Noisy vehicle reports can be made by members of Victoria Police or EPA officers. If your vehicle is reported for being noisy, EPA may send you a letter requiring you to get it tested. 

We call this letter a ‘Notice to have vehicle tested – exhaust noise’.

To book a noise test for your vehicle, phone an approved vehicle noise tester.

Approved vehicle testers for noise

Greater Melbourne

Region	Approved noise tester	Phone number	Vehicles tested
Altona North	Tidd Bros Exhausts 2/216 Blackshaws Road Altona North	0433 416 409	All vehicles (below 4.5 tonnes)
Campbellfield	A1 Gas & Automotive 13A Truck City Drive Campbellfield	03 9305 1166 0429 302 351	Cars, light commercial vehicles, motorcycles
Dandenong	Daalder Exhausts 1 Lonsdale Street Dandenong	03 9791 8455	Cars, light commercial vehicles, motorcycles
Hoppers Crossing	Complete Mechanical Centre 92 Old Geelong Road Hoppers Crossing	03 9748 4080	Cars, light commercial vehicles, motorcycles
Moorabbin	Indy Automotive Repairs 2/124 Keys Road Moorabbin	03 9555 8133	Cars, light commercial vehicles, motorcycles
Notting Hill	Waverley Exhaust & Brake Centre 577 Blackburn Rd Notting Hill	03 9561 1522	Cars, light commercial vehicles, motorcycles
Ringwood	Ace Exhaust Centre 3/7 Heatherdale Rd Ringwood	03 9870 2455	Cars, light commercial vehicles, motorcycles
Tullamarine	Tullamarine Service Centre & Exhaust 24 Carrick Drive Tullamarine	03 9338 0144	Cars, light commercial vehicles, motorcycles
Wattle Glen	A1 Gas & Automotive 170 Kangaroo Ground-Wattle Glen Rd Wattle Glen	0429 302 351	Cars, light commercial vehicles, motorcycles

Regional Victoria 

 

Region	Approved noise tester	Phone number	Vehicles tested
Bacchus Marsh	Pro Repair Group 16 Gell Street Bacchus Marsh	03 5367 5428	Cars, light commercial vehicles, motorcycles
Ballarat	Wendouree Car Service Centre 306 Dowling Street Wendouree	03 5339 3343	All vehicles (below 4.5 tonnes)
Bendigo	Cliff Doherty Automotive 127A Victoria Street Eaglehawk	03 5446 3289	All vehicles (below 4.5 tonnes)
Geelong	Neil Corstorphan Motors 19–21 Wattle Park Ave Moolap	03 5248 2051	All vehicles (below 4.5 tonnes)
Horsham	GK Autos & Hire 5 Clark Street Horsham	0418 501 103	All vehicles (below 4.5 tonnes)
Mildura	Mitchell Truck Repairs 363 Benetook Avenue Mildura	03 5023 2538	All vehicles (below 4.5 tonnes)
Shepparton	Pan-O-Market Exhausts 16 Watson Street Shepparton	03 5821 1211	All vehicles (below 4.5 tonnes)
Warrnambool	Westcoast Service Centre 87 Rooneys Road Warrnambool	03 5562 0665	All vehicles (below 4.5 tonnes)
Wodonga	Wodgonga Exhaust Centre 70 Church Street Wodonga	02 6024 4611	All vehicles (below 4.5 tonnes)

 

How much vehicle noise tests cost

The vehicle noise test fee will increase to $74.05 plus GST (5 fee units), from 1 July 2020.

Until then, vehicle noise tests will cost up to $44.43 plus GST (3 fee units).

Vehicle noise test fees are paid directly to the approved vehicle noise tester, not to EPA.

Note that the vehicle noise test fee does not include the cost of any repairs that your vehicle may need.

How we calculate fees and fines

What happens after the vehicle noise test

If your vehicle complies with noise laws 

If your vehicle complies with the law on vehicle noise, the tester will give you a certificate of compliance.

We won’t refund the test cost if your vehicle does comply with the law on vehicle noise.

If your vehicle doesn't comply with noise laws

If your vehicle doesn’t pass the vehicle noise, you must:

1. Get your vehicle repaired or modified so it does comply with the law and can pass the noise test. 

2. Book and pay for another noise test from an approved vehicle noise tester.

You are not obliged to arrange for repairs from the same mechanic who conducts the noise test.

Certificates of compliance

If you don’t get the certificate of compliance by the due date, EPA can:

• fine you
• suspend your vehicle registration.

We can also fine you if you sell the vehicle without getting a certificate of compliance.

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