What happens if you don't transfer interstate rego?

My understanding that if you buy the car, you have to transfer the rego into your name (can’t imagine the seller wanting to be responsible for any potential speeding fines etc that may happen after the sale). To register it in NSW, you will have to provide evidence that you have an entitlement to the car (i.e. a copy of the Notice of Disposal or a receipt for the sale) and show that you live in NSW (which would usually be a NSW licence).

Unless you do have a NSW licence, you might risk having an unregistered car – I’m not sure what the status of the rego is after the seller has lodged the Notice of Disposal??

SnapperJack said :

dungfungus said :

A Queenslander was garaging his private Qld. rego Prius at the lodge for over 2 years and he didn’t change to ACT rego.
Why should anyone else?

He’ll be paying his rego from his parliamentary pension after the election. The same goes for Swan, Emerson and all the other Qld Labor MPs.

Gold!

dungfungus said :

A Queenslander was garaging his private Qld. rego Prius at the lodge for over 2 years and he didn’t change to ACT rego.
Why should anyone else?

He’ll be paying his rego from his parliamentary pension after the election. The same goes for Swan, Emerson and all the other Qld Labor MPs.

johnboy said :

Probably still had a qld residence during that time.

I understood it is about where the vehicle is garaged. I doubt if he was driving it back and forth to Queensland every weekend but he was probably capable of that. It wouldn’t have been the first time he was asleep at the wheel though.

A Queenslander was garaging his private Qld. rego Prius at the lodge for over 2 years and he didn’t change to ACT rego.
Why should anyone else?

longshanks said :

vg said :

If you don’t transfer the rego within the specified time your car is technically unregistered and if you prang it you will be screwed. Unless you’re in the military (who have a form of exemption) I’d get the rego changed.

Chance your arm, have a prang, no matter whether its your fault or not your car will be unregistered. No 3rd party personal coverage

I’m pretty sure that’s not the case – if it’s registered in NSW it has CTP coverage (i.e. the green slip) and both rego and green slip are valid in the ACT until the expiry date.

Let me clarify that there’s no way that I would ever consider driving an unregistered car – I was simply investigating possibilities to save a bit of money. It might not seem like much to some, but every little bit helps.

However, as I suspected all along, the potential hassle is probably not worth the financial gain, so if we do buy the car, I guess I’ll do everything by the book!

He did say technically. As others have said if you had an accident and it was found you did not transfer rego in time the insurance company will try and weazzle their way out of it (and in this case probably quite rightly too). It’s just not worth the risk to be honest.

Nothing happens. We did it with a car we bought had 10 months NSW rego didnt get a late fee just the usual stamp duty, new plates etc

vg said :

If you don’t transfer the rego within the specified time your car is technically unregistered and if you prang it you will be screwed. Unless you’re in the military (who have a form of exemption) I’d get the rego changed.

Chance your arm, have a prang, no matter whether its your fault or not your car will be unregistered. No 3rd party personal coverage

I’m pretty sure that’s not the case – if it’s registered in NSW it has CTP coverage (i.e. the green slip) and both rego and green slip are valid in the ACT until the expiry date.

Let me clarify that there’s no way that I would ever consider driving an unregistered car – I was simply investigating possibilities to save a bit of money. It might not seem like much to some, but every little bit helps.

However, as I suspected all along, the potential hassle is probably not worth the financial gain, so if we do buy the car, I guess I’ll do everything by the book!

btw just a heads up as I had to do this in the last 10 mths for a car i got from NSW, the Queanbeyan Shopfront can’t do the transfer even though i got told by about 3 people they could (from Dickson pits and CC) when I got there they said I should have just got the form from the NSW RTA website (sorry can’t get the link at work) they gave me one there but it was a huge waste of my time. Plus seeing as it HAS to be sent with snail mail it took FOREVER to get the money back, by you guessed it CHEQUE. *faceplam*

also there is no point in trying to save money, if you have a crash you are gonna possibly spend thousands for repairs to both cars? Just a thought….

Check Chapter 4 Part 4.1 of the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2000.
http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/sl/2000-12/current/pdf/2000-12.pdf
Maximum Penalty 20 Penalty Units = $2200

In addition consider the following….
You (or a family member) is involved in an accident. For whatever reason, the emergency services are unable to locate any ID on your person. Whilst you are lying in hospital about to die, NSW Police are knocking on the door of the previous owner trying to find your next of kin.
I bet you wish you transfered the rego to your name now huh?

Its not always about the money……

If you don’t transfer the rego within the specified time your car is technically unregistered and if you prang it you will be screwed. Unless you’re in the military (who have a form of exemption) I’d get the rego changed.

Chance your arm, have a prang, no matter whether its your fault or not your car will be unregistered. No 3rd party personal coverage

The $970 includes CTP insurance, adding in the same cost in NSW make it comparable. Anyway, if it’s a dealer bought car, leave it with the NSW rego, the dealer won’t care. Have them leave the transfer date blank and when you go to transfer it, fill it in and you won’t pay the $90.

When transferring a car from interstate you dont pay the late fee. I just transferred my car from NSW , 6 months after i bought it (once the rego ran out) and was told the late fee only applies with local cars. Bear in mind you will end up needing to pay for new number plates though.