Hire vehicles

Luxury hire cars must operate under a luxury hire car licence purchased from the government or from another licence holder. They generally only provide pre-booked services and cannot stand for hire on a public street or be hailed.

To hold a licence, you will need to be accredited.

• An application for a licence can be made on the following form
  • Luxury Hire Car - Licence Application (PDF)
• An application to transfer a licence from another licence holder can be made on one of these forms
  • Luxury Hire Car – Licence Transfer to Another Person and the Same Vehicle (PDF)
  • Luxury Hire Car – Licence Transfer to Another Vehicle (PDF)
  • Luxury Hire Car – Licence Transfer to Another Person and a Different Vehicle (PDF)

A vehicle used for a restricted hire vehicle service must operate under a licence and must be pre-booked and cannot stand for hire.

There are two kinds of restricted hire vehicle services:

• specific restricted hire vehicle services which may be provided by  any type of vehicle, but which are limited to prescribed occasions and events and
• general restricted hire vehicle service, which are pre-booked general hire services that may only be provided by prescribed types of vehicles
• a unique, classic and more than 30 years old
• a street rod
• a veteran or vintage motor vehicle
• a motorcycle or tricycle or
• a four-wheel drive or all wheel drive motor vehicle that is used within a national park

To hold a licence you need to be accredited.

An application for a licence can be made on the following form

• Application for a Restricted Hire Vehicle (RHV) (PDF)

An application to transfer a licence can be made on this form

• Application to Transfer Vehicle (General RHV Service) (PDF)