June 12, 2026 — 7:30pm
VicRoads says almost all online services are back up and running after a week-long IT outage left motorists unable to register or transfer vehicles, renew licences or sit driving tests, a bungle that sparked accusations the agency’s $7.9 billion privatisation has failed Victorians.
As of Friday afternoon, a portal used by second-hand car dealerships for new registrations and transfers was still down, but VicRoads said it hoped to have it back online shortly.
“We’re incredibly sorry for the impact this has had on customers,” the organisation’s chief corporate affairs officer, Carly Dixon, said.
“We are here to provide seamless and good services for our customers, and we haven’t been able to deliver that this week, which is incredibly disappointing.”
