MPs approve reducing car licence fees
Car owners can expect to pay 10 per cent less when licensing their vehicles thanks to a new amendment that passed in the House of Assembly without objection last night.
The Motor Car (Licence Duties Reduction) Act 2026 was designed to lower vehicle licence fees for cars in Classes A through H, and electric or hybrid vehicles in Class I, by 10 per cent.
The decrease would come on top of an earlier 10 per cent reduction brought by the Government in 2018.
Owen Darrell, the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Transport, said the latest reduction — set to come into effect on April 1 — “helps ease the cost of everyday living” and would provide “real, tangible relief to thousands of residents”.
However, MPs heard that the fee change would result in almost $1.9 million less revenue for the Transport Control Department in 2026-27 compared with this fiscal year.
The new licence fees for cars are expected to be as follows from April 1:
Class A: $246.35
Class B: $338.69
Class C: $479.63
Class D: $591.41
Class E: $827.93
Class F: $959.15
Class G: $1,116.29
Class H: $1,359.29
Class I: $1,518.26
Dwayne Robinson, the Shadow Minister of Tourism, Transport, Culture and Sport, supported the legislation, but suggested more relief could have been given to those in need instead.
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