Road safety is an essential factor everyone should consider when purchasing a used or new vehicle. Ensuring your car is registered will provide peace of mind in case of any nasty surprises regarding car history or if an accident happens in the future.
We’ll show you what you need to check your own or another’s unregistered vehicle, the information you can get with just a registration number and more. Remember, without current registration, your compulsory third party insurance may not be intact, so you’ll want to run a registration check before you drive a car that’s not your own.
If you’re in another state, you’ll need to check your state’s methods, including how to put QLD car rego on hold.
Why should I check my NSW registration?
NSW Registration checks (rego checks) are one of the many ways to protect yourself against having an accident, incurring hefty fines, used car history concerns or losing demerit points for driving an unregistered vehicle.
Registration checks are free in NSW and can be done online to:
- Check if a vehicle is registered in NSW.
- Check vehicle registration expiration date.
- Check any further registration-related information, such as restrictions.
- Vehicle’s model and type confirmation.
- An overview of the vehicle registration history, number and status.
- Check Compulsory Third Party (CTP) insurance status, expiry date, and policy expiry date.
A NSW rego check is necessary for legal, financial and safety reasons as it will confirm if the car is insured and when the insurance expires. As driving an uninsured vehicle is illegal in NSW and voids certain injury cover, you are putting yourself and others in danger if you get into an accident that causes injury or death.
How do I start my New South Wales rego check?
What you need to check rego NSW:
All you’ll need to do to start your registration check for a car registered in NSW is the vehicle’s licence plate number. This will tell you the registration status, vehicle identification number, the vehicle’s registration history and more.
You can also run this check for boats registered in New South Wales on the service NSW website to see registration details.
Steps to check NSW registration.
- Search for www.service.nsw.gov.au on your desktop or mobile browser.
- Select the ‘Check online’ button on the Check a vehicle registration page.
- Enter the vehicle’s NSW plate number, without spaces or dots.
- Read and accept the Terms and Conditions.
- Select the ‘Next’ button.
- Review the registration report.
- If you are wanting to print the report and rego check, select the ‘Print’ button.
More Info About Checking a Registration Expiry Date & Other NSW Rego Information
Will a NSW rego check show if a car has been written off?
For an additional fee, Service NSW can conduct checks to see whether a vehicle has been written off or if parts such as its number plate or engine are reported as stolen. You will need the registration number.
What is the Personal Property Securities Register.
A Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) search provides information to help people avoid any risks involved in buying a used car. It is used when purchasing from a private seller and not a licensed car dealer.
You’ll be able to see if the vehicle you’re about to buy has money owning by searching for security interest records against it. This means the car may still be the security for a loan, which could result in the car being repossessed if the loan holder were to default.
What checks should you run before buying a used car?
Another important factor when buying a used car is to ensure you get a comprehensive car history report that will provide you with the history of the used motor vehicle if it has been registered in Australia.
The report will include details of an odometer check, finance check, the make, model and body shape of the car, any finance owing, and first sale information. While a comprehensive report of a car’s history may seem like an unnecessary expense, this small fee will ensure your car comes with unnecessary legal liability and is safe for you and others on the road.
Other Helpful Links
Here are some helpful links from the Service NSW website on Road Safety and Australian Registration checks:
- Written-off vehicles
- Queensland vehicle registration check
- Victoria vehicle registration check
- South Australia vehicle registration check
- Western Australia vehicle registration check
- Tasmania vehicle registration check
- Australian Capital Territory vehicle registration check
- Northern Territory vehicle registration check
- Takata airbag recall online check
- ACCC – Takata airbag recalls list
Find where you can get Roadworthy & Safety Certificates near you on Localsearch.com.au.
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