Now let’s talk used vehicles & government charges:
On our used vehicle stock, this is where you see “excludes government charges”. This is not something we will charge you; this is a separate charge that comes from the Australian Government that you will need to pay post purchase. It is a one-off tax paid payment when you licence or transfer a vehicle in WA.
Driver and Vehicle Services is required by the Duties Act 2008 to collect vehicle licence duty when a vehicle is licensed or its licence is transferred.
When purchasing any used vehicle, you must take into account the stamp duty charges you will have to pay on top of the price of the vehicle. The price of stamp duty is different per state, although the main calculation is based on the Gross vehicle mass of the vehicle and the dutiable value.
There is a simple calculator below which is found on the department of transport you can use to work out how much this charge will be.