When you should nominate a driver

• Are you an individual? Open / Close

  You should apply to nominate if:

  • someone else was the driver responsible for the vehicle at the time of the offence
  • you sold the vehicle to someone else or disposed of the vehicle before the offence date
  • you believe the vehicle or number plates displayed on the vehicle were stolen
  • you were incorrectly nominated as the responsible person.

  If your fine is for an excessive speed offence, you’ll need to complete and send your application within 28 days of your Infringement Notice issue date, before your licence is automatically suspended.

  You cannot nominate another driver if:

  • you were issued with an on-the-spot fine at the time of the offence
  • your fine is for a drink or drug-driving offence
  • your vehicle was unregistered at the time of the offence.

  Your nomination may not be accepted if you can’t properly identify the person responsible.

  Is your fine at the Notice of Final Demand or Enforcement Warrant stage?

  At this stage of the fines lifecycle you cannot nominate another driver.  Please see the request a review section for information on the grounds available for enforcement review.

  Note: It’s an offence to knowingly provide false or misleading information in a nomination application. Individuals can be fined more than $9,000 and lose their licence.

• Are you a company? Open / Close

  When you receive a fine for a company vehicle, you must nominate the driver responsible for the offence. The fine payable by the individual driver will be significantly lower than the fine issued to the company.

  You can also submit a nomination if:

  • another company or individual was in possession of the vehicle at the time of the offence
  • the company vehicle was sold or permanently disposed of before the offence date
  • you believe the vehicle or number plates were stolen
  • the company was nominated for the fine by mistake.

  If the nomination application is accepted, the fine will be reissued to the driver responsible.

  If you don’t nominate the responsible driver:

  • you’ll remain liable for the fine
  • after 3 or more offences in 12 months, you may be fined more than $18,000. This applies whether the fines are paid or not.

  Not knowing who was driving the vehicle at the time of the offence is not a reasonable excuse.

  You cannot nominate another driver once a fine is registered with the Director, Fines Victoria. Please see the request a review section for information on the grounds available for enforcement review.

   

• What happens after you apply? Open / Close

  You’ll get a notification of the outcome. If your nomination application is accepted, your fine will be withdrawn and reissued to the person you’ve nominated.

  The person you nominate can reject the nomination. If this happens, the fine will be reissued to you.

  
  
• Don’t want to apply online? Open / Close 

  The fastest way to nominate another driver is to nominate online. Once your fine has progressed to a Notice of Final Demand, it is too late to nominate.

  If you don’t want to nominate another driver online, you can download one of the forms below to print out and mail to us. However this will take longer for us to process.

  What type of infringement notice do you have?

  • Infringement Notice or Penalty Reminder Notice with a Victoria Police logo 
    Download the Nomination Statement, follow the steps to complete it and then post it to us. 
    
  • Infringement Notice or Penalty Reminder Notice with a Transport Safety Victoria logo
    Download the TSV Nomination Statement, follow the steps to complete it and then post it to us.