its the law russ. every time a car is registered it must have a roady. whenever a car changes hands it is considered to be being re-registered hence you need a roady. they don't care who organises the roady but as above if the car isn't sold with a roady, it can't be driven. technically speaking once the car is purchased it is no longer the property of the previous owner. between the time that the car has changed hands and is officially recorded as such by vicroads it is unregistered. the car belongs to one person while the rego belongs to another. it makes sense, if a car is sold it should be deemed roadworthy by someone certified before it is allowed back on the road. we have never had to report plates stolen b/c the threat is more than enough motivation for people to do the right thing, however if we ever needed to we would explain the situation fully.

The law in Victoria used to be that when selling a vehicle, it must come with a RWC from the owner to the buyer. That has now changed. There are special conditions when a vehicle must be sold with a RWC and I think that's mainly from car yards and so on. Edit, I stand corrected. http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/...BuyingSelling/ (http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/Registration/BuyingSelling/) Quote: Buying or selling a registered vehicle A registered vehicle must be sold with a Roadworthy Certificate. You can still transfer registration up to 3 months after it expires. After this time the registration will be cancelled.

Quote: Originally Posted by SIroller its the law russ. every time a car is registered it must have a roady. whenever a car changes hands it is considered to be being re-registered hence you need a roady. they don't care who organises the roady but as above if the car isn't sold with a roady, it can't be driven. technically speaking once the car is purchased it is no longer the property of the previous owner. between the time that the car has changed hands and is officially recorded as such by vicroads it is unregistered. the car belongs to one person while the rego belongs to another. it makes sense, if a car is sold it should be deemed roadworthy by someone certified before it is allowed back on the road. we have never had to report plates stolen b/c the threat is more than enough motivation for people to do the right thing, however if we ever needed to we would explain the situation fully. To Clarify it's not 'the law' it's a requirement: a totally different thing plus the buyer can actually agree to purchase a car without an insp cert and that fact can be recorded on the receipt. The buyer can then get one themselves prior to transfer a car is not deemed unregoed once sold until the new owner transfers it or recorded as such. rego stays with the car and the new owner is required to transfer it into their name within 2 weeks I suggest you check and confirm the above with VicRoads, I did the above is the same for NSW except that up here they say the purchaser SHOULD be provided with an inspection cert, again that is a recommendation only cheers

msg deanovlct if u want to sell it cos he's looking for a vs ss

oh pfft law vs. requirement. thats a pretty menial pickup it doesn't make any difference to the average person does it?

u can drive a car without rw reg permit there ur solution supply a 28 day permit then the new owner can get his own rwc

rego does not get cancelled once bought, rego stays with the car as mentioned in my post above, new owner can get RWC and do transfer ring VicRoads they'll confirm this so many simple questions turning into absurd arguments/discussion not based on facts

Quote: Originally Posted by kscpauly im thinking of selling my vs ss but i dont wana part with the number plates and i have no time to get a road worthy as i work 9-5. im thinking of just cancelling the reg and taking the plates off and selling it for 5 or 6k i heard its illegal to sell a car without a road worthy if its got reg, ive never sold a car b4 n dunno how to do about it. if i get standard plates from vic roads can i sell it with reg and no road worthy? or is it compulsery to get a rwc? alert vic roads when you sell the car the new owner has 30 days from the point of sale to produce a roadworthy or the registration will be cancelled its how i sell a car nearly everytime as i work similar hours to yourself Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

ok guys ill answer this question for you as i have just bought a damaged registered car with no rwc. There is a procedure and if you follow it you will be fine. When filling out transfer papers in the rwc section put a line through it and write buyer to provide rwc. Secondly the buyer should transfer car straight in their name without rwc and they will be given 28days to produce a rwc and in the meantime the car stays registered for 28 days and wont require a permit until the new owner produces his rwc. In the meantime seller puts in disposal letter and all is fine. I just done this 3 weeks ago with a vs and kept the plates that were on thew car. Also incase you guys dont know this one? You can buy an unregistered car aslong as the plates are still on it and it hasnt been unregistered for more than three months the new owner can pay the reg and again still drive for 28 days until you produce a rwc.And the car will not require an unregistered vehicle inspection. Vicroads is hesitant telling you this stuff but my brotherinlaw works in scrapmetal so he buys cars like allover the place and these are a few things i picked up from him.

i bought a car no roady but the reg expired 2-3 days before so they let me re-register it and gave me about 2 months to bring in the roady to put on the system which took like 2 mins and they didnt even check the car

Sorry to bump up an old thread guys, i have just recently put a deposit on a 87 berlina N/A. Initially the agreement was 12 months reg and RWC, but i just got a ring from the seller saying he cbf getting a roady. He also told me that he has to hand in the plates to vic roads and cancel the reg. Would this mean that the reg must be paid in full again? Im a bit confused because the vic roads site says that you get a refund when the reg is cancelled. I always thought that reg and plates stay with car, then you transfer car into your name, then you supply a roady within the given time otherwise reg is cancelled, but the seller thinks otherwise, i will ring vic roads but if anyone could fill me in that would be great. cheers

the bloke sounds like a dog just tell him DO NOT cancel the reg, just tell him to transfer the car into your name once u have payed him, then get ur own rwc. if he cancels the reg take ur deposit back and tell him to get ****ed

yeh thats heaps better as its too much stuffing around. But does anyone know if you have to pay the reg in full again if it is cancelled? if thats the case then the price must be dropped.

yeah u will have to get a rwc and then pay the rego in full. the guy sounds like a wanker sorry if hes ur mate or something but hes a wanker if he does it

haha lol yer was a bit pissed when he told me, nah hes not my mate so its cool, if he was i would already have the car. rang up vic roads earlier today and they clarified what u just said. They said that they "RECOMMEND" selling a car by cancelling the reg if a RWC is absent doesnt necessarily mean that you have to. I was willing to pay him in full and get a RWC myself but now i also have to get the car checked after i get a roady for it. ***in pain in the ass. Dont worry i made him take $1600 cash off the price so its all good, think he just wants the car gone without him worrying bout anything.

**** yeah for a 1600 price drop get him to cancel the reg unless theres ALOT for rwc needed. once u have the car pm me and i should be able to help u with a rwc.

sweet bro. I have already made an appointment to get a roady at my local mechanic but if he tries to shaft me i will give u a pm cheers for that. The car sits nice on the road paint is ****ed and it has usual vl rust but it has been in the family since new. Idles very smoothly and drives really nice. Probly the main concern is the parcel shelf which has been cut for 6x9's. Probly needs new brakes ect.....