If you already have a RUC licence If you already have a RUC licence that will cover you for that period, you can still take advantage of the discounted rates by buying a new licence from 21 April. When you buy your new licence, our system will automatically credit you for any unused distance. You'll be credited back at the RUC rate you originally paid. You must use all of this credit when you buy your new licence. How do I do this? When you buy a new RUC licence, you'll need to enter the current reading from your hubodometer or odometer. This will be your start distance. When you enter this distance, our system will calculate the distance you've already used (or travelled) and how much is still unused. Any unused distance will then automatically be credited towards the new licence you're buying at the discounted rate. This is called an overlap licence. You'll need to make sure that the end distance of your new licence is past the end distance of your old licence. You'll also need to use all of your credit on the new licence. Because RUC comes in units of 1000km (or 621 miles) you may need to round your licence up to the next unit. For exampleYou have a RUC licence from 4000km to 5000km. Your current hubodometer reading is 4250km. When you apply for a new RUC licence, with a start reading of 4250km, we'll credit you back the 750km you haven't used yet, at the RUC rate you originally paid. You must use all of your credit on your new licence. Our system will give you an error message if you don’t use all the credit or don’t have the right end distance. Work out how much RUC to buyWork out your unused distance: max distance 5000km – current reading 4250km = 750km unused distance. Estimate your credit: unused distance 750km x original RUC rate per kilometre $0.076 = $57 credit. Hint: divide your original RUC rate by 1000 to find your original RUC rate per kilometre. If you have a type 1 RUC vehicle (most light diesel vehicles) your per kilometre rate is $0.076. Check the original RUC rate for your vehicle Buy the amount of units that will use all of your credit: two RUC units at the reduced rate of $98. Hint: one unit for a type 1 RUC vehicle at the reduced rate would only cost $49, and this wouldn’t use all of your credit. You need to buy at least two units to use all your credit.
In this example, you’ll get 1250km for $41 plus an administration fee.
This is the minimum you need to buy to use your credit. If you'll be travelling more during the discount period, you can buy more units at the discounted rate.
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