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Hi guys, just a simple question. I am from Melbourne and i want to get this car which is located in Sydney. Is it possible to register the car with VicRoads here then i bring the license plate up to Sydney and drive the car down myself? Instead of spending $300+ on transport fees. Anybody with good advices?

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hey champ i had the same problem, im from sydne and bought a car from melb, i discussed it with the owner and we came to a easy sollution, he lends you his plates till you get to melb and do all the transfering when you get back to your place, then send the plates back to him in sydney, easy, we put it on paper and had it signed my myself and him and a few witnesses, simplest and easiest way.

What's the go with the car though??? You have imported it to Sydney??? Buying from someone in Sydney????

If it needs to be re-registered it would have to be inspected, or also if it has just been complied. If it hasn't had compliance, you would have to get it onto the back of a truck & then bought for Melbourne. Just give a bit more info & I (or someone else) would be able to help out more.

But when you register any car, you need the engine & chassis numbers, the rest of the paperwork will depend on it's situation (just imported/dealer car etc).

Nathan, thanx for the advice. The situation is that the importer is in Sydney. He just imported the car in for me and right now it is in a compliance garage. i know in melbourne, we need a RWC then we can register for the car. I don't think the importer has extra license plate though. Even if he has the plate, how am i going to get the rego sticker?

After compliance, the workshop will send all the necessary paperwork to dotars, and once they clear it they will send the compliance plate (that's now actually a sticker). Then it can go to be inspected, and once that's passed then it can be registered.

It really just depends on who is going to comply it, you won't be able to drive it from Sydney to Melbourne legally, so if the work is done in Sydney it would be better to go through the pits there & register it, and then drive the car home, but you would have NSW plates. If I was you I would just see how much it would cost to get it brought to Melbourne & get it all done there.

Good luck with it all though.

You can get day permits from RTA which allow you to drive from one destination to another only. But it aint worth you driving down from sydney to melbourne.

Reasons;

1. You will definetly add a few scratches to your car. Not to mention maybe even a few large dents. Those truckies on the roads drive like theyre in formula 1 cars, they keep spitting stones / rocks onto your car

2. You risk damaging vehicle

3. Drive for 9hrs//? Did it once, never again

4. Add to this, your fuel cost will be atleast $80

TNT transfer cars down syd to melb depot to depot from $330.

You forgot another point allblitz

If you have just imported a car, the mechanical history of which you cant be certain, then the last thing you want to do is drive it interstate unless you have it thoroughly checked and serviced in Sydney prior to making the trip.

lol ALLBLITZ, i agree with you mate..But TNT is $330 and yeah i understand the trucks issue. I drove up and back down to melbourne last year. It was crazy..trucks going at 120 or 130km/h...

Nick, my relative is a car mechanic in Sydney..he will service and check it thoroughly for me..and i am sure the car that i am getting is in a good condition. ( ALLBLITZ =P ) :jump:

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