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Custom number plate styles vary from state to state with some states offering a huge range and some not offering all that much. Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania are ahead of the other states with not only their range of plates but also their custom plates website which makes it easy for you to design and pay for your plate all online. The NSW and SA sites also allow you to design and pay for your personalised number plates online but the system and range is not as good. In the WA, ACT and NT you are required to fill in a form and post it and you are unable to see what custom plate combinations are available.
In addition to states having different styles available, they also have different pricing. In SA and NSW, you are charged an annual fee on top of your initial cost. This annual fee means that if you keep your custom plate for an extended period of time it could end up costing you more that your car. The other states don’t charge an additional annual fee more so a once off fee.
Custom Number Plates
 NSW
NSW has 8 styles of plates and with ordering and payment being controlled by the NSW government run Roads Transport Authority (RTA). Their range of plates is not as large as Tasmania’s, Victoria’s, QLD’s and beside the new NRL plates and the Euro series, NSW offer no real funky or unique number plate styles.
NSW has a one off and an annual fee associated with custom plates and so if you hold the plates over a long time it could end up costing you significantly more that the other states. Prices are as follows:
Cars and trucks: the one off order fee ranges from $30-$71 and annual fee from $0-$500.
Motorcycles: have 5 plate categories with one off fee ranging from $30-$36 and the annual fee from $0-$190.
Heavy vehicles: Has three plate styles with one off fees between $30-$36 and annual fees $0-$400.
See the RTA myPlates website for more details and to look at the styles available.
 Tasmania
Tasmania has 9 categories of design with a total of 47 plate styles to choose from. Tasplates manages and issues custom plates in Tasmania and is a long term partnering agreement between the Tasmanian Government and Licensys.
Their website has a six step ordering process from design through to purchase and makes to customise you Tasmanian vehicle number plates.
Plates range from $295 to $1095 for cars, with custom motorcycle plates costing $295. Tasmania’s latest plate style is called ‘Bling’ and as their website says, it is Bling by Day and Bling Bling by Night with the number plates reacting to night lights.
See Tasplates for more information or to start designing your custom Tasmanian plates.
 Queensland
QLD has a really great site with loads of number plate options. The site is call PPQ (personalised plates QLD) and is run by the Queensland Government and has the most varied plate options available out of any state. You can get backgrounds of the beach, the Aussie flag, endless summer, hello kitty and loads more. They have loads of sport themes, cartoon themes, QLD themes, QLD regional themes and the list goes on, there are over 60 themes in total and you can even put your business logo on a number plate.
Queensland charge a once off fee for your personalised number plate and you can even upgrade your personalised plate without paying full price. Prices for cars range from $395-$2295 with upgrades ranging from $195-$440. Motorcycle plates range from $415-$2295 with upgrades from $195.
See PPQ for more information and to get started on your custom QLD plate design.
 Northern Territory
Custom number plates in the NT is run by Motor Vehicle Registry (MVR) which is controlled by the NT Government. There are a few choices of plates available including regional themes & mining themes. Being a relatively small state I n terms of population, it is understandable that NT doesn’t have the biggest range of plates but there are some good choices you can make. You will need to fill in a form to order your personalised number plates and you are unable to see what is available without contacting MVR.
To find out more about the price or styles see the MVR personalised plates website
 South Australia
Custom number plates in SA is run by Ezy Plates which is a SA Government owned entity. There are 10 categories to choose from with a unique category being the state slogan plates. The range however is not huge and the plate styles are fairly standard.
Like NSW, SA charges a issue fee and also an annual fee. For corporate and numeric custom plate prices you need to contact Ezy Plates directly. Issue fees for cars and motorcycles range from $70-$240 with annual fees ranging from $190-$240.
See Ezy Plates for more details and to see the options available.
 Western Australia
Custom plates in WA is run by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure (DPI) and is controlled by the WA Government. Their AFL styles number plates are done through Licensys, the same company that the Tas Government has an agreement with.
WA has around 10 plate categories but all are fairly standard, in fact, some of the different styles look pretty much the same but different colours. The do have a cool fundraiser series and also a sporting plates series but Western Australian’s don’t have the same choice as Queenslanders, Victorians or Tasmanians in terms of options.
Plates are available in aluminium and polycarbonate with prices ranging from $13-$798 which makes them pretty good value.
See the DPI custom plates webpage for more information.
 Victoria
Victoria has a great customer plate website which is run by Vic Roads. Number plates in Victoria come in a huge range of colours, styles, themes and you can even order future or past standard issue plates. New styles are often being introduced the latest being the Zodiac series and the EU style plates.
Custom plate prices range from $195 - $3995 for cars and $195 - $495 for motorcycles which have less plate styles available. The not yet released heritage plates will be the most expensive at $10,000 with 0-99,999 being released through auction only.
See the Vplates website for more information and start designing your custom number plate.
 ACT
Road User Services is responsible for custom number plates in the ACT and is an entity of the Act state government. ACT custom plates are available in a range of colours and styles and come in both tin and plastic – logo and slogans can be added for additional fees.
The ACT issues about 36,000 number plates each year with the new 'Y' series number plates carrying the centenary logo and the tagline 'Celebration of a Century 2013'.
Number plates are available for cars, motorbikes and trailers. The price depends on the style of plate you chose and the number of digits. Plates price as at July 2008 were as follows;
Vehicle plates range from $721.40 to $5303.15
Motorbike plates range from $433.65 to $2908.55
Trailer plates range from $214.75 to $2908.55
See Non-standard number plates or the Rego ACT website for more information or click on PDF to see the type of plates available.
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