CLASSIC VEHICLE SCHEME - CVS

In NSW, the conditional registration scheme for MODIFIED VEHICLES 30 years and older is the Classic Vehicle Scheme (CVS). The CVS was developed by TFNSW in consultation with the Council of Heritage Motor Clubs NSW (CHMC) and other stakeholders.

ALL applications for new CVS registration or renewals must be approved and signed off a TFNSW Approved Organisation (AO) before processing by SfNSW. CVS applications cannot be approved by a club only by an AO, CHMC is an APPROVED ORGANISATION (AO) 

For CVS applications to be processed by CHMC: 1/ The applicant's Club must be an affiliated club of CHMC, and, 2/ The applicant must be a current member of that CHMC affiliated club. CHMC does not charge processing or administration fees for CVS. Note: Not all CHMC clubs participate in the CVS - it is their choice. 

TFNSW information on CVS can be found at Classic Vehicle Registration and Requirements 

for cvs registration in NSW CLASSIC VEHICLES :
• ARE 30 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER
• have MODIFICATIONS NOT PERMITTED UNDER THE HISTORIC VEHICLE SCHEME, AND
• MODIFICATIONS MAY BE OWNER CERTIFIED OR WHEN SIGNIFICANT THEY MUST HAVE A VALID COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY A LICENSED CERTIFIER
CHMC LIMITS ITS CVS APPROVAL TO VEHICLES WHICH ARE MODIFIED, AND MAY OR MAY NOT REQUIRE VSCCS CERTIFICATION, BUT WHICH MAINTAIN THE GENERAL APPEARANCE AND PERFORMANCE OF ORIGINAL VEHICLES OF THE SAME MODEL RUN. THIS MEANS THAT Chmc WILL NOT RECOMMEND HEAVILY MODIFIED VEHICLES, REPLICAS OR INDIVIDUALLY CONSTRUCTED VEHICLES FOR CVS

CVS REGISTRATION GUIDELINES & APPLICATION  FORMS

GUIDELINES

CVS Applicants Guide V 6 2 August 2025.pdf CVS Applicants Guide V 6 2 August 2025.pdf
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CVS Club Guide V 5 s August 2025.pdf CVS Club Guide V 5 s August 2025.pdf
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CVS APPLICATION FORMS

Applications must also include the completed TfNSW Form 1835 Classic Vehicle Declaration downloadable from the TfNSW website.
Please SEND ALL COMPLETED FORMS & required PHOTOS TO either :
Email: pjwright18@bigpond.com
Post: CHMC CVS PO Box 3275 WEST TAMWORTH NSW 2340