A person who operates a motor vehicle is required to be registered under section 17.1 of the Gasoline Tax Act. Anyone whom is not registered as required by that section commits an offence under this Act. Therefore any motor vehicle operating in Newfoundland and Labrador must have one of the following criteria:
A motor vehicle used, designed, or maintained for transportation of persons or property and having two axles and a gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight exceeding 26,000 pounds or 11,797 kilograms; having three or more axles regardless of weight; or is used in combination, when the weight of such combination exceeds 26,000 pounds or 11,797 kilograms gross vehicle or registered gross vehicle weight.
Does not include recreational vehicles.
For further information regarding vehicles registered in Newfoundland and Labrador contact Motor Registration at:
For information on the International Fuel Tax Association :
If you are not a member of IFTA then check the Fuel Tax box and fill in your information. There are payment instructions on the reverse side of the application.