10 replies to this topic

[goxu1]

My son is looking to buy a 2nd hand and unregistered car in NSW.

What steps should he be taking to make sure it doesn't turn to shite ?

Edited by goxu1, 02 September 2015 - 08:44 AM.

[salxu1]

Paul tell him Don't Buy a Ford

[wot179]

Get a receipt with the engine number, body number, sellers name, address, phone number and license number.

A copy of old rego papers is good if you can get them, though its not necessary for re-rego.

Be sure to sight the license and take a pic of it if you can.

Its all I ever do and never had an issue.

[goxu1]

My worst nightmare - it is a Ford...

[yel327]

If its a Ford it'll be cheap so not a huge amount to lose!

 

Get a REVS check done, will need the engine number and chassis number (or VIN if after 1987). This will confirm:

 

No Police interest.

Not a write-off (non registerable).

No monies owed.

 

Any of these flag up walk away.

[r2160]

http://www.revscheck...au/about-report

[RallyRed]

Revs or PPSR?

 

I did this a while ago,took the chassis # and eng. # to the police station and got them to verbally advise me it was all good.

As the car wasnt worth a fortune, this was good enough for me.

 

Good luck.

Edited by RallyRed, 02 September 2015 - 06:19 PM.

[goxu1]

thanks all

[Dr Terry]

There are 2 types of 'unregistered' status.

 

1st one is simply that the rego has expired. If is expired less than 3 months & the car still has the plates attached, just get a normal pink slip inspection, then pay your insurance & rego & you're on the road. Once you've sorted any ownership issues, just factor in the cost of rego & insurance when doing the purchase deal.

 

2nd one is no number plates or that the rego has expired more than 3 months ago. For this you need a full blue slip inspection, which is far more involved. This would mean your purchase price should be much lower to allow for all of this.

 

Dr Terry

[goxu1]

yes , was the 2nd.

has just had a blue slip inspection and passed.

[Bigfella237]

While Pink Slips now last 6 months, Blue Slips are still only good for 42 days... just saying

 

http://www.rms.nsw.g...ions/index.html

 

The Written Off Vehicle Register (WOVR) is only applicable for light vehicles up to 15 years old, so if it's older than that it shouldn't be on the register.

 

http://www.rms.nsw.g...ritten-off.html

 

And finance companies won't take many vehicles older than about 10 years as security (unless they're exotic or collectible), but it's always worth checking anyway.

 

The most important thing with older cars is confirming (as best you can) that the identifiers haven't been messed with, the engine number you can see may clear checks but if it's been restamped you may well be pouring money into rebuilding someone else's stolen property.