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Selling a car in NSW: notice of disposal, pink slips and plates
What NSW sellers must do in 2026: lodging the free notice of disposal, using a dealer's licence number, pink slip rules, plates, e-tags and buyer costs.
Paperwork and rules for selling a car
The forms, certificates and deadlines that come with selling a car, state by state, and what happens if you miss one.
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Selling a car in Victoria: RWC, VicRoads notice and 14-day rule
Selling a car in Victoria? When you need an RWC under 30 days old, how to tell VicRoads within 14 days, the dealer-transfer rule and what the buyer pays.
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Selling a car in Queensland: safety certificates and transfer
Selling a car in Queensland? When you need a safety certificate, how long it lasts, the free 14-day seller transfer, the dealer exemption, Linkt and duty.
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Selling a car in WA: the 7-day rule and interstate buyers
WA sellers get 7 days, not 14, to notify DTMI. How DoTDirect and the MR9 work, selling to an interstate buyer, optional plates and what the buyer pays.
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Selling a car in South Australia: disposal notices and rego
Selling a car in SA? How to lodge the free disposal notice within 14 days, why it doesn't move the rego, and the paper form you need for interstate buyers.
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Selling a car in Tasmania: 7-day disposal and what buyers pay
Tasmanian sellers have 7 days to lodge a disposal. The four ways to lodge it, why to check after a week, TasPlates, the buyer's duty and Bass Strait sales.
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Selling a car in the ACT: rego, plates and the 6-year inspection
Selling a car in Canberra? What to sign on your rego certificate, how to notify Access Canberra, why the plates stay on and when buyers need an inspection.
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Selling a car in the NT: disposal by email, 7-year roadworthy
NT sellers sign a notice of disposal with the buyer and send it to MVR within 14 days. What it must include, the 7-year roadworthy, plates and the buyer's duty.
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Do you need a roadworthy to sell to a dealer? State by state
Do you need a roadworthy, safety certificate or pink slip to sell to a dealer? What VicRoads, TMR and the rest of Australia say, plus the interstate catch.
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Keeping personalised plates when selling a car: every state
How to keep personalised or custom plates when you sell a car in each state and territory, the swap to do before the sale, and what to tell a buyer.
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Got a fine or toll for a car you've already sold? What to do
Got a speeding fine, parking fine or toll notice for a car you've sold? How to prove the sale, nominate the buyer and fix a missed notice of disposal.
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Car bill of sale: what to include and a free template
What a car bill of sale should include in Australia, the extra details for a dealer sale, the ACT and NT receipt rules, and a free template you can print.
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Selling your car to an interstate buyer or dealer: what changes
Selling to a buyer or dealer in another state? Your own state's rules still apply. Notices, plates and rego refunds explained, state by state.
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Selling an unregistered car: expired rego rules by state
Can you sell a car with expired rego? When each state's inspection rule kicks in, how to move the car legally, the receipt to write and rego refunds.
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Do I pay tax when I sell my car? CGT, GST and the ute question
Most private car sales aren't taxed. Learn when CGT, GST or luxury car tax apply, why some utes may not count as a car and what to ask your accountant.
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Transferring a car after someone dies: rego, probate and sale
Who can transfer or sell a car after the owner dies, the documents to gather, what NSW, Queensland and WA ask for, and what to do if finance is owing.
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