What is DUP REGISTRATION in Rego certificate?

Sowny on 15/02/2017 - 09:53

Hi Ozbargainers,

Gday!

I have got a decent deal on a second hand Honda Civic car and I'm about to close the deal with the Private seller. However when I checked the Rego paper, I found that it's a duplicate certificate and the seller didn't mention about it. In Rego, beneath payment details section, it's printed that "DUP REGISTRATION" for $22.

I did some research on it and assuming that he must have applied for Replace Rego option in nsw gov site. Link below:
https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/replace-vehicles-…

My questions are,
* Can I trust this seller and go ahead with the deal?
* Should I pay him cash upfront or convince him for Bank transfer?
* By any chance he sold the car already?
* Should I get a written letter from with the Valid ID saying he sold the car to me?

Thoughts please.

Cheers,
Sowny

Automotive

Comments

  • the-mal on 15/02/2017 - 10:28
    +2
    • Can I trust this seller and go ahead with the deal?

    Better to be safe than sorry - call or drop in to Services NSW and ask them! It sounds find and your assumptions are probably spot on, but a 15 min trip to Services NSW will answer for certain.

    • Should I pay him cash upfront or convince him for Bank transfer?

    There is zero safety in either, you can't reverse either. I prefer Bank Cheque for these kind of transactions because I don't want to carry around a heap of cash. Bank Transfer isn't great because it means you'll transfer him the money before you get the car. You want it to be a direct swap - cash for car - to ensure neither of you cut and run.

    • By any chance he sold the car already?

    Services NSW will be able to verify the rego certificate, just ask him for the VIN for verification.

    • Should I get a written letter from with the Valid ID saying he sold the car to me?

    Yes. Just write up a statement saying something like "MR X (License Number XXXXX) sold Car Model/Year with VIN XXXXX to MR Y (License Number XXXXX) for $XXXX.XX on 15//02/2017. The car was sold in as is condition with the understanding that there is no encumberance owing on the car and MR X is legally entitled to sell the car." Both sign the statement and leave a copy with both of you.

    • Sowny on 15/02/2017 - 15:31
      +1

      I just walked into the RTA office and verified it. The DUP Registration doesn't matter as long as the owner remains the same. Cheers mate :)

  • Euphemistic on 15/02/2017 - 13:52
    +1

    It could be a duplicate rego paper because they lost the original. I recently sold a car and a trailer with superseded rego papers. One was from the previous year (couldn't find the new one), the second was showing as rego for the full year and I was waiting for a replacement 6month rego slip from RMS to arrive in the mail. I have not heard back from the buyers, so it must be OK.

    Having the back of the rego form filled in is enough for the legal transfer of the title of the vehicle to you. You wont need the secondary receipt unless you don't have the registration papers. The filled out slip has the buyers, sellers and vehicles details all in one place, ready to be accepted by the RMS. The receipt might only add value if Operation Repo come looking for you, but probably wont be worth much.

  • Sowny on 15/02/2017 - 15:32

    That makes sense too. I will just ask for the signature from him else I would take a selfie with him :D

Login or Join to leave a comment
Login Join