Purchase of Car from Son

Maree2910 on 28/04/2026 - 16:49
Last edited 28/04/2026 - 17:31 by 1 other user

I am purchasing a 4 year old car off my son . The car is registered under my address in his name as well.

I have not purchased a new car for over 15 years and never in Victoria as previously lived in NSW.

He is selling it to me for just under the market value. Is he still required to get a Roadworthy Certificate if selling to me and car is still under warranty.

Can the selling from his side and the buying from my side all be done on the Vic Roads online website.

Can anyone explain what we need to do. Kind Regards

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Euphemistic on 28/04/2026 - 19:09

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To avoid stamp duty, can you just give him money and have him keep the car in his name?
- DashCam AKA Rolts on 28/04/2026 - 19:12
  
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  Bonus, all the traffic infringements and parking tickets go to the son. Winning bigly.
  - Jono05 on 29/04/2026 - 12:36
    
    It’s not hard to declare who was driving.
- Jono05 on 29/04/2026 - 12:35
  
  Just do this and save yourself money.
- GordonD on 28/04/2026 - 20:37
  
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  The other way to avoid stamp duty in most jurisdictions is to let the registration run out. But that usually results in other costs to get it re-registered.
  - brendanm on 28/04/2026 - 21:56
    
    +1
    
    You still have to pay stamp duty when you register it in a new name.
Gunnar on 28/04/2026 - 17:51

+4

This is ozbargain not parentbargain. Your son should be gifting you the car ;-)
- AustriaBargain on 28/04/2026 - 20:42
  
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  Best way is to marry your son so avoid taxes.
  - Gunnar on 28/04/2026 - 21:34
    
    +14
    
    Not possible - OP is from Vic not Tassie
    - yellowfever on 29/04/2026 - 01:23
      
      +1
      
      AhahahahahHH
freefall101 on 28/04/2026 - 17:03

Yup, need RWC and to pay duty on fair market value. RWC isn’t done through vicroads, but the transfer form and fees are.
- Dr Phil on 29/04/2026 - 07:50
  
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  OP just needs to pay stamp duty on whatever price they declare
  Nobody is going to check.
  
  Cars are sold cheap for many reasons
  - sticky8anana on 29/04/2026 - 07:58
    
    can you declare $0 sale value ?
    - Gracey on 29/04/2026 - 09:33
      
      The stamp duty is calculated off the market value, so not sure you would ever get away with $0.
    - placard on 30/04/2026 - 10:37
      
      No, but 30% under market value no one will care.
MS Paint on 28/04/2026 - 17:11

Warranty has nothing to do with it. You or your son must obtain a RWC. You must pay the transfer fee and stamp duty to put the vehicle under your name.

RWC on a 4yo car that is well maintained should be no more than $300.

There are calculators on VicRoads website to work out the stamp duty and transfer fee.

You can avoid most paperwork by both using your VicRoads accounts online.

He is selling it to me for just under the market value

Tell him to man up and look after his mum.
- Maree2910 on 28/04/2026 - 17:45
  
  +5
  
  lol actually it is a lot under He a good boy Thank you for your help
- randomusername2017 on 28/04/2026 - 17:46
  
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  Tell him to man up and look after his mum.
  
  Maybe he's a Westpac employee 🤔
  - Maree2910 on 28/04/2026 - 17:56
    
    no but I was
    - brendanm on 28/04/2026 - 21:55
      
      +2
      
      Is the car a Mercedes?
JIMB0 on 28/04/2026 - 21:05

You can avoid the RWC and stamp duty by claiming a domestic partnership. Just need a stat dec.

https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/buy-sell-transfer/other-tran…
- foursaken on 29/04/2026 - 10:59
  
  Errr lol, have you done this?
Wiadro on 29/04/2026 - 09:15

wow the basics of life
Muppet Detector on 30/04/2026 - 17:49

Is there any financing on the car that needs to be considered?

If transferring your name onto ownership papers, RWC applies. No exemptions because you are family.

Tax structures exist to address these scenarios, but not very useful for one car's RWC.

Why the sale/necessity to transfer names?

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