Laurab Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Hello, hubby and I travelled to the east in a van we bought in WA. There is 10 months rego left on vehicle, can we sell it in qld without re-registering it there? Would perspective buyer face issues or would they just have to register it in qld or whatever state they are based in after purchase? We kept wa rego as have friends there who scan our post and email it to us. As we are travelling on WHV we don't have a fixed address. Could new owner, likely a backpacker keep wa rego? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy79 Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 WA is the best state to have a car registered in, you can do the rego transfer online, easy peasy for the buyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurab Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 WA is the best state to have a car registered in, you can do the rego transfer online, easy peasy for the buyer Hi Skippy, thanks for your reply, so you mean the buyer can just transfer the rego into their name online and carry on using the van and keep the rego in WA? Or did you mean transfer it to another state - which would seem silly as there is 10 months left. As a backpacker isn't based in any particular state can they just keep the WA rego? If if its WA rego and we sell it in qld does it need a roadworthy? Thsnkd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy79 Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 you sell it with WA rego, the new owner transfers the car to their name online and bob's your uncle, no roadworthy, no other rego. WA is the easiest state to buy or sell a car. That is why a lot of backpackers want a WA registered car, no hassle, not re registering, no roadworthy... They apply online for a name transfer, pay some kind of duty, pay for 6 months rego or so. They need a WA address but they can just give a hostel's address Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Wanderlustau Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Agreed. I have done it before. You just sell the car with the rego and It is super easy to transfer it over to the new owner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurab Posted May 11, 2016 Author Share Posted May 11, 2016 Thanks guys, that's a relief! We were worried that it would be a bit of a faff! Sounds straightforward enough! Now we just need to find somebody to buy it - any recommendations as to where the best place in QLD would be? Thinking we'll sell her when we've got three weeks left and then use some of the money for accommodation until we fly home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy79 Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 best bet would be cairns or brisbane, plenty of backpackers starting up in cairns now as down south is colder... Get it up on gumtree now and advertise in the place where you want to sell it, stating you'll be there in a few weeks.. also plenty of FB backpackers groups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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