Thread: NSW Roadworthy checklist

Originally Posted by steve_a

Suzuki Jimny 2008, bought from new, Bullbar added, rear seats and belts removed.

I'm not 100% up on the regulations but I think that's going to be a problem if the compliance plate states it has 4 or 5 seats.

You have a grace period in which to transfer the rego so it would be possible to have the vehicles assessed by a mechanic without surrendering the SA rego and do any repairs / alterations yourself.

I have used Langes Auto centre Yass road Queanbeyan 02 62976969 for rego inspetions over the years and have found them fair and professional. They can do pink (roadworthy) and Blue( proof of Identy) checks as well as LPG inspections.

Rego in the ACT is much more difficult with the inspection being done by a government office who are not particularly effcient and can be pedantic over small points so its best not to live in the ACT......

Regards,
Tote

The proceedure is;

Go to the RTA/RMS, do all the paper work to transfer the rego and they will nominate where you take the car to be inspected, once it's looked at, and has passed, you take it all back to the RMS and get your plates for rego, if it fails they will tell you what needs to be fixed, this is for all interstate vehicles, even if it comes with that states roadworthy cert.

Baz.

Originally Posted by Redback

The proceedure is;

Go to the RTA/RMS, do all the paper work to transfer the rego and they will nominate where you take the car to be inspected, once it's looked at, and has passed, you take it all back to the RMS and get your plates for rego, if it fails they will tell you what needs to be fixed, this is for all interstate vehicles, even if it comes with that states roadworthy cert.

Baz.

That's a different process to the one that I have gone through for two vehicles that I have registered from interstate.
The first was driven from Vic on an unreg permit. Blue slip obtained, took vehicle with proof of ownership and CTP to RMS paid money and walked out with NSW plates.

The second was a vehicle currently registered in QLD, I got a blue slip, CTP and took it to RMS at my leisure a few weeks later with proof of ownership and walked out with plates ( significantly poorer)

Maybe RMS has different processes in Sydney, I wanted to register a new trailer on the Central coast and they wanted a slip from a registered weighbridge as well as the blue slip, ended up towing it home on a permit and registered it locally without the requirement for the additional weighbridge ticket, the nearest registered weighbridge to yass is over 100KM away.

Regards,
Tote

Originally Posted by Tote

That's a different process to the one that I have gone through for two vehicles that I have registered from interstate.
The first was driven from Vic on an unreg permit. Blue slip obtained, took vehicle with proof of ownership and CTP to RMS paid money and walked out with NSW plates.

The second was a vehicle currently registered in QLD, I got a blue slip, CTP and took it to RMS at my leisure a few weeks later with proof of ownership and walked out with plates ( significantly poorer)

Maybe RMS has different processes in Sydney, I wanted to register a new trailer on the Central coast and they wanted a slip from a registered weighbridge as well as the blue slip, ended up towing it home on a permit and registered it locally without the requirement for the additional weighbridge ticket, the nearest registered weighbridge to yass is over 100KM away.

Regards,
Tote

Maybe, that was what we had to do when we got our old D2 from Victoria, and that came with a roadworthy cert from the dealer, ment nothing to the RTA at the time

A blue slip and application for rego is all you need have done 2 in last 12 months don't worry about the old rego once you have the blue slip. Just tell RMS old plates returned that's all they asked. I would do as tote says drive on old rego and get blue sip done and do any repairs your self then get new rego in NSW not ACT. When they blue slip the jimny they may down grade seating or ask you to replace it

The process is fairly straightforward, it's what actually has to be checked I am after. You only get 2 weeks to represent the vehicle otherwise it's a retest.
When we relocate I could be very busy at first, so if I can get a bunch of stuff out of the way early it would be better.
I wondered about the Jimmy, you would think that less seats would be no issue..
Still got them all, but been in the roof a few years...
You don't have a choice of ACT or nsw do you? It's all down to home address?

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Originally Posted by steve_a

The process is fairly straightforward, it's what actually has to be checked I am after. You only get 2 weeks to represent the vehicle otherwise it's a retest.
When we relocate I could be very busy at first, so if I can get a bunch of stuff out of the way early it would be better.
I wondered about the Jimmy, you would think that less seats would be no issue..
Still got them all, but been in the roof a few years...
You don't have a choice of ACT or nsw do you? It's all down to home address?

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No, there is no choice of state, I wasn't sure whether you had somewhere to live yet or not....
You should be able to go and ask a mechanic to do a check without commencing a certificate if the vehicle is currently registered elsewhere.
I would be approaching a registered inspection station like the one mentioned above and getting them to assess the vehicle to see how much work may need to be done. If it roadworthy it should be a simple process to get a blue slip. Seats may be needed to be refitted for the check. Unlike other states the annual roadworthy in NSW does not require a visit to a government authority or any engineering provided that the vehicle is not already engineered in which case you existing engineering certificate should be good enough with a blue slip.
The actual check is based on the mechanic's opinion of the car. they only get paid $50.00 or so for a blue slip so it's not going to be a 4 hour ordeal. If the vehicle's lights, and electricals work, the tyres have good tread and the car passes the brake application test (which it will unless it only has 2 wheel brakes ) all will be good. On my Falcon BF ute the inspection consisted of Tyres, Lights overview of the engine bay, jack up the front wheels and check the ballljoints and wheel bearings ( Falcon wear items), Gas inspection, confirmation of chassis number then off to the magic RMS web site to confirm that the vehicle engine and chassis number are not flagged and in 15 minutes it was all done. I imagine that if I had presented with a GQ patrol with a 6" lift and a home made bull bar the process may not have been so easy.....


Regards,
Tote