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Adz2332

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Adz2332 Grand Master

Adz2332

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Need some help.

Im looking at buying a gtr from interstate.

Its going to be a track only car.

Now I have a few questions.

1. Seeing as its a track car I wont be taking it over to regency or paying transfer fees to change the car to my name, so how does it become into my name?

2. It has rego. I want to cancel it and get some cash back but again its not in my name and from interstate?

If anyone gets where im coming from and can give some advice that would be great

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Sinista32 Grand Master

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Not stalking honest Adam :)

Transfer of ownership is a must, even just for piece of mind. A signed document from the seller to the buyer is all that is really needed. (pay by bank check too)

Registration isn't.

Even if you wanted the transfer of ownership officially recorded at a Govt agency , as you will never be making an insurance claim, I expect the buy price is "negligible" if you get my Drift............

Cheers

Sin

GeeDog Experienced

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Getting a rego refund will depend on which state it's coming from. Son bought a Vic car a few years ago, we handed the Vic rego plates in here (any ServiceSA office), got a receipt for them, then filled out a Vic form (downloaded from their website) and sent the form & number plate receipt back to Vic rego & got a refund on 6 months worth of rego a few weeks later. Bought a car from NSW a few months ago for my wife, and it had a couple of months rego left. Looked into getting a refund, but in NSW I had to pay a fee to put it in my name first (didn't have to pay stamp duty there though), then another cancellation fee, before I could get a refund. Worked it out & I would have got about $20 back, so didn't bother. Changed it to SA reg & handed the NSW plates in here. If the NSW rego was for a longer period I would have arranged with the PO to cancel it & share the refund, but I needed the rego for a few days to get the car home. Not sure how the other states work - Vic & NSW are the only ones I've bought from.

Registering the car here at a later date would be the same as bringing any interstate car in - just the ID check at Regency. I believe if you turn up for the ID check with obvious defects they will send you for a full Regency check - once you've made the track car decision it would be hard to go bck & get rego. I'd keep a record of the interstate rego number & previous owner's details just in case.

Registration isn't proof of ownership. If you don't want to register it you don't have to do anything with TransportSA (or whatever they are called this week). Make sure you get a proper receipt for the purchase, including the PO's name & address - that will be your proof.

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34GeeTeeTee Grand Master

34GeeTeeTee

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Ok sort of on the same lines.

Im buying a defected car non regod.

What paper work should i see to make sure its not stolen?

Or what should i get signed? Just a reciept i write up etc?

I think a REVS check shows ownership, history and any issues with finance or if it has been reported stolen etc! We did one recentlly and for $30 or whatever it was worth doing!

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What used to be Revs is now PPSR - Personal Property Securities Register - and you can run a check at http://www.ppsr.gov.au/Pages/ppsr.aspx (although it's down at the moment). Cost is minimal - $3.70 or something, paid by credit card. It's a national database now, rather than state based.

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