RVS guides and resources

What's new? What's different? ROVER Release 9.3

This What's new? What's different? guide is a visual overview of key changes in ROVER Release 9.3 being deployed in May 2025. In this release, we will be removing the engine stroke field from Road Vehicle Descriptors and enabling users to request updates to embargo dates.

ROVER guide: Amending a non-key error on the RAV

This guide will take you through the steps on how to notify the department of one or more non-key field errors on the Register of Approved Vehicles (RAV), for example, the value for tare, carbon dioxide emissions and motive power.

ROVER guide: Amending a key error on the RAV

This guide will take you through the steps on how to notify the department of one or more key field errors on the Register of Approved Vehicles (RAV), such as the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), the RAV entry pathway or the approval number.

ROVER guide: Add a Model Report scope

This guide takes you through the steps on how to add a Vehicle Scope in a Model Report application after 22 May 2025.

Guide to varying approvals in ROVER

This guide tells you:

ROVER guide: Create an account and profile

ROVER is the department’s online portal for applications and approvals under the Road Vehicle Standards (RVS) legislation. This guide shows you what you need to do before you can begin using ROVER.

ROVER guide: Create a RAV submitter ID

This guide provides the steps on how to create a RAV submitter ID, which will enable you to submit a vehicle on the Register of Approved Vehicles (RAV) via the email submission method.

ROVER guide: How to withdraw, amend and resubmit or delete an application

This user guide shows you the steps to follow in ROVER to withdraw an application and to amend and resubmit it, or delete it.

ROVER video: Release 9.2 demonstration

Watch this video to see some of the key changes in ROVER Release 9.2, including new search filters for approvals and payments lists, how to download individual compliance information forms and submitted applications as a PDF, as well as how to download datasheets and Road Vehicle Descriptors when

What’s new? What’s different? ROVER Release 9.2

This What's new? What's different? guide is a visual overview of key changes you can expect to see in ROVER Release 9.2 which is expected to go live in November 2024.