Hi all, I'll be flying up to Sydney next week to buy a car privately and drive it back down to Melbourne.
I've never done this before and I'm pretty confused about the transfer and registration process. Can someone please enlighten me with their experience?
Thanks!
Also, I just saw you're a new member so there's a good chance I just wasted my time. FFS.
No, this will be a good reference for anyone else wanting to do the same. I was looking at doing something similar (but from Vic to NSW) so thanks.
Or it’s OPs ghost account and this thread will be deleted…
ITs been asked 239847293872394872 times in the past, so its a waste of time.
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It might be tough to get insurance on an unregistered car (I've never tried), but surely you'd want to be insured as soon as you take possession of the car?
Recently insured unregistered car through RACV while i was getting a roadworthy must have unregistered vehicle permit of course as condition of insurance.
obtain comprehensive insurance
This should be first. Even before you buy the car.
DO NOT get a Vic Unreg permit.
You need to get a NSW unreg permit / one way permit.
Get insurance before you drive it.
Does that apply in Vic and provide TAC coverage?
Yes
*sigh*… if only there was other posts on here that you could search up and get the answer…
Get some insurance before you drive anywhere
This really should be in big, flashing red, letters
big, flashing red, letters
too distracting whilst you're on the phone driving.. might cause an accident.
+1 for this.
I bought a car via private sale in NSW and transferred it to VIC about 18mo ago. Can confirm there is SFA info out there on this process.
Just to add;
- …
- Buy the car.
- GET A RECEIPT FOR THE SALE (Rego/transfer paperwork is NOT proof of ownership)
Note: Lodging the NOD doesn't immediately cancel the current NSW registration - it starts a 14 day count-down for you to nominate a new NSW address for the car. If you don't (which you can't as a VIC resident) the registration will then be cancelled. So you essentially have two weeks to get home and transfer it to VIC rego.
- …
- Take yourself, your car and the RWC paperwork to VicRoads. Pay the fees, take the plates and affix them to the car.
I got ~$200 back through the refunds as the NSW registration and CTP only had a few months left on it. Was hardly worth all the hassle but this is OzBargain, so …
When you arrive, just give the seller cash and collect the keys. They’ll do all the rego transfers for you after you mail the plates back to them. /s
Save time..transfer the money and have the seller leave the keys in the letter box
If you haven't bought before, don't buy from a different state.
If you still insist, get PPSR + check via your own mechanic.
So many things can go wrong if you buy from any other state, quite a number of scams active atm
What sort of scams are we talking about here? Im currently looking at a few interstate cars on club rego interstate. More info the better!
I suspect mostly written off vehicles patched up and sold with qld rego - seems easier to reregister cars up there. Especially flooded cars.
Otherwise, it’s unlikely there are many more risks than buying used locally.
PPSR covers a stolen or written off vehicle though, and if the tags match the body or vin number those cant be fudged either
I think the only scams really possible are by giving someone money sight unseen or things of that nature
My two cents. My wife and I bought a car from SA back into VIC. We flew over, taxi to the dealer and signed some paperwork that we had picked up the car at x time from x location in the event that we got a fine on the way home that we were the nominated driver etc.
We took insurance out on the vehicle before we flew over on the SA plates rego, then when it was all swapped we updated it with the new registration.
Drove it back with no problems on SA plates. Got home, got a roadworthy done which was about a week because a few things had to be fixed. Booked in at VicRoads, got new plates, paid the money and swapped the plates over in the car park.
All done, didn't have any issues.
This was through a SA dealer, not a private sale, not sure if that impacts it.
You forgot the final step…
Hahahaha, different car. But yes, I wish it had them for sure! The halogen lights weren't the greatest.
To get current up to date exact information to suit your exact situation, speak to the Authorities in the FIRST instance.
Try VicRoads.
I've got a broker who has found a car in NSW. Apparently quoting $1.5k cheaper if initially NSW registered instead of VIC.
However to be NSW registered they need a NSW customer number but the registration would be in my name (not matching the customer number). I assume there wouldn't be any issues with this or the subsequent transfer at Vicroads but potentially problems when requesting a refund of NSW rego and CTP.
Anyone had any experience or thoughts on this?
Get the seller to cancel the NSW registration and remove the number plates. Get the seller to write you out a receipt with yours and theirs details.
Purchase an unregistered vehicle permit (maybe go 14 days to be safe) to drive the car back home and prepare the car for a RWC. This is only valid for driving in Vic so you will also need a 1 day permit to transit NSW from the NSW roads authority.
Obtain a roadworthy certificate from an authorised RWC provider in VIC. This could take a few hours or a few weeks depending on the condition of the car)
Visit VicRoads, give them all the paperwork they need (it says on their website what you/they require).
Pay the fees (rego, TAC, stamp duty etc) and get your new Vic plates.
Install Vic plates, obtain comprehensive insurance, install dashcam and drive away.
Also, you typically do all this research before you purchase the car and book an airline ticket. Up to you though.
Also, you will have to drive the vehicle to your home via the shortest route for the permits to be valid. You can't make a road trip / holiday out of the drive home.
Also, I just saw you're a new member so there's a good chance I just wasted my time. FFS.