Thread: Vehicle Identity Check - How long is too long to wait.

Bureaucrats!
My pet hate.

Gary unless the seller cancels the nsw rego it will still be valid but in the sellers name so tickets will go to them but if they have no problems with it then its ok to drive If your mate was transfering nsw rego into his name there is a $90? fine for going over the 14 days but still the rego is not cancelled

Booger,
I bought a NSW vehicle a couple of years ago, usually both parties sign the transfer form. Any fines can then be proved to the "new owner". Once the 14 days are up, the previous owner can then advise the RTA that they have sold the vehicle and this leaves you in a very grey area of "no rego" after the 14 days.

Garry,
Yes very frustrating, I guess you have only a limited number (1?) of options in ACT. I had a similar wait when I booked in the 101 to Oakleigh (my local vicroads) I asked if I got in at Frankston with only a few days delay. Had I driven a couple of hours (Bendigo, Taralgon) I could have done it even sooner.

If the seller does not cancel the rego and get a refund the RTA wont cancel either they will fine the new owner $99 for not transfering but if garrys mate is not reregistering in nsw then that wont apply so a call to the seller and explain the delay and all should be ok until the identity check is done

Originally Posted by THE BOOGER

If the seller does not cancel the rego and get a refund the RTA wont cancel either they will fine the new owner $99 for not transfering but if garrys mate is not reregistering in nsw then that wont apply so a call to the seller and explain the delay and all should be ok until the identity check is done

Yeah true, but same rule applies in Vic, and last vehicle I sold I rang Vic roads on day 15 and let them know it had been sold. All depends on how well you know your seller -- I wasn't going to take any chances with speeding fines, let alone third party damage if the new owner is not insured, driving drunk etc.....for most people, its not worth the risk.

The fine only applies if you drive the vehicle. My roadworthy on the NSW purchase took 2-3 months and I got a temporary (VIC) permit to drive it to RWC supplier.

Originally Posted by THE BOOGER

Gary unless the seller cancels the nsw rego it will still be valid but in the sellers name so tickets will go to them but if they have no problems with it then its ok to drive If your mate was transfering nsw rego into his name there is a $90? fine for going over the 14 days but still the rego is not cancelled

Spot on that is why the plates will be going back on Friday and the registration cancelled. Even though the car has a valid ACT roadworthy the car cannot be used 11 days.

If we were in Vic I would just get a drive permit to cover the period but the ACT rules are no where as lenient but I will look further into this tomorrow.

The ACT RTA consider themselves to be the only correct authority anything good other states have that helps drivers must be resisted to the extreme - I appreciate other states RTA have similar mindsets but they are full sized states not a city state effectively 40km long and 15km wide - just about everything else in the ACT is National Park and a no go area for most vehicles.

I am a member of the car club peak body - the ACT Council of Car Clubs and have dealings with the face less men who run the ACT RTA and the mind boggles.

Garry

Originally Posted by THE BOOGER

If the seller does not cancel the rego and get a refund the RTA wont cancel either they will fine the new owner $99 for not transfering but if garrys mate is not reregistering in nsw then that wont apply so a call to the seller and explain the delay and all should be ok until the identity check is done

Seller submitted the docs the next business day - exactly as I would do in his case unless I personally knew the buyer and trusted them.

Garry

Currently in Victoria, you can only get a drive permit (UVP) if the vehicle is unregistered.
In Victoria, a vehicle can only be sold with a current RWC or unregistered (registration cancelled. You cannot legally buy a vehicle and drive it around to get a roadworthy if it is registered.

(What is practised may be a little different and a chargeable offence if caught.)

Just a little clarification. It didn't used to be like that.