Buying Car Interstate (Buy in QLD and Drive to NSW)

punter1 on 21/11/2021 - 07:31
Last edited 21/11/2021 - 08:12 by 1 other user

Hi

Just wandering if anyone here has done it.I plan to fly there when QLD border is opened early next month and drive the car back to Sydney.

How hard is the process?

According to this website, the Private seller has to cancel the vehicle's registration at Transport & Motoring centre and the buyer will need to apply for an unregistered vehicle permit to drive back.

Is it hard for me to get insurance to drive back? My plan is to fly in the morning and drive back around midday on the same day, is this possible?

Thanks.

Automotive

Comments

  • RockyRaccoon on 21/11/2021 - 07:41

    Have you tried searching here at ozbargain

    "buying car interstate"

    There is a wealth of knowledge and discussion that outlines the processes inc the legalities etc such as Insurance and registration, plus other advice like when you get there the car has been sold already (better offer) the car isnt what it appeared to be, undisclosed issues. Then having to arrange transport back like airfares at last minute, wasted time etc if it wasnt what you thought it was. My "knowledge" based on family member experience flying to Tassie to buy "rare" car that was rather more "raw" than was portrayed.

    Plus not being able to get a real good test and check of car. No good getting stuck half way back to Sydney finding out the issues with your first 'test' drive.

    Far better to read those rather than wait for the "experts" here that may see your post on a sunday morning.

    • punter1 on 21/11/2021 - 07:45

      My offer has been accepted, plan to give $500 deposit today.
      Pre purchase inspection will be done next week.

      • RockyRaccoon on 21/11/2021 - 08:02

        Is that with a dealer? or a private seller? Is it a new car dealer or a used car dealer?

        Did they send you a contract or just an email saying deposit $500

        Have you read the other posts under the search I suggested?

        • punter1 on 21/11/2021 - 08:07

          Private seller

          Yes, no NSW buyer and QLD seller private

          • RockyRaccoon on 21/11/2021 - 08:14
            +1

            @punter1: Then the deposit means nothing. You arrive and they got a better offer, you get at best your $500 back.

            Of course they may be more ethical as many are, but you dont know that. Its a risk you really have to be aware of, it better be a great deal otherwise its a gamble. Even buying one locally is a gamble but at least you get to see it before committing big money like airfares (both ways if it doesnt pan out), transfer costs registration checks (you will need NSW rego check if older than 5 years)

            BTW whats so special about this car. Model style colour?

            Good luck.

  • punter1 on 21/11/2021 - 07:44

    My offer has been accepted, plan to give $500 deposit today.
    Pre purchase inspection will be done next week.

    • pegaxs on 21/11/2021 - 08:22
      +6

      $500 for a private sale AND interstate AND sight unseen? Yeah, nah.

      If it turns out to be a shit heap, you will then need to fight with the buyer to get your money back. Just tell them you will take it pending a vehicle inspection. If the inspection comes back clear, then you consider sending them a deposit.

  • dtorr on 21/11/2021 - 08:57
    +1

    "Is it hard for me to get insurance to drive back?"

    You'll have to check with whichever state you do the unregistered permit through. I don't know if non-QLD residents can apply for the unregistered permit from QLD DTMR, but when I got one to use within QLD, it included CTP.

    • punter1 on 21/11/2021 - 08:58

      Ok thanks.
      Do you remember the cost you paid for that permit?

      • pegaxs on 21/11/2021 - 10:23
        +1

        In NSW, it's $23 for an UVP. The trip can start interstate to bring a vehicle back to NSW.

        NSW Unregistered Vehicle Permit

        You will need to fill out two forms. The UVP form and a "safe for road use" form.

        If you are looking at comprehensive/3rd party "property" (not CTP) insurance, you should ask your nominated insurer if it is ok to drive the vehicle home on a UVP and still be covered.

        • punter1 on 21/11/2021 - 13:35

          Do you think I need both UVP from QLD and NSW? thanks

          • pegaxs on 21/11/2021 - 15:05
            +1

            @punter1:

            A permit will not be issued in NSW where the journey is entirely within another state or territory. However, you can get a NSW permit for a journey that starts in another state and ends in NSW.

            No. If the start is in Qld, and the destination is in NSW, you only need to get a NSW UVP.

            • punter1 on 21/11/2021 - 15:17

              @pegaxs: Good to know this thanks, gotta make a few phone calls tomoro

      • dtorr on 21/11/2021 - 13:26
        +1

        It was in 2018, and cost me $85 from Point A to Point B. I drove the car from where I picked it up from ~1000kms back home.

        https://www.qld.gov.au/transport/buying/unregistered/uvp is what you wanna check out.

        • punter1 on 21/11/2021 - 13:34

          Was it all in inclusive fee including CTP or separate? thanks
          Just realized it was inc CTP from ur 1st post

  • Hithere on 21/11/2021 - 09:05
    +1

    There are a few threads on the Automotive board of Whirlpool about purchasing a car from another state OP.

    You might find them informative.

  • Muzeeb on 21/11/2021 - 09:08
    +2

    Username really checks out here

  • t_c on 21/11/2021 - 10:50
    +2

    I have looked at this so many times over the years and have never been able to make the numbers work for consumer vehicles. (time, risk, transport).

    YMMV.

  • El cheepo on 21/11/2021 - 12:08
    +2

    The hardest part of this process is going to be finding out the car never existed and your money is gone.

    Big leap of faith trusting a stranger thats interstate.

  • [Deactivated] on 21/11/2021 - 13:45
    -5

    If it's registered in Qld then just drive it back home and go about your business. When the rego is due then you need to go into your local transport Dept with a safety certificate and transfer the rego over to NSW. I bought a car in Melbourne and drove it up to Qld a few years ago, still haven't got around to changing the rego over because icbf and I won't get a safety certificate in its current state of repair

    • pegaxs on 21/11/2021 - 15:19
      +4

      So many reasons why this information is not right.

      You can only drive a car for 2 weeks without transferring the rego as the new owner.
      If OP is not a resident of Qld, they cant transfer the rego to themselves at all anyway (and would need an RWC anyway).
      If you are able to get the rego transferred into your name in another state (ie: moving interstate soon), you have 90 days to transfer the rego if the vehicle is staying in NSW.

      I basically call bullshit on your story because;
      The old owner would not continue to pay your registration for you and to get it transferred into your name in Vic., you would need to be a resident and to transfer it into your name, it would needed to have had a Vic RWC.
      I'm pretty sure the same laws exist in Qld that if the car is to be garaged there any longer than 90 days, rego needs to be transferred over to Qld.
      And thanks for driving your unroadworthy and basically unregistered shit box around endangering other people's lives.

      • [Deactivated] on 22/11/2021 - 15:08
        -1

        Bzzzt wrong. It's obvious you have no idea about this topic so maybe you should mind your own business and stop spreading falsehoods. You have up to 3 months to transfer rego over, not 2 weeks. Of course the old owner didn't continue to pay my rego and you don't need to be a resident of the state to buy a car in that state. I bought a car in Vic, transferred the car into my name at VicRoads then drove to Qld. I did that 3 years ago and still drive around Qld with Vic plates on so gtfo

        • Euphemistic on 23/11/2021 - 13:49

          How do you keep paying vic rego without a vic address? Or are you cheating the system using someone else’s address?

          • [Deactivated] on 23/11/2021 - 15:04
            -1

            @Euphemistic: I use my Vic address (I have property in both states)

            Edit: I forgot to mention I also have a car in Vic that I bought in Qld and drove down 2 years ago. It still has Qld plates

            • Euphemistic on 23/11/2021 - 15:16

              @[Deactivated]: Bit hard to do if you don’t have an address in the original state. A fact quite obviously missing from your first post and crucial to how you have carried this out.

              If the original owner lodges a notice of disposal (or whatever you do to say the cars not mine anymore in the relevant state) then the rego needs to be transferred within the specified time orbit will be cancelled. You cannot keep driving a car on interstate rego until it expires - unless you transfer it into your own name - which requires a local address.

              • [Deactivated] on 23/11/2021 - 16:40

                @Euphemistic: OP can still do what I say if he has friends/family in Qld and nominates their address. It's just a formality, no-one really cares, you aren't committing a heinous crime - rego renewal is emailed these days and can be done online

                • Euphemistic on 23/11/2021 - 16:47

                  @[Deactivated]: Except nsw where you need an annual inspection. lots of people used to keep qld rego when in NSW as it was a lot cheaper and no inspection.

                  Wonder how you’d go in an insurance claim? When you are living in a different state, claiming with a different state licence, getting a repair from a different state etc. no idea if the insurance company cares, but I’m not going to risk it.

                  • [Deactivated] on 23/11/2021 - 17:10
                    +1

                    @Euphemistic: My insurance has the car garaged in Qld even though it has Vic plates - they don't care because insurance is covered nationwide

                    • Euphemistic on 23/11/2021 - 17:33
                      +1

                      @[Deactivated]: Now I think about it, It’s probably not that uncommon for people to have cars in garages different states to their licence or residence, especially for FIFOs

  • essdee54 on 22/11/2021 - 10:41
    +1

    I bought a demo from a dealer in Brisbane last year. The dealer cancelled the rego and discounted the purchase price by the amount they were refunded by the QLD registration authority. I then arranged comprehensive insurance for my new car through my the insurance company my then current car was insured with and had the car transported from the dealer's premises to my home. Note that not all insurance companies will provide transportation insurance. although most do, so you might have to phone around to find one that does. Also, given that there is a cooling off period with insurance policies, you can essentially insure your car and then cancel the policy when the car is delivered.
    The transportation cost for my large 6 cylinder vehicle was $600. This was with Prixcar, who the dealer recommended, as they had transported hundreds of cars with this firm over the years and had no problems with them. Online reviews confirm this, also. The delivery process took about 1 week all up but it all went smoothly. BTW, Prixcar currently have a 5% discount promotion.
    On arrival at my home, I then drove my unregistered car to a motor mechanic who does "Blue Slip" inspections (find on Service NSW website). Once I had my Blue Slip, I then drove to the nearest Service NSW service centre and got my new registration papers and number plates. You are permitted to drive the unregistered car to the motor mechanic and (subsequently) to your nearest Service NSW location provided you have made a prior confirmed appointment with the motor mechanic to get your Blue Slip. In this way, if you are pulled over by a police car for driving an unregistered vehicle, you can provide such details and be allowed to continue with the registration process without being booked (this is stated somewhere on the Service NSW website where it talks about buying interstate vehicles).
    Assuming your purchase process is all legitimate and the car stacks up after the pre-purchase inspection, I would thoroughly recommend following the process I did. By the time you pay for your air fare, travel to the airport, waste more time waiting for your plane, then get a taxi to where you're picking your car up from in QLD, buy petrol for the return road trip (at the current almost $2 per litre cost of petrol, this will cost you around $150 to $200 alone), and then add 1,000 kms to your car's odometer, it won't cost you much less than $600. Plus, there is always the chance that you might have an accident on the way back to Sydney, or get stone chips or a broken windscreen,which would then end up costing you a lot more than $600.
    Believe me, having your car transported directly to your home is a seamless, stress free process and well worth considering.

    • punter1 on 22/11/2021 - 11:59

      Yes true, may as well do what you suggest.
      But I am buying from private seller, so I have to fly there to organize it to be transported from Brisbane to Sydney (after I satisfy with the pre purchase inspection).
      There is no way around this I think.

      • essdee54 on 23/11/2021 - 13:32
        +2

        I assumed you were getting your pre-purchase inspection done by an independent pre purchase company in Queensland. If so, and you are satisfied with the report you receive, you can organise the transport online or over the phone with a car courier company. They do this everyday and it is not a complicated process at all.

    • sydsm on 24/09/2023 - 18:27

      Great thread! If I’m not present to buy the car, how do I sign the transfer papers? I’ll do exactly as you suggested though not sure what to do re this one aspect. Also any recommendations re paying for the car as it’s a private sale around $40k. Straight bank transfer prior to booking the transport company? How do I know im paying the right person?

  • Euphemistic on 22/11/2021 - 12:21
    +1

    I bought a caravan from qld back to nsw, private purchase. Left the qld rego active until I got home. Got it inspected locally and then went to service nsw to transfer. They took the qld plate and issued me with nsw rego. I think I was supposed to send the receipt for the cancelled qld rego to the seller because the qld rego didn’t show as cancelled. It was effectively registered in two states for a while and appears the service nsw didn’t send any info back to qld.

  • dazza23wrangler on 09/08/2023 - 19:47

    Hi folks,

    Buying a car with QLD registration and will be taking it back down to NSW with me.

    I know there are a few ways to go about sorting the rego, transferring the vehicle back down etc.

    I’m due to go on a trip in a weeks time where I will need rego sorted, trying to get a uvp and then booked for a blue slip might be pushing it for time.

    I have family with a QLD address, Is it possible for me to use their address and just transfer the QLD registration to my name via that address?
    I don’t hold a Qld drivers licence either, have a Nsw licence, would that be an issue?

    Said QLD address is not the address on my licence either.

    Just looking for the easiest way to go about it.

    Not looking to keep it on QLD plates forever, just buy enough time to get the trip away done.

    Cheers for any and all answers

    • Tommar105 on 09/09/2023 - 06:04

      I am in virtually the same situation, waiting for some replies

  • Irishness on 09/09/2023 - 13:29

    it is possible to register without a QLD license but I think you will struggle as you will require a driving license to register/ get a Qld TMR account and once they see NSW license they will likely want proof of address or want you to swap your license to Qld, maybe register in a family members name who is QLD based?

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