key changes, to be brought in from July 1, 2008 are:
- All new cars and light vehicles purchased in NSW will be exempt from a pink slip for five years, up from the current three-year exemption.
- All cars and light vehicles under five years old as of July 1, 2008 will also be exempt from a pink slip until they turn five years old.
- Motorists will no longer need to wait in a queue to renew their registration.
- All pink slips issued in NSW will be transmitted directly to the RTA electronically, allowing registration renewals to be done over the internet or the phone.
- Motorists will also be able to register their vehicles for shorter periods of three months or six months as well as the current one-year standard.
- Vans and utes will not need a pink slip for five years – up from the current one year exemption.
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“The mechanical standard of new cars has improved significantly since 1989, when the pink slip exemption period was extended from one to three years.
“New cars are much more reliable, they have much longer warranties – some up to five years – so annual inspection requirements can be extended until a vehicle is five years old without compromising safety.
“In a change which will benefit small businesses and tradespeople, utes and vans will also not need an inspection for five years – currently annual inspections are required after only a year.”
The new inspection requirements apply to:
- Light passenger-carrying vehicles including sedans, station wagons and four wheel drives
- Motorcycles
- Light goods-carrying vehicles such as panel vans, utilities, vans and table tops
- Caravans
- Other trailers with a gross trailer mass of less than 750kg
