Making sure cars are roadworthy is a big part of the registration system. It’s also about protecting people – every vehicle must be registered to be covered by compulsory third party insurance. This insurance makes sure that everyone is covered for personal injury if someone is hurt in a crash.

Authorised Inspection Scheme (HVAIS & E-Safety Check) Station

Motive is a HVAIS & E-Safety Check Station accredited by Roads and Maritime to perform safety, identity and design checks. Once an inspection is complete, an inspection report will be issued which is valid for 6 months (E-Safety Check for Light Vehicles) or 42 days (HVAIS). You can renew your registration within this timeframe.

Our Services


Light Vehicles (E-Safety Check)

  • All Passenger cars
  • Goods carrying vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Mass of 4.5 tonnes or less
  • Motorcycles
  • All trailers & caravans

Heavy Vehicles (HVAIS)

  • Establishing registration for vehicles not currently registered in NSW
  • Renewing registration
  • Adjusting vehicle records
  • Clearing Defect Notice

Vehicles which can be inspected by HVAIS:

  • Buses
  • Prime movers
  • Trailers fitted with breakaway brakes
  • Trailers with an aggregate tare mass exceeding two tonnes
  • Trucks fitted with power-operated brakes
  • Vehicles with a gross vehicle mass exceeding 4.5 tonnes

Get in touch

Whether you own a car, truck or boat, give us a call to schedule your Service, Repair or Rego Inspection today. You can trust the specialist motor vehicle technicians here at Motive Service Centre in Rutherford, our workshop is within a 30 minutes drive of major suburbs including; Maitland, Kurri Kurri, Cessnock, Pokolbin and many others in the Hunter Valley.