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is it illegal to sell a car without a roadworthy in vic?

Started by kscpauly · 15 June 2009 · 36 replies

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kscpaulyArchived member
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? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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VL-EXECArchived member
nah mate don't need rwc with or with out reg
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kscpaulyArchived member
but cant vic roads make u liable if something ****s up or say they dont transfer it in there name and they get fines n **** cant they use it against u
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WHTGMHArchived member
you can sell your car without reg or roady or with reg and no roady, just go and get standard issue plates and sell it like that if you want to keep your plates, you can stool sell it without a roady, but it will prob be more harder to sell it all depends on the buyer, hope that helps
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kscpaulyArchived member
yea i wana sell it with reg coz ill get more for it but i just dont want fines comin 2 my house lol
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88_vl_bt1Archived member
You can even transfur a car without a rwc, rego is suspended after two months if a rwc is not recieved by vic roads. In the past when i have recieved fines for cars that i have sold and have remained in my name I have nominated the new owner as the driver and sent a photocopy of the transfur form along with the nomination statment, havn't have one rejected as of yet.
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jonesy308Archived member
ive done it many times but im pretty sure by law, a car cant be sold with reg without a roady
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PROGMHArchived member
Im sure too that its not to be sold without a RWC if it has rego. Lots of people do it though. With your plates, just go to vicroads and get standard plates issued before you sell it.
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kscpaulyArchived member
k sweet thnx any idea how much new plates will cost?
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PROGMHArchived member
Theyre cheap, its like $30-50 or something from memory.
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WHTGMHArchived member
well when you sell it, u will have to get transfer papers, write your details and buyers details once that is done give vic roads your transfer papers. the buyer has i think 14 days to transfer it under his name and i think 30 days to get a roadworthy, if then you by chance get a fine, just tell vic roads the situation by then im sure that they would know if the car has been transferred or not, if not the buyer would recieve the fine not you
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kscpaulyArchived member
cheers
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WHTGMHArchived member
tuff car by the way love black vs ss's, how come you wanna sell it
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brawlrArchived member
yeah can only sell a car with a rwc or de-reg it. just get the bloke who buys it to get his own roady and phone you through the details then fill out your disposal form and hand it in. just make sure he fills out his part of the disposal form so you have his details if he runs a red, ect
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FATPSIArchived member
just remember to tell them you want to keep the personalized plates but not on a car
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kscpaulyArchived member
sounds good im after a vx r8 or vy clubby, ive spent heaps on it recently but i just want a newer car that requires less work to do it up lol
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FATPSIArchived member
http://www.vplates.com.au/faq#faqs1.10 just about retaining the rights to your plates if you take them off a car
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MaechArchived member
Champs, just answered all my questions I had in a previous thread. Must be coz you had a photo of you vs man, haha. tough as ss though, gl selling it. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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SIrollerArchived member
selling a car with reg but no roady is illegal. what i would recomend is that you sell the car but keep one plate. tell the new owner to organise change of ownership / r/w and get a signed reciept with the date the car changed hands. tell him that once he has a roady and a change of ownership form filled out he can have the second plate back. give the new owner a timeline and tell him you will report the plates stolen if he doesn't contact you with a r/w or a good excuse before the deadline. thats what we do at my work when we sell cars as is without r/w
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aus880Archived member
Quote: Originally Posted by SIroller selling a car with reg but no roady is illegal. what i would recomend is that you sell the car but keep one plate. tell the new owner to organise change of ownership / r/w and get a signed reciept with the date the car changed hands. tell him that once he has a roady and a change of ownership form filled out he can have the second plate back. give the new owner a timeline and tell him you will report the plates stolen if he doesn't contact you with a r/w or a good excuse before the deadline. thats what we do at my work when we sell cars as is without r/w Quote: In Victoria a Certificate of Roadworthiness is generally required when a vehicle is sold or if a used vehicle is to be re-registered. note the use of the word "generally", so i really doubt that you must have one by law the buyer can just obtain one themselves anyway Quote: Originally Posted by SIroller i would recomend is that you sell the car but keep one plate. tell the new owner to organise change of ownership / r/w and get a signed reciept with the date the car changed hands. tell him that once he has a roady and a change of ownership form filled out he can have the second plate back. give the new owner a timeline and tell him you will report the plates stolen if he doesn't contact you with a r/w or a good excuse before the deadline. thats what we do at my work when we sell cars as is without r/w that's ridiculous, you'd actually be making a false dec re one plate being "stolen" and that is illegal
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