Western Australia Department of Transport : Renewing Your Driver’s Licence

Name of the Organization :Western Australia Department of Transport
Type of Facility : Renewing Your Driver’s Licence
Country : Australia

Website : http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/licensing/renew-my-drivers-licence-standard.asp

Renewing Your Driver’s Licence :

Western Australian driver’s licences will expire after 1 or 5 years, depending on the licence fee that you paid. Your photograph and signature will also need to be updated every 10 years.

Related : Western Australia Department of Transport Replacing Lost/ Damaged Driver’s Licence : www.statusin.org/6980.html

When your licence is due to expire, the Department of Transport will send you a renewal notice. This notice will include important information such as:
** The expiry date.
** Whether a photograph and/or signature is required.

You can renew your licence as early as 6 months before the expiry date.

Once the licence has expired, you are not allowed to drive. You will have up to 6 months to renew your licence.

If you are no longer a resident of Western Australia, you will need to contact the authorities in the state, territory or country where you now reside.

Step 1: Prepare proof of identity (if required)
Your driver’s licence renewal notice will state whether a new photograph and signature is required.

If your photograph and signature are required, you will need to provide primary and secondary proof of identity when you have your picture taken. At least one document produced must have your signature.

If you have changed your name you will need to provide relevant documentation, such as:
** Marriage certificate.
** Divorce papers.
** Change of name certificate.
** Deed poll papers.
** Licence to change name.

Please note: Original documents must be sighted by DoT.

Step 2: Get your picture taken (if required)
If a new photograph is required, you will need to have your picture taken at a Photopoint location (Australia Post) or a Driver and Vehicle Services centre or regional agent or submit a photo kit by post.

Pay the renewal fee:
If your driver’s licence has no provisional restrictions or other conditions, you may renew the licence for 1 or 5 years by paying the licence renewal fee.

The renewal fee can be paid:
** Using our online payment system.
** Via BPAY®.
** In person, at a Driver and Vehicle Services centre or regional agent.
** By post.

If a photograph and signature are required, only the last 2 options are available.

For more information refer to your payment options.

Checking you licence expiry online:
Find out if your driver’s licence is due for renewal using the Department of Transport’s online driver’s licence check.

Payment options :
** Find out how you can pay your driver and vehicle licence transactions in Western Australia.
** DoTDirect online account, pay online and BPAY

Pay online :
** Don’t have a DoTDirect online account? If your renewal account is current, you can still pay online by credit card using our online payment facility.
** Pay your account (online)
** Account lookup (online)

DoTDirect online account – payments :
** View your boat registration, vehicle and driver’s licence information in the one convenient location from a single login with DoTDirect online account.
** You can pay your renewals through your DoTDirect online account.
** For more information and frequently asked questions visit the Online account page.

How to pay by phone :
** You can pay the following bills (accounts) via phone using your MasterCard or Visa card.
** Please call 1300 655 322 (24 hour service) and follow the prompts.

Accounts payable with a credit card :
** Driver licence renewal. *
** Vehicle licence renewals (light and heavy). **
** Vehicle licence transfer.
** Vehicle licence transfer infringement.
** Vehicle licence transfer final demand.
** Vehicle failure to return plates infringement.
** Vehicle failure to return plates final demand.
** Boat registration.
** Debit advice notice.
* When a photograph is not required.
** Also referred to as ‘registration’ or ‘rego’.

Other phone payments :
Please visit the pages below for information on how to pay by phone for:
** Vehicle inspection and re-inspection payments (Metropolitan area only).
** 48 Hour Temporary Movement Permits (light and heavy vehicles).

BPAY payments via phone :
** If you have registered for phone banking through your financial institution (bank) you can pay your account via BPAY.

Where to pay in person :
** You can pay licensing bills in person at any Driver and Vehicle Services Centre or regional Agent, however we recommend you avoid the queues by choosing another payment option where possible.

Accepted payment methods (attending in person) :
** Driver and Vehicle Services Centres (cash, cheque, EFTPOS, BasicsCard, Visa or Mastercard).
** Driver and Vehicle Services Agents (cash, cheque, EFTPOS*, BasicsCard*, Visa* or Mastercard *).
** Australia Post offices based in Western Australia (cash, cheque, money order, EFTPOS, BasicsCard, Visa or Mastercard).
* Participating regional agents only

Notes :
** Please bring your bill (account) intact.
** If paying by cheque, please make payable to ‘Department of Transport’. If the cheque is dishonoured, the vehicle licence will be cancelled. The vehicle must be examined before being re-licensed.
** If a photograph is required on your driver’s licence you will need to bring proof of identity with you (examples of acceptable proof of identity documents are provided in the fact sheet below).
** The three month payment for light motor vehicles can only be paid through IVR, Internet or BPAY®.