QLD Resident Wanting to Buy NSW Registered Car

MKBHD on 11/10/2022 - 00:34

The car is few hours away in NSW and I am a QLD resident. It has 11 months NSW rego left. The price is right and its the one I want. I started to look in forums and other websites but I still cannot figure out step by step guide on how to do this. Since it comes with 11 month rego I don't want to ask the owners to deregister it, drive it back as unregistered as its too much hassle and adding up temp. insurance is tedious + extra cost too. I understand I need to get a safety certificate (RWC) and register here in QLD which I am happy to do.

What's the best way to do this?

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  • Slinky0111 on 11/10/2022 - 01:04
    -1

    Just went through this process buying a car from vic. So i presume it is the same.

    You cannot transfer vic rego to qld rego. The sellers removed the plates before it was loaded onto the car carrier.

    I would ask for a reduction in price to the same amount they get back from their registration.

    (Prob going to get negged for this)Make sure the receipt you get from the seller is less than the price you paid. So you pay leas duties. There is a calculator on the tmr website. We declared the sale price at 60k not 66k.

    Get a 1 day registration from tmr to drive back to register.

    I could be wrong however as this was getting a car from vic, not nsw.

    Good luck

    • pegaxs on 11/10/2022 - 07:52
      +2

      Make sure the receipt you get from the seller is less than the price you paid.

      Well, that is fraud, and if the price you “claim” you paid is too low, they will just make you pay the “market” value anyway. (Which could end up more than what you paid)

      And on your example, you saved a grand total of about $180 in stamp duty… on a $66,000 car.

      • elgrande on 11/10/2022 - 08:31
        +2

        The $180 savings can go towards defending the fraud charge..

      • MKBHD on 11/10/2022 - 09:56

        The 'market' value is so out of date (eg. RACQ or redbook valuation) because the real world car prices have gone up by a lot.
        A used 2017 Kia Cerato Sport with 60ks in 2018 was $15000 drive away through a dealer. Now the private prices of the same car with 110ks is $19500.

      • bhubb18 on 11/10/2022 - 09:58

        Damn thats crazy, good thing I bought it cheap because it had a blown motor.

  • Mikefr on 11/10/2022 - 01:40

    I just recently purchased a car at auction (unregistered), the options I had were get both a NSW & Qld permit, and drive back, (Newcastle to Townsville), or car carrier, so went car carrier.
    Qld permits can be purchased for daily, multiple days or a week.
    Best of luck.

  • Euphemistic on 11/10/2022 - 05:51
    +1
    1. Drive it back registered. Go through new rego process in your state, return plates to local registry.
    2. Ask seller to de-register. Obtain unreg vehicle permit from your state. Drive back to you and go through local new rego process.
    • MKBHD on 11/10/2022 - 10:01

      I like the first option. Before I can drive it back, I need to buy it. What would be the process to buy it with NSW plates on it? I have friends in NSW to user their address but don't have a NSW address ID.

      • Euphemistic on 11/10/2022 - 12:01

        Go visit both qld and NSW rego office website and check the procedure to buy a vehicle.

  • Ugly on 11/10/2022 - 06:41
    +1

    “Best” way?
    The cheapest way would be Buy the car, drive it for 11 months on current registration , THEN worry about transfer. Do you have a family member or friend in NSW that you could use their address?

    But https://www.qld.gov.au/transport/registration/transfer/inter…
    says, that YOU can apply to get the refund of the interstate registration. It doesn’t have to be the previous owner. So buy it registered.

    • MKBHD on 11/10/2022 - 09:45

      I did think of doing this. Do I not need a NSW license or any form of ID to register it to my name? How would I prove my friends address as my address at NSW Transport office?

  • Meho2026 on 11/10/2022 - 10:11
    +2

    If you have a QLD drivers licence then you need to transfer the rego over within 14 days or you will be driving without a valid rego or CTP.
    If you dont, it means if the cops stop you and ask to see your license, you'll be making another post on here.

    Do this…

    Buy it with the NSW rego.
    Ask the seller who the CTP insurance is with. (In NSW CTP is purchased separately before Rego can be taken out and it will transfer to the new owner).
    Transfer the vehicle ownership to yourself with Service NSW, either in person or online.

    Get a RWC in QLD.
    Go to QLD Dept. of TMR office.
    Take the NSW plates off and hand them over with the RWC. You will get QLD plates on the spot after you pay the combined rego and CTP fee..
    QLD TMS will issue you a receipt for the NSW plates.

    Send that receipt with a Request for Refund of NSW Registration claim form to Service NSW (form must be posted, they wont accept emailed forms).
    NSW will refund the remaining rego minus a $35 fee.
    Contact the NSW CTP provider and get refund for remaining 11 months insurance.

  • JDMcarfan on 11/10/2022 - 10:28
    +1

    this question has been asked several times and has been answered already but FYI:
    Step 1: you can buy the car from NSW (private or dealer doesn't matter)
    Step 2: buy it registered for whatever price you agree on.
    Step 2.5:When it comes to residential address issues on the paper write your QLD address and the owner can file it at an RMS if it doesn't go through online (it should, but nonetheless the RMS deals with interstate transactions all the time). This process doesn't transfer anything to you but notes for official records that the old owner has disposed of the car and that any infringements needs to go to the QLD driver from that point. This process can be done in the days after Step 2 by the old owner, you can proceed to Step 3.
    3. drive it to QLD
    4. get the equivalent of a blue slip in QLD
    5. go TMR? (again QLD equivalent of RMS) within 14 days of purchasing car (legal requirement) with QLD blue slip, QLD CTP (unless QLD offers that with rego) and other required paperwork (sale of vehicle paperwork) and $$$ and pay for rego. Hand in old NSW plates and collect receipt for disposal of NSW plates and attach new QLD plates to car.
    6. You are done registering the car in QLD! Congrats. Now for a refund of NSW rego follow steps here: (https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/cancel-vehicle-re…)
    You will need that disposal receipt for the plates and after posting you should receive a partial (read: kinda shit) refund for the unused portion of the rego in NSW.
    You will also need to do the same for the CTP (seperate in NSW). Contact the CTP issuer (can check with Check Rego NSW) and follow process for the refund of it.

    You don't need a NSW address to do this nor a friends address (which is plainly a dumb idea as you would register it in their name and then have to pay stamp duty twice to have it moved to yours at some point, let alone other insurance issues)

    • MKBHD on 11/10/2022 - 19:01
      -1

      Thanks. After reading this I have decided not to buy it. It’s not even that great of a price haha.

    • surfbum1 on 21/12/2023 - 23:23
      +1

      Nice list!
      Super helpful, a year later

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