Executive Auto Group
Unsafe2safe VicRoads
Executive Auto Group Geelong has been selected to participate in a program for VicRoads called unsafe2safe.
This program trials ways to get old, unsafe cars off the road and help young drivers into newer, safer vehicles, and it now includes Geelong area & surroundings.
The safety of your car makes a difference in the event of a crash and may even help avoid one altogether. Many young drivers cannot afford to buy a newer, safer car right now, and sadly those young drivers are over-represented in serious road crashes. This is why VicRoads is rolling out this targeted trial, which will incentivise young regional Victorians to scrap their old, unsafe vehicles and replace them with newer, safer cars.
unsafe2safe offers;
- a subsidy of $5000 for up to 1,000 young Victorians to replace their older vehicles with newer vehicles with modern safety features.
More information about unsafe2safe VicRoads
Here’s the eligibility criteria for unsafe2safe;
- You must be between 18-25 years old
- Reside in regional Victoria
- Hold a Victorian Driver Licence
- Be the registered owner of a vehicle that is 16 years old or older and with a low safety rating
Before you apply, ensure you have a myVicRoads account, and check your car’s safety rating.
For more information, feel free to call us. To apply complete this form here.
Frequently Asked Questions about Unsafe2safe
Click here to submit an application through the Engage Victoria website.
Before you apply, you need to:
Ensure that you have a myVicRoads Account. If you don’t have one sign up here.
Check the safety rating of your vehicle by visiting howsafeisyourcar.com.au
You can check the safety rating of your vehicle by visiting howsafeisyourcar.com.au
You can search for your vehicle by make, model and year of your car or by entering your number plate.
The results will display a Used Car Safety Rating out of 5 stars plus additional details about your car’s safety features.
To be eligible to participate, your vehicle must:
- Be aged 16 years or older and
- have a User Car Safety Rating of 1 or 2 stars or be unrated
Click here for a video with instructions on how to check a vehicle’s safety rating.
The newer, safer vehicle must:
- Be aged ten years of less
- Have a five-star ANCAP with a date-stamp of no more than six years old, or a Used Car Safety rating of four or five stars
- Have never been registered as a repairable write-off in the Written-Off vehicle register (WOVR)
- For drivers with a P-plate driver licence, the replacement vehicle must not be a prohibited vehicle for P-plate drivers
- Have a purchase price (including GTS, excluding on-road costs) of no more than $30,000
No, you can purchase either a new or a second-hand vehicle from the dealer.
However, it must meet the criteria above and its purchase price must not exceed $30,000.
The subsidy will not be provided directly to the purchaser. It will be deducted from the price of the vehicle paid to the dealer.
After the participant purchases a newer, safer vehicle and the old vehicle is scrapped, the dealer will claim the subsidy back from VicRoads.
The subsidy is a fixed amount of $5000 that you can use to purchase an eligible newer, safer vehicle.
If the vehicle’s asking price is above $5000, you will be responsible for covering the difference.
You will need to pay any additional costs associated with purchasing a vehicle that are not included in the purchase price.
No. Participants will need to pay any additional costs associated with purchasing a vehicle, such as motor vehicle duty, transfer fees and registration fees.
Participants can only purchase a replacement vehicle from a participating dealership.
If you receive an invitation letter to participate, you will also receive a list of participating dealerships, located all across Victoria.
The eligibility criteria were carefully designed according to results of crash data analysis. It ensures that those at most risk of being involved in a serious crash are prioritised to participate.
Young drivers in regional Victoria are over-represented in road trauma.
Recent research has indicated that young regional Victorians driving old, unsafe cars are 15 times more likely to be killed in crashes than the state average. Transitioning
them to newer, safer cars will significantly reduce their crash risk.
Not at this stage.
If you’re interested in future opportunities, please visit the Engage Victoria website, and register your details. We will inform you if there are any changes to the
conditions of the trial or provide you with other relevant information.
No. The car must be registered under the applicant’s name. Vehicles registered under the name of a parent or any other person are not eligible to participate.
No. The car must have been registered under the applicant’s name before the Expression of Interest started on 10 August 2022.
Transferring an old car to your name after that date will not make you eligible to participate.
No, you do not need to re-apply.
If you have expressed your interest but were not selected to participate in previous phases, you will automatically be considered for future phases of the trial.
However, before each phase, you may need to confirm that you are still interested in participating. You will receive a link where you’ll be able to confirm your interest