Used to set CTP greenslip prices
Vehicle class is one of the important factors used by insurers for setting CTP greenslip prices.
Insurers are required to set CTP green slip prices on the basis of State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) Motor Accident Guidelines:
- Part 1 of the Guidelines is Premiums Determination (PD) and is updated each year.
- The PD is based on vehicle classes and rating regions (geographic zones) that insurers must apply.
- Insurers all use the same classifications.
The table below shows a simplified version of the main vehicle classes from the Schedule of Premium Relativities.
- Passenger vehicles are generally Class 1. There is no differentiation within Class 1 on the basis of performance or engine capacity. A small 4-cylinder sedan is treated in the same way as a high performance sports car and a passenger-carrying 4WD.
- Motorbikes are Class 10. There are five subclassifications within Class 10, differentiating motorbikes on the basis of engine capacity. This is the only differentiation within Class 10, which ignores motorbike style, use and pillion capacity.
| Vehicle Class | Vehicle |
Description |
| 1 | Motor Car | Motor car, station wagon and 4WD used for movement of passengers, with nine or fewer seats (including the driver) Excludes 4WD vehicles designed for the movement of goods |
| 3 | Goods Vehicle |
Goods carrying vehicle constructed primarily for the movement of goods Classified on the basis of Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) Includes utes, dual cab utes and vans |
| 3 (c) | GVM </= 4.5 tonnes | |
| 3 (d) | GVM > 4.5 to 16 tonnes | |
| 3 (e) | GVM > 16 tonnes | |
| 5 | Primary Producer’s Vehicle | Any primary producers vehicle, not in Class 1 (except eligible station wagons and 4WD passenger vehicles) and which is not a motorbike or item of farm machinery (Class 18) |
| 6 | Bus | Bus with seating for 10 or more adults (including the driver) |
| 6 (a) | Used for commercial purposes with seating for more than 16 adults (including the driver) | |
| 6 (b) | Used for commercial purposes with seating for 10 to 16 adults (including the driver) | |
| 7 | Taxi | Motor car for which payment is received and which stands in the street for hire |
| 8 | Private Hire Car |
Motor car for which payment is received and which does not stand in the street for hire |
| 10 |
Motorbikes | Less than four wheels. Classified on the basis of engine capacity |
| 10 (d) |
</= 225 cc and electric motorbikes | |
| 10 (e) | 226 to 725 cc | |
| 10 (f) | 726 to 1125 cc | |
| 10 (g) | 1126 to 1325 cc | |
| 10 (h) | > 1325 cc | |
| 18 | Miscellaneous | As set out below |
| 18 (a) |
Miscellaneous machinery (not used as farm equipment). Includes tractors, excavators, fork lifts, earthmoving equipment, road-making equipment and other self-propelled vehicles | |
| 18 (b) |
Farm machinery (used solely for agricultural or farming purposes) | |
| 18 (c) |
Self-propelled wheel chairs capable of more than 10 kph |