Commercial and goods motor vehicles in Hong Kong must undergo annual vehicle examinations to ensure that they meet Road Traffic Regulations before licence renewal.

Here you can find out more about booking an appointment for your annual vehicle examination online, including what you need to prepare before application, the locations of vehicle examination centres, the documents you need to bring with you and the fees.

If your vehicle licence is due to expire within the next 4 months, you can book your appointment for the annual vehicle examination online. You can also use the service to reschedule an appointment or re-print the appointment letter. You must schedule your appointment within 4 months of the expiry date of your vehicle licence. An appointment cannot be rescheduled less than 14 days before the date of examination.

• Online booking for annual vehicle examination

The vehicle examination fee varies depending on the type of vehicle, its commercial purpose and the gross vehicle weight. The Transport Department website provides a table of all vehicle examination fees.

• Table of vehicle examination fees
  http://www.td.gov.hk/public_services/vehicle_examination/vehicle_examination/index.htm?inContentID=102&inCharsetID=1&inPageType=1#5

Please note that your fee will not be refunded if you cancel your appointment less than 14 days before your appointment date.

Before you start the online application process to make a vehicle examination appointment, you should have the following items ready:

• Either a credit card (Visa or MasterCard) or a PPS account number and Internet password for payment. Both Visa and MasterCard offer additional security programs to give their cardholders extra protection when they make online payments. You must register in advance with Verified by Visa (VbV) or MasterCard^® SecureCode^TM.
• A printer to print out a hard copy of the acknowledgement page. If you do not have a printer, be sure to write down the e-service reference number.

• More on GovHK online payment services
  http://www.gov.hk/en/about/helpdesk/faq/payment/index.shtml

On the day of your appointment, you will need to take your vehicle to the government vehicle examination centre specified in your appointment letter. To avoid unnecessary inconvenience, you should have your vehicle checked and repaired as required before your appointment date. You should also ensure that the vehicle is clean and that it has enough fuel and oil.

• More on preparing your vehicle for inspection (pdf file)
  http://www.td.gov.hk/FileManager/EN/Content_1178/inspection.pdf

You can also book your appointment in person at one of the vehicle examination centres. The link below will take you to a list of examination centres with addresses and telephone numbers.

• List of government vehicle examination centres
  http://www.td.gov.hk/public_services/vehicle_examination/vehicle_examination/index.htm?inContentID=102&inCharsetID=1&inPageType=1#2.2

Private cars that are more than 6 years old and light goods vehicles with G.V.W up to 1.9 tonnes are required to receive annual examinations at Designated Car Testing Centres before they can be re-licensed. You can make telephone appointment booking in advance. Online appointment for the inspection of these two types of vehicles is not available at the moment.

• Table of Designated Car Testing Centres
  http://www.td.gov.hk/public_services/vehicle_examination/vehicle_examination/index.htm?inContentID=102&inCharsetID=1&inPageType=1#3.8.4

On the day of your appointment, be sure to take your vehicle examination appointment letter and your vehicle registration document.

If you need further information on booking your annual vehicle examination, please phone the Citizen’s Link Hotline at 1823 or visit the Transport Department’s website.

• FAQ on online booking for annual vehicle examination
  http://eapps.td.gov.hk/ovab/fe-web/faqIndex_e.jsp
• More on vehicle examination
  http://www.td.gov.hk/public_services/vehicle_examination/index.htm