All road traffic cameras detect unregistered and uninsured vehicles on South Australian roads, in addition to police traffic enforcement.
To avoid detection - register your vehicle and have compulsory third party insurance.
Note that:
- If an unregistered and uninsured vehicle was detected by a traffic camera more than once, there's an allowance of seven days from the first camera detection before a fine would be issued – so the owner can be notified by mail about the offence.
- When an unregistered and uninsured vehicle is detected on the roadside by police, a fine will be issued for all camera detections from then onwards until the vehicle is registered.
If your vehicle registration has expired, renew it:
Rules that support traffic camera detection of unregistered and uninsured vehicles
Number plates
Number plates must be returned when not allocated to a vehicle or the vehicle is not registered, including cancelling a vehicle registration. This makes sure false number plates are not used on a vehicle.
Penalties apply for the failure to return number plates.
Selling or buying a vehicle
The buyer of a vehicle is responsible for transferring the registration into their name with 14 days and the seller is also required to notify the Registrar of Motor Vehicles about the sale of the vehicle with 14 days via their current registration form.
Penalties apply for the failure to transfer a vehicle into your name within 14 days.
Change of address
Advise that you have changed your address within 14 days to keep registration records up-to-date online:
Penalties apply for the failure to notify change of address.