Club permits in Victoria: how they work and how to get one through a car club

A Victorian club permit lets you use an eligible older vehicle on the road for a limited number of days each year, 45 or 90, without full registration. You get one through an approved car club, and Drivers Foundation is on VicRoads' list of approved clubs.

Which vehicles are eligible?

According to VicRoads, the vehicle must be more than 25 years old and meet the relevant vehicle, safety and club permit rules. That covers veteran (built before 1919), vintage (1919–1930) and classic and historic vehicles built after 1930 that are more than 25 years old, including replicas. Some modified vehicles such as street rods, trailers and motorbikes can also qualify.

Vehicles that are currently registered, written off, stolen, unsafe or already on a club permit are not eligible.

45 days or 90 days

A club permit allows use on a limited number of days each year, either 45 or 90. Each day you drive is recorded in the logbook issued with the permit.

How to get a club permit, step by step

1. Check your car's build date using its compliance or build plate, or the Register of Approved Vehicles. It needs a stamped VIN or chassis number.

2. Get a roadworthy certificate if the car was built on or after 1 January 1949. Cars built on or before 31 December 1948 can instead be inspected by a club official. Some modified or imported vehicles also need a VASS certificate.

3. Join an approved club and have a club official sign the vehicle eligibility and standards declaration. The roadworthy must be current and within 30 days of the application.

4. Take the original application form, declaration, roadworthy certificate and proof of identity to a VicRoads Customer Service Centre within 30 days. If approved, you leave with the plates, logbook, permit certificate and labels.

Doing it through Drivers Foundation

Drivers Foundation membership is $350 a year and includes a club permit for one club-plated vehicle, with each additional vehicle $80. Members also get drive days, track days, partner offers and specialist insurance through Addis Insurance Brokers.

Fees, conditions of use and the forms themselves are set by VicRoads and can change, so check the VicRoads club permit pages before you apply.

Official rules, forms and fees: VicRoads – how to get a club permit. To get your permit through Drivers Foundation, see membership, and read what else membership includes.