Have You Heard? The Motor Vehicle Information Scheme is Now Live

WHAT IS IT?

The Motor Vehicle Information Scheme (MVIS) has been established to mandate all service and repair information be made available for Australian repairers and Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) to purchase at a fair and reasonable price. Vehicles manufactured on or after 1 January 2002 will be covered under the scheme. However, two-or three-wheeled vehicles - along with motor homes, buses, heavy vehicles recreational vehicles and farm machinery - are currently excluded from the scheme.

It will create a fairer opportunity for Australian repairers to compete for more business and supports more choice for consumers in the Australian automotive industry.

WHO IS A REPAIRER UNDER THE MVIS?

A repairer is a person who carries on a business of diagnosing faults with servicing, repairing, modifying, or dismantling motor vehicles in Australia.

This includes:

• specialist repairers such as auto electricians, transmission, brake, suspension, and windscreen technicians

• vehicle body or smash repairers

• vehicle recycling/dismantlers.

The scheme excludes individuals who do not run these businesses but repair their own vehicles as a hobby.

WHAT INFORMATION CAN I ACCESS UNDER THE SCHEME?

General repair information can be purchased to aid diagnose faults, service and repair a vehicle directly from the data provider. Commonly, data providers will publish what information is available on their website in an easily accessible format.

The scheme information may include but not be limited to the following:

• Technician – this will give the subscriber access to automaker websites, the ability to submit an Assisted Initialisation and Reprogramming (AIR) request, and the ability to request assistance with problems.

• EV and Hydrogen Certified – add-ons that enable access to High Voltage vehicle service information and, as they come to market, Hydrogen vehicles. NOTE: this access is only available to appropriately qualified technicians who have completed AURETH101 Depower and reinitialise batter electric vehicles. The MTA offers this course at a discounted rate for members.

• Vehicle Security Professional – access to vehicle security codes unique to a vehicles. There are also some brands that validate certain security related scan tool routines using the Vehicle Security Professional ID.

WHERE DO I REGISTER?

Registrations are now open via the Australian Automotive Service and Repair Authority (AASRA) portal. A list of data provider information links is also available on the portal.

www.aasra.com.au