Pink slips for motorcycles, trailers and caravans
Bikes, trailers and caravans inspected. Open seven days.
Quick answer
- Motorcycle: up to $29. Trailer without brakes: up to $27. Trailer with brakes: up to $41.
- Each is the most Transport for NSW allows a station to charge, from 1 July 2026, GST included. A station may charge less, never more.
- The fee table has no separate caravan line: a caravan falls under the trailer fees.
- Most light vehicles more than 5 years old need a safety check each year. That includes motorcycles, and trailers and caravans up to 4.5 tonnes aggregate trailer mass.
- Exempt at renewal: caravans with a tare weight under 411 kg, and trailers under 251 kg tare without brakes.
- Open seven days: Mon to Sat 8:30am to 5:30pm, Sun 9:00am to 5:00pm. Ring ahead with a trailer or caravan so the space is ready.
Checked on against Vehicle safety check and inspection fees (nsw.gov.au), Safety checks and vehicle inspections (nsw.gov.au) and AIS fees, Notice 18 (Transport for NSW).
What does a pink slip cost for a motorcycle, trailer or caravan?
Each "up to" figure is the most Transport for NSW allows a station to charge, from 1 July 2026, GST included. Tell us the vehicle in the card or ring, and we confirm the fee before you come.
Does my motorcycle, trailer or caravan need a pink slip?
- More than 5 years old
- Most light vehicles more than 5 years old need a safety check each year to renew. Motorcycles count, and so do trailers and caravans with an aggregate trailer mass of 4.5 tonnes or less.
- Small trailers and caravans
- Transport for NSW exempts caravans with a tare weight of less than 411 kg, and trailers with a tare weight of less than 251 kg without brakes.
- Your renewal notice
- It tells you whether a safety check is needed this year.
- Over 4.5 tonnes
- Heavy vehicles are inspected under a separate heavy vehicle scheme, not here.
What happens if it fails?
- You keep the report
- It lists what has to be fixed before the registration can be renewed.
- 14 days to come back
- If you complete the repairs within 14 days and take the vehicle back to the same station, the NSW Government says no extra inspection fees apply. If the repairs are done after the 14 days, you need to pay another inspection fee.
- The repair
- Ask us whether it is a repair we do. Anything we do is quoted in writing first, and you can have it done anywhere.
Questions
Still have a question?
Call 0433 950 192
How much is a motorcycle pink slip?
Up to $29: the most Transport for NSW allows a station to charge, from 1 July 2026, GST included. We confirm the fee when you book.
How much is a trailer or caravan pink slip?
Up to $27 without brakes and up to $41 with brakes: the Transport for NSW maximums from 1 July 2026, GST included.
Does a caravan need a pink slip in NSW?
Usually, once it is more than 5 years old: a safety check each year at renewal. Caravans with a tare weight under 411 kg are exempt. Your renewal notice tells you.
Does a box trailer need a pink slip?
Transport for NSW exempts trailers with a tare weight under 251 kg and no brakes. Heavier or braked trailers more than 5 years old usually need one. Your renewal notice tells you.
How long does a motorcycle or trailer pink slip last?
6 months. Renew the registration within that time.
Find us
- Address
- 7 Daking Street, North Parramatta NSW 2151
- Open
- Mon to Sat 8:30am to 5:30pm
Sunday 9:00am to 5:00pm - Phone
- 0433 950 192
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