- Cook Government to establish new licensing centre in Perth's south-east, delivering a 2025 election commitment
- $4 million in 2025-26 State Budget for consultation, planning, design and delivery
- New location will meet increasing demand for driver and vehicle services in the Armadale/Byford area
The Cook Labor Government has committed $4 million to establish a new Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS) centre in the Armadale/Byford area, delivering a 2025 election commitment.
The funding, allocated in the 2025-26 State Budget, will provide for consultation, planning, design and delivery of the new community asset.
The services on offer at the new centre will include:
- learner's permit and WA photocard applications;
- theory and hazard perception tests;
- practical driving assessments (PDAs);
- interstate and overseas driver's licence transfers;
- vehicle and boat registrations and transfers; and
- custom plates.
Currently, the Department of Transport's (DoT) Cannington and Success DVS centres service customers from the south-eastern corridor, with around one in five people driving up to 40 minutes to attend those centres from the City of Armadale, City of Gosnells or the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale.
Community and stakeholder consultation will be undertaken to determine a location that will best accommodate customers and provide better access to DoT services for south-eastern metro residents and reduce customer numbers and wait times at other centres.
This Budget follows efforts to improve services, including the new Department of Transport centres at Butler and Busselton, the dedicated driver assessment centre at Joondalup, Saturday and extended opening hour trials at DVS centres, and recruitment of extra driving assessors and staff.
As stated by Minister Assisting the Transport Minister Jessica Stojkovski:
"The Department of Transport has recently experienced rapid growth in demand for its services, particularly in the thriving south-east metro region, which is putting pressure on existing DVS centres and increasing wait times for customers.
"The Cook Government's election commitment of a new licensing centre in the Armadale/Byford area will provide better access to DoT services, much closer to home for those residents currently driving 30 to 40 minutes to attend another centre such as Cannington or Success.
"DoT will consult with the community and key stakeholders to determine the location that best serves the needs of customers in the south-eastern suburbs."
