Frequently Asked Questions
1. If I would like to retain my vehicle registration mark , do I first go to Transport Department (T.D.) before I finish transition with scrap car companies like Y.H.H. ?
2. How much is cancelling the registration of a vehicle?
3. My still have half year worth of unexpired vehicle licence fee, may I get the refund?
4. My car has been stored/parked for over two years, as well the Transport Department has notified me that my vehicle registration has been cancel, what else do I need to do?
5. If the vehicle register doc have been misplaced or lost, and I would like to scrap my car, what could you do?
6. I am handling the cancelation and register fee refunding process on behalf of a friend/family, yet the original car owner has left Hong Kong with no current address in Hong Kong. In such case, how will be receiving the refund?
7. Why is there such a huge gap between the price quotation of a drivable and a non-drivable vehicle?
8. I am a busy man/woman, considering to seek a third party to take care the scrap car process for me. Should I do so? If so, what are the risk?
9. My vehicle licence is due to expire in a few weeks. What do I need to do?
10. I have lost my vehicle licence/registration document. How do I get a duplicate?
11. My car has been lost/stolen. Can I apply for a refund of vehicle licence fee for the unexpired period of the vehicle licence?
12. I have changed my address. How do I notify the Commissioner for Transport of the change?
13. When the vehicle licence has been expired over 2 years and the registration of vehicle was cancelled, how can I obtain a new vehicle licence again in order to reuse the vehicle?
1. If I would like to retain my vehicle registration mark , do I first go to Transport Department (T.D.) before I finish transition with scrap car companies like Y.H.H. ?
You can, but there is a better way.
Here is a tip to save you time and money. Instead of visiting the T.D. office twice, you can complete the transaction with an officially recognized scraping company. Then with the scrapping certificate provided by the scrapping company. Then visit the T.D. office – ONCE, within 15days. This way you can complete both the cancelation of a vehicle and the reservation of the license number in one visit.
Documents you need:
A. Original Vehicle Registration Document
B. Vehicle Licence
C. the original Scrapping Certificate or Receipt issued by the scrapping company
D. The Completed TD129 form – Form for retaining vehicle registration mark
E. Fee for the TD129 - HKD$560
2. How much is cancelling the registration of a vehicle?
It is FREE. But must be completed within 15days after the vehicle has been scrapped.
3. My vehicle still have half year worth of unexpired vehicle licence fee, may I get the refund?
the number of days in the unexpired period of the valid vehicle licence is 60 days or more, the vehicle owner can verbally notify the licencing office with the submitting of the TD148. The refund will be mail to the vehicle associated address, processing time is around four to six weeks.
4. My car has been stored/parked for over two years, as well the Transport Department has notified me that my vehicle registration has been cancel, what else do I need to do?
Although the T.D. has notified you about the cancelation of your vehicle, yet, you are still responsible of such vehicle.
To spare yourself with the potential legal responsibility. Contact an officially recognized scraping company to process the unwanted vehicle properly. Then report to the T.D.
5. If the vehicle register doc have been misplaced or lost, and I would like to scrap my car, what could you do?
An officially recognized scraping company such as L.H.H. to process the unwanted vehicle. We will then provide you with an original Scrapping Certificate with the Vehicle Identification Number. For detail, please contact us.
6. Why is there such a huge gap between the value of a drivable and a non-drivable vehicle?
Just like selling a car, a drivable vehicle worth much more. In our case, with the vehicle running, we can better understand the potential of a vehicle, e.g. Will the vehicle be explored oversea, or be used as scrap metal etc.
Without testing of the car, we can only guess what we can do. Therefore , the value is lower in those cases.
If it is cause by an old battery, then it will be a different case. For more detail , contact us through phone, email or Whatsapp .
7. If the Vehicle Identification Number (V.I.N.) has been modified, what does that mean and how would that affect the price of quotation I will receive?
If the vehicle Identification Number V.I.N. was confirmed been modified, if you bought it as a second-hand car. Very likely the vehicle has been legally modified. Sorry if that happen to you , and because of that , the T.D. licencing office will not grant your vehicle with a vehicle licence. Which translate into such vehicle will NOT be allowed to be driven in Hong Kong. Same reason, no one will buy it, and selling such vehicle is illegal.
The best legal way out with that is to contact an officially recognized scraping company such as L.H.H. to process the vehicle before such vehicle cost you more legal responsibility.
8. I am a busy man/woman, considering to seek a third party to take care the scrap car process for me. Should I do so? If so, what are the risk?
We highly discourage anyone to rely on a third party to take care of this process.
Usually such party will charge you a fee for the service. More important, you will care on an extra layer of risk. Since you will need to hand all related document to that person, you will be highly vulnerable from any mistake or mean action by that person. Including improperly process the vehicle, the vehicle was back on the market without owner knowing , and the vehicle was involve in an accident ,which later cost the original owner over HKD$300,000. That will be the last thing you want to happen.
In fact with the current online system L.H.H. has, it is very easy for anyone to finish the process without much time. The whole process can be easily done within 20 mins and mailing a letter to T.D. licencing office. Checkout out online system and the 5 steps process.
9. My vehicle licence is due to expire in a few weeks. What do I need to do?
A vehicle licence may be renewed within 4 months prior to its expiry date. You have to complete the form TD558 together with supporting document. A Certificate of Roadworthiness is required in case the vehicle is subject to an examination. If a renewal application is made after the expiry date of the licence, the renewed licence will run from the issue date of the new licence. The total fee payable in this case should be the licence fee plus an additional charge, which is 0.33 per cent of the licence fee for each day of the unlicensed period since the expiry date of the former licence.
10. I have lost my vehicle licence/registration document. How do I get a duplicate?
If your vehicle licence or registration document has been lost, destroyed or defaced, you should apply to any of the Transport Department Licensing Offices for a duplicate with the form TD151 and pay the appropriate fee. In the case of loss of vehicle licence, please bring along the original vehicle registration document, Hong Kong Identity Document/Certificate of Incorporation (copy is acceptable) upon your submission of your application for a duplicate. In the case of loss of vehicle registration document, you should report to a Police Station and produce a police report upon your submission of application. If you submit your application through an agent, please bring along a letter of authorization, your original Hong Kong Identity Document. If you are a limited company, please bring along a letter of authorization and the original Certificate of Incorporation (a copy certified by a certified public account/solicitor is acceptable).
11. My car has been lost/stolen. Can I apply for a refund of vehicle licence fee for the unexpired period of the vehicle licence?
If your vehicle has been lost or stolen, and the number of days in the unexpired period of the valid vehicle licence is 60 days or more, the vehicle owner or his/her agent can apply in writing at the Licensing Offices for a refund of vehicle licence fee. You have to produce the original police report card or memo, original vehicle registration document, a letter from the vehicle owner requesting refund of unexpired portion of the valid vehicle licence identity document of the registered vehicle owner (photocopy of the identity document is acceptable) upon your application, the cheque payment of refund would be made by the Treasury and mailed to you.
12. I have changed my address. How do I notify the Commissioner for Transport of the change?
A registered owner of a vehicle is required by law to notify the Transport Department on the form TD559 within 72 hours of any change in respect of the registration particulars, e.g. name, address or identity document of an owner, or the colour, engine number, or seating capacity of a vehicle, etc. You have to complete the form TD559 and submit it together with the current vehicle registration document and where appropriate, the vehicle licence, as well as the supporting documents certifying the change, to any one of the Licensing Offices for amendments. For any change of address, all vehicle/driving licence records under the same I.D. Card No./Limited Co. Certificate of Incorporation No. will also be changed.
14. When the vehicle licence has been expired over 2 years and the registration of vehicle was cancelled, how can I obtain a new vehicle licence again in order to reuse the vehicle?
The registered owner has to apply for re-registration of vehicle in order to obtain a new vehicle licence. First of all, the registered owner should duly complete a prescribed application form (TD22) and bring his/her original identity document and original vehicle registration document to Counter No.1 of the Hong Kong Licensing Office for verification of identity of the registered owner and the vehicle. A referral memorandum will then be given to the registered owner for arranging a vehicle inspection at a specified vehicle examination centre. Upon passing of vehicle inspection, the applicant may apply for re-registration and licensing of vehicle at Counter No.1 of the Hong Kong Licensing Office together with a completed TD22 duly endorsed by the vehicle examiner and other supporting documents prescribed in the application form.