age card
Australian Keypass card
Australian Defense Force photo identity card (excluding civilian staff).

OR One of these documents that is current or no more than one year old (internet printed statements are acceptable):

passbook or bank account statement showing the institutions letterhead or stamp
telephone, gas or electricity bill showing the institutions letterhead or with a stamp
Letters from ATO, Centrelink, Bank and Medicare showing institutions letterhead or stamp.

OR One of these documents that is current or no more than two years old:

water rates, council rates or land evaluation notice
electoral enrollment card or other evidence of enrollment
armed services discharge papers
current Victorian Driving Authority photo identity card.

Victorian Residence Evidence DocumentsEdit

You will need one of the following documents if your Victorian residential address is not shown or is different on your Category A or Category B evidence documents:

contract of sale, lease, or rental document that shows your current address
current renewal notice for a driver license or vehicle registration
Australian Taxation Office Assessment (last or current financial year).

If you still cannot establish evidence of your Victorian residence, you must provide a referee statement which must:

be signed by a Victorian driver license holder who has known you for 12 months or more, and
the referee's name, license number and signature.

This statement is made on the learner permit or license application form.

Change of Name Evidence DocumentsEdit

You will need one of the following documents if your name is different on the Category A and Category B evidence documents:

marriage certificate issued by a Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Australia
divorce papers (showing the name being reverted to)
deed Poll (issued before November 1986 in Victoria)
change of Name Certificate (issued after November 1986 in Victoria)

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Customer Service Centres:

VicRoads Customer Service Centre opening hours are: 8.30am - 4.30pm Monday to Friday
Telephone number for all customer service centres: 13 11 71
Telephone Centre Operating Hours: 8:30am - 5pm Monday to Friday and 8:30am - 2pm on Saturday

Administrative Offices

Telephone number for all administration offices : 13 11 71 (operating hours: 8:30am to 5pm Monday - Friday)

Other Location and Contact Information:
http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/HaveYourSay/ContactUs/OfficeLocationsAndHours.htm

EligibilityEdit

Anyone who holds an expired Victorian driving license.

FeesEdit

For a complete list of fees, follow this link: http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/Licences/FeesFormsAndFAQs/LicensingFees/DriverLicenceandLearnerPermitfees.htm

ValidityEdit

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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InstructionsEdit

You must provide sufficient evidence of identity when having your license renewed or re-issued.
Once the license has been renewed or re-issued, the new license card will be mailed to the address you have recorded with VicRoads. At the time of renewal, you will be issued with a stamped VicRoads license receipt which must be carried with you at all times while driving or while you are in charge of a motor vehicle. This receipt is valid for up to 2 months or until you receive your license card in the mail which may take up to 10 working days.
Note: If you do not receive your license card in the mail, call VicRoads on 13 11 71 Mon - Fri 8.30am - 5pm, Sat 8.30am - 2pm to order another license card at no cost.

Required InformationEdit

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Need for the DocumentEdit

A renewal notice will be sent to the license holder approximately six weeks prior to the expiry date. However as there is no requirement for VicRoads to send the renewal notice, it is the license holder's responsibility to ensure that the license remains current. See what you need to do to renew your license.

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