Online Services for Traditional Vehicle Registration Marks

You can now search online for the availability of traditional vehicle registration marks. For an available traditional vehicle registration mark, you can even make a reservation for auction with a few clicks. Here you can find out more about the online services including who can reserve and what you need to prepare when you attend an auction.

Online Enquiry and Reservation

A convenient Internet option is provided for you to check whether a traditional vehicle registration mark is available and to reserve it for auction. Traditional vehicle registration marks are those outside the Personalized Vehicle Registration Marks Scheme. There are ordinary and special vehicle registration marks.

ATTENTION

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Online Auction Platform for Vehicle Registration Marks

The Transport Department has launched the ‘E-Auction’, an online auction platform for vehicle registration marks. Members of the public can participate in the bidding of ordinary vehicle registration marks, settle auction prices and receive auction-related information on the E-Auction through computers or mobile devices. Starting from February 2025, members of the public can participate in online bidding of desired ordinary vehicle registration marks via the ‘E-Auction’ within specified time slots of online sessions. To participate in online auction, interested bidders must register for an E-Auction account in advance using (1) ‘iAM Smart’ mobile app or (2) an email address and a valid personal digital certificate issued by authorised certification authorities. Please visit the ‘E-Auction’ website more details. Registration marks with "HK"/"XX" prefix and special vehicle registration marks will continue to be auctioned in physical auction venues by paddle bidding method (‘physical auctions’).

Traditional Vehicle Registration Mark

Who Can Reserve Online?

You can check whether a traditional vehicle registration mark is available, and reserve it for auction online if the following requirements are met:

• You are at least 18 years of age and hold a Hong Kong identity card (for Hong Kong residents) or a Passport (for non-Hong Kong residents); or
• You are the authorised person of a limited company who holds a valid Certificate of Incorporation. Business Registration Certificate will not be accepted.

How Much will It Cost?

Reserving an ordinary and a special vehicle registration mark for auction is different. You need to pay online a HK$1,000 deposit for reserving an ordinary vehicle registration mark (other than those with a prefix “HK” or “XX”). However, no deposit is required for reserving a special vehicle registration mark or an ordinary vehicle registration mark with a prefix “HK” or “XX”.

What Do I Need to Prepare before Application?

Before you start the application, you should have the following ready:

• Either a credit card (Visa, MasterCard, JCB or China UnionPay), a PPS account, a FPS account or a Mainland China’s Licensed Digital Wallet (Alipay, WeChat Pay or UnionPay QuickPass) for payment. Visa, MasterCard and JCB 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), MasterCard^® SecureCode^TM or J/Secure^TM.

Note: FPS, PPS and Mainland China’s Licensed Digital Wallets (Alipay, WeChat Pay and UnionPay QuickPass) do not support payment via browsers of mobile devices (including mobile phones and tablets) at the moment. If you wish to pay by FPS, PPS or Mainland China’s Licensed Digital Wallets, please change to use desktop computer.

• 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 or you can save your application details or acknowledgement in your PC or other storage devices.
• All the correspondences concerning the application for reserving a registration mark for auction will be sent to the contact address as indicated on the application form. If you would like to change the correspondence address or other contact details, please submit the completed application form (TD 640) by post or by fax to the Vehicle Registration Marks Unit of Transport Department (Address: 12/F, South Tower, West Kowloon Government Offices, 11 Hoi Ting Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon/ Fax no: 3101 5532).
  
  You may also submit the change request through electronic form, or use GovHK's Access Change of Address Service to make application (After starting the application, click "Services by Organisation" in Step 2 and select "Vehicle Registration Marks Auction Applicant [TD03]" under "Transport Department", and then input and submit the required information).

Upon confirmation of your application, your reserved vehicle registration mark will be put on the waiting list for auction. You will be informed of the auction date by registered mail when ready. You may also visit the Transport Department website for the auction details including the dates of coming auctions and the list of vehicle registration marks available in auction. If your reserved mark is an ordinary vehicle registration mark (except registration marks with "HK"/"XX" prefix), you can register as an ‘E-Auction’ user to receive auction information or visit the ‘E-Auction’ website for auction details.

Further Information

If you need further information on the online services, please phone the Transport Department’s hotline at 2804 2600, read the following FAQs or visit the department’s website.

FAQs on Online Services for Traditional Vehicle Registration Marks

How to reserve your favourite vehicle registration mark for auction

How to participate in the vehicle registration mark auction

For more details on ‘E-Auction’, you may call the E-Auction hotline (3583 3980) or send email (e-auction-enquiry@td.gov.hk) for enquiries.