A broad range of everyday fees paid by Canberrans will rise on July 1, increasing the cost of drivers' licences, number plates and parking permits.
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Commuters parking cars around Canberra will see a 3 per cent increase in fees, contributing to an expected revenue haul of $17.8 million next financial year.
Figures in Legislative Assembly declarations from Attorney-General Simon Corbell show the cost of a five-year full ACT driver's licence will rise from $161.70 to $167.10.
The cost of a one-year probationary licence will rise to $189.50, up from $183.50, and a two-year learner's licence will cost $40.80, up from $39.10.
Provisional drivers' licences valid for three years will cost $102.60, up from $99.10.
Replacement drivers' licences will cost $33.50 while the practical component of licence testing will cost $95.70.
Small increases will also affect motorcyclists, including for one-year learner’s permits, which will rise to $20.60, up from $19.50.
Last week’s ACT budget showed the government would hire eight more parking inspectors to bring in almost $1.6 million in the next financial year and $2.8 million in 2015-16.
A 6 per cent rise in traffic and parking fines is expected in the coming financial year with another 6 per cent expected each year after that until 2017-18.
With a 3 per cent increase for parking, an all-day ticket issued by the ACT Government Road Transport Authority for a city outdoor multi-stay carpark would rise by 50 cents to about $14 after July 1. One hour of parking would increase to about $1.95.
All day multi-stay parking in the city and town centres including Phillip, Belconnen and Tuggeranong would increase from $9 to about $9.25.
On-street metered car-parking in Canberra’s suburbs would increase by less than 10 cents an hour.
Parking permit prices will rise, but residents of the Allawah, Bega and Currong Flats and Havelock House will continue to pay $13 a year.
Parking permits for government employees will rise from $42 to $43.80 and loading zone permits will also rise.
A 30-minute loading zone permit valid for a year will increase from $550.40 to $567.40, while a 20-minute pass will cost $378.40, up from $366.90. A 10-minute pass will cost $180.40, up from $174.60.
Also outlined in the declarations are the increases in costs for car, motorcycle and bike rack number plates.
Replacement of damaged, lost, stolen or destroyed metal number plates will cost drivers $37.80, up $1.60.
Personalised European-style number plates will cost $505, while similar number plates with a surname, given name or company name will cost $878.50.
Among the ACT’s most expensive number plates are those with vehicle make registration numbers, at $4953.60, and custom registration numbers at $2656.70.
Motorists wanting a number plate with two letters and three numbers will pay $438.10 for the privilege, up from $424.80.
Number plates for bicycle racks will cost $37.80 in metal or $67.40 in plastic.
Fans of Canberra’s sporting teams will do their part, paying more for Raiders, Brumbies and Olympic Games number plates.
The cost of special Raiders Series “R” plates will increase by more than $30, costing $1287 for “R1” to “R 99” inclusive. Raiders number plates marked “R 100” to “R 200” will cost $878.50.
Brumbies fans can purchase premium number plates marked “BR 0” to “BR 200” inclusive for $1299.90. The Brumbies special series number plates “BR 0000” to “BR 1200” will rise by $6 to $205.90. Number plates marked “BR 1996” to “BR 2005” will also set fans back $205.90.
Olympic Games number plates will cost $858.20 from July 1.
Owners of veteran and historic vehicles and “Y series” cars will pay $438.10 when the numbers are issued out of sequence.
Drivers looking back to 2001 with Centenary of Federation number plates will pay $36.60 a set.