QLD reg transfer to Vic and new owner? is it possible

[sclarke]

Question?

Person "A" lives in QLD and has a QLD registered car. She is selling it and her son Person "B" lives in Vic.
Person "C" in Vic wants to buy it.

Ohh the car has 6 months of QLD Reg.

So how does Person "C" get it into his name? and keep the current QLD reg until it runs out?

Clarkie

[Ben]

Person C would require a Queensland address to have the QLD registration in their name.

The son could keep the QLD rego if he used his mum's address as his address.

[barryj]

Why not cut out person B and sell it direct to person C?

Surely person C could cash in the balance of rego or person B could get the plates and Queensland details and send to person A. The vehicle could then be sold unregistered.

Sounds complicated to me.

[rovercare]

RWC and re reg

[Ben]

What I meant to say was the son could probably keep the QLD rego and drive it in VIC, but transferring it to a Victorian addressed driver would require a VIC rego transfer.

Not sure if they still allow it, but tourists/backpackers used to be able to use a 'c/o some Post Office' in the required state. Still, your forms of 'proof of identity' will most likely have Victorian addresses on them.

[sclarke]

Yep Re-Reg sounds the easy way...

Why does Person "C" want the 6 months??? its 6 months Reg.... that is $250 in Vic....

[Ben]

that is $250 in Vic....

You could buy another Landy for that

[barryj]

Yep Re-Reg sounds the easy way...

Why does Person "C" want the 6 months??? its 6 months Reg.... that is $250 in Vic....

I would be very hesitant allowing a vehicle to be registered in person A's name and being driven\owned by person C.

I would get an agreed selling price from C to A and with a deposit to cover costs is all falls through, then get the vehicle to person C or get them to pick it up from person A.

Somewhere appropriate in the process, cash in the Queensland plates and the money could either go to person C or increase the sale amount by that amount.

As I said in my previous post "sounds complicated to me".

[JDNSW]

As others have indicated, basically, it cannot be done legally. Selling interstate, the new owner is required to register the vehicle anew in the new state. The old owner is required to notify disposal of the vehicle and return the plates, and may be entitled to part refund. (Note that the new owner will require proof of ownership such as a bill of sale to register it, and probably a copy of the old registration)

In practice, what is often done is that the seller allows the buyer to drive on the old registration until it expires. While this makes economic sense, it is a risky procedure:-

1. The registered owner is responsible for speed camera infringements etc.

2. In the event of an accident, the seller's insurance is the only cover, and if the insurance company finds out what is going on, they are likely to avoid paying.

3. In the event of an accident or infringement, if police find out the real ownership situation, they may charge both the seller and the buyer (depending on how annoyed they are feeling) for failing to notify change of ownership within the specified time (not sure what this is, probably a week).

John

[sclarke]

As others have indicated, basically, it cannot be done legally. Selling interstate, the new owner is required to register the vehicle anew in the new state. The old owner is required to notify disposal of the vehicle and return the plates, and may be entitled to part refund. (Note that the new owner will require proof of ownership such as a bill of sale to register it, and probably a copy of the old registration)

In practice, what is often done is that the seller allows the buyer to drive on the old registration until it expires. While this makes economic sense, it is a risky procedure:-

1. The registered owner is responsible for speed camera infringements etc.

2. In the event of an accident, the seller's insurance is the only cover, and if the insurance company finds out what is going on, they are likely to avoid paying.

3. In the event of an accident or infringement, if police find out the real ownership situation, they may charge both the seller and the buyer (depending on how annoyed they are feeling) for failing to notify change of ownership within the specified time (not sure what this is, probably a week).

John

Re reg is the only option i see....