❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding driver and vehicle licensing, revenue generated from fees, and licence expirations due to non-payment. The response provides detailed figures on licence holders, vehicle registrations, and revenue, but lacks historical data on vehicle licence cancellations.
AnsweredQoN 1975Legislative Council
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I refer to Western Australian drivers, and I ask: (a) how many individual Western Australian drivers licence holders are there in Western Australia, as of today, by licence type; (b) how many individual vehicles are registered in Western Australia, as of today, by type; (c) for each of the following years, how much revenue was generated from the receipt of motor vehicle licence fees: (i) 2023-24 (to date); (ii) 2022-23; and (iii) 2021-22; (d) for each of the following years, how much revenue was generated from the receipt of compulsory motor insurance fees: (i) 2023-24 (to date); (ii) 2022-23; and (iii) 2021-22; (e) for each of the following years, how much revenue was generated from the receipt of motor drivers' licence fees: (i) 2023-24 (to date); (ii) 2022-23; and (iii) 2021-22; (f) for each of the following years, how many motor vehicle licences expired, or were cancelled, due to failure to pay fees: (i) 2023-24 (to date); (ii) 2022-23; and (iii) 2021-22; and (g) for each of the following years, how many motor vehicle drivers' licences expired, or were cancelled, due to failure to pay fees: (i) 2023-24 (to date); (ii) 2022-23; and (iii) 2021-22?
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Answered
7 May 2024
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister assisting the Minister for Transport
Response time
5 days
a) As at 2 April 2024 there were 2,034,087 distinct Western Australian driver’s licence holders:
i. extraordinary licences: 997
ii. ordinary licences: 1,963,248
iii. provisional/probationary licences: 70,088.
A driver can hold more than one entitlement, and therefore have more than one licence.
(b) As at 2 April 2024:
i. motor car not rotary: 1,804,401
ii. motor car rotary engine: 1,515
iii. motor wagon: 610,834
iv. omnibus: 3,775
v. motor cycle: 132,477
vi. motor carrier: 19
vii. caravan: 121,614
viii. trailers: 441,666
ix. plant trailer: 11,946
x. tractor: 26,442
xi. tractor plant: 27,409
xii. tractor prime mover: 20,600
xiii. mobile crane - no hire: 654
xiv. mobile crane – hire: 940
xv. semitrailer: 46,290
(c)
(i) to 31 March 2024: $946.372 million
(ii) $1.205 billion
(iii) $1.120 billion
The increase in revenue reflects the increase in the number of transactions.
(d)
(i) to $893.904 million
(ii) $1.159 billion
(iii) $1.100 billion
Motor injury insurance includes Compulsory Third-Party insurance and the Catastrophic Injury Support Scheme. The Department of Transport collects the premium payments in the vehicle registration on behalf of the Commission.
(e)
(i) to 31 March 2024: $44.727 million
(ii) $58.201 million
(iii) $56.140 million
Motor driver licence fees are determined based on cost-recovery principles applied to recover the administrative costs incurred by the Department of Transport in issuing driver’s licence renewals, producing the driver’s licence cards, processing driver-related payments and maintaining the register of drivers.
The recent population increase has seen a general increase in the number of transactions.
(f) The database used does not allow for accurate or reliable historical reporting of this type of data
(g)
(i) to 3 April 2024: 16,994
(ii) 39,834
(iii) 39,406
i. extraordinary licences: 997
ii. ordinary licences: 1,963,248
iii. provisional/probationary licences: 70,088.
A driver can hold more than one entitlement, and therefore have more than one licence.
(b) As at 2 April 2024:
i. motor car not rotary: 1,804,401
ii. motor car rotary engine: 1,515
iii. motor wagon: 610,834
iv. omnibus: 3,775
v. motor cycle: 132,477
vi. motor carrier: 19
vii. caravan: 121,614
viii. trailers: 441,666
ix. plant trailer: 11,946
x. tractor: 26,442
xi. tractor plant: 27,409
xii. tractor prime mover: 20,600
xiii. mobile crane - no hire: 654
xiv. mobile crane – hire: 940
xv. semitrailer: 46,290
(c)
(i) to 31 March 2024: $946.372 million
(ii) $1.205 billion
(iii) $1.120 billion
The increase in revenue reflects the increase in the number of transactions.
(d)
(i) to $893.904 million
(ii) $1.159 billion
(iii) $1.100 billion
Motor injury insurance includes Compulsory Third-Party insurance and the Catastrophic Injury Support Scheme. The Department of Transport collects the premium payments in the vehicle registration on behalf of the Commission.
(e)
(i) to 31 March 2024: $44.727 million
(ii) $58.201 million
(iii) $56.140 million
Motor driver licence fees are determined based on cost-recovery principles applied to recover the administrative costs incurred by the Department of Transport in issuing driver’s licence renewals, producing the driver’s licence cards, processing driver-related payments and maintaining the register of drivers.
The recent population increase has seen a general increase in the number of transactions.
(f) The database used does not allow for accurate or reliable historical reporting of this type of data
(g)
(i) to 3 April 2024: 16,994
(ii) 39,834
(iii) 39,406
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