Buying a car from interstate - how to go about doing it

[GSRSOL]

Whats the deal here?

In terms of registration/ stamp duty/ number plates?

AFAIK you need a vic roadworthy cert to register a car here, so if i buy a car from NSW with NSW rego, how can i get it down here?

Transfer NSW rego to my name? then drive it down here and re-register it in VIC?

roadworthy ~ $70
Rego ~ $575
Stamp duty ~ $who knows
what other costs am i forgeting?

 

[tharaka]

you're spot on
transfer the nsw reg to your name
cancel nsw rego

then get a vic roadworthy
then re-reg'd

 

[GSRSOL]

so whats the best way of doing that then? Dont i need a NSW address to transfer NSW rego to? :?

catch a plane to sydney, pay the cash for the car............sort out paperwork (transfer rego papers) then drive it down to melb?

could i do that in one day? :idea:

 

[tharaka]

so whats the best way of doing that then? Dont i need a NSW address to transfer NSW rego to? :?

catch a plane to sydney, pay the cash for the car............sort out paperwork (transfer rego papers) then drive it down to melb?

could i do that in one day? :idea:

i wouldn't bother transferring the rego
you just have to make sure that the owner trusts you to drive down to melbourne, and cancel the rego.... and not get any speeding fines
but yeah, fly to sydney (or drive up with a friend), pick up car, drive home

 

[GSRSOL]

i wouldn't bother transferring the rego
you just have to make sure that the owner trusts you to drive down to melbourne, and cancel the rego.... and not get any speeding fines
but yeah, fly to sydney (or drive up with a friend), pick up car, drive home

Thats a pretty big ask isnt it??

 

[tharaka]

i wouldn't bother transferring the rego
you just have to make sure that the owner trusts you to drive down to melbourne, and cancel the rego.... and not get any speeding fines
but yeah, fly to sydney (or drive up with a friend), pick up car, drive home

Thats a pretty big ask isnt it??

see what he says first

 

[GSRSOL]

k sweet tharaka thanks for that


i also checked the vehicle out on REVS

and it came back with

"There are no encumbrances that match the quoted identifiers.
VEHICLE DETAILS MATCHED WITH RTA "

thats a good thing right?? 8)

 

[tharaka]

k sweet tharaka thanks for that


i also checked the vehicle out on REVS

and it came back with

"There are no encumbrances that match the quoted identifiers.
VEHICLE DETAILS MATCHED WITH RTA "

thats a good thing right?? 8)

is REVS the same thing as a VSR?

 

[GSRSOL]

that depends what VSR is :lol:

vehicle checker>? enter VIN, Eng # and rego and it comes back with info like repairable writeoff/wrietoff/finance oweing **** like that........

 

[tharaka]

that depends what VSR is :lol:

vehicle checker>? enter VIN, Eng # and rego and it comes back with info like repairable writeoff/wrietoff/finance oweing **** like that........

vehicle securities register
yeah, tells you about writeoffs, money oweing, etc

 

[Entaran]

i wouldn't bother transferring the rego
you just have to make sure that the owner trusts you to drive down to melbourne, and cancel the rego.... and not get any speeding fines
but yeah, fly to sydney (or drive up with a friend), pick up car, drive home

Thats a pretty big ask isnt it??

It's not an ask at all. When/if a speeding fine arrives, you fill out the back, tick the "New owner" box and get it signed by a JP (Justice of the peace) and they send a new fine to the person behind the wheel.

Easiest method... i've done this TWICE now is to buy the car, get a receipt, do all that crap. Take it down to vic, goto vicroads, get an APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION not a Vehicle Transfer Form, get your RWC, goto vicroads, get appointment for rego, at appointment...

KNOW WHERE YOUR ENGINE NUMBER IS
Fill out required forms
Expect around 400 dollars in stamp duty per 10000 spent
Pay for 1 years rego (460-odd dollars)
HAND IN NSW PLATES
AFFIX VIC PLATES (bring a screwdriver/etc)
Affix rego sticker

Drive away. Don't forget insurance

 

[maccavr4]

just fill the transpher forms out and that will cover the other guys ass coz they arfe dated and sighned and ****, it is a legal binding document just dont hand it in