VIC Roads inspections for out of state cars

[Rock Trol]

Does anyone know how thorough the VIC Roads inspections are when transferring a car from interstate?

There's a possibility I might be moving to Melbourne later in the year. My car has NADS on it but otherwise nothing extreme.
Do they do emissions test?
Would the EGR blank have to come out?
Do they weigh it?

[Rock Trol]

Thanks. Sounds like its the same as over here in SA when I had my rego transferred on another car. All the numbers match and nothing over the top.
I suppose if it had an engine conversion or something similar it might be different. I was reading one of the threads on transferring a 6.5 litre from WA and it sounded a lot more involved. I just wanted to make sure there was nothing to worry about.

[BigRAWesty]

Been 9 years since I bought my GU from NSW so memory may not be 100%, but from memory I only had to get a Vic roadworthy then take it to VicRoads for a quick look over and new plates. They'll take a copy of the roadworthy, check VIN and that's about it and a quick look over (from memory). No weighing or emission tests or anything like that. Seriously, the VicRoads chick who inspected my trol probably didn't know a tyre valve from a spark plug, but she did don a fluoro vest because it's apparently extremely dangerous in the carpark (she didn't warn me about me wearing thongs and singlet, but I'm a rebel you know)! You're dealing with public servants, not mechanics or highway patrol so I don't think you'll have any issues as long as the car's in good nick, the ID numbers all match and it's not stolen, which will be no issue if it's already yours. Don't stress too much.
And that's why it's a crock..
Get a good mechanic mate and your set..

[Cuppa]

Probably depends upon how picky the Vic RWC tester is.
I bought an immaculate Troopy in Queensland with a current Qld roadworthy, which I knew would not be recognised in Vic. I wrongly assumed however that the standards in Qld would be the same as in Vic, & that getting the Vic roadworthy would just be a formality. To get through the Vic roadworthy I had to replace front disc rotors & several other smaller items.

[Hodge]

Bought my td42ti from Adelaide to Vic 6 months ago .
Had to get a rwc, then book an appointment with vic roads ...
at vic roads it was only paper work and nobody there looked at the car... this is because it was a rego transfer from sa to vic and vehicle's rego in Sa was current .

Then had to pay the new 12 m rego and the rest ... ended up being just under 3k.


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[Hodge]

Sorry I should have added ...
The car was stock as rock so it passed roadworthy no issues.
Have no idea how thorough Tey are with a modified cars especially in terms of emission side of things like exhaust and egr etc. ..

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[Rock Trol]

Bought my td42ti from Adelaide to Vic 6 months ago .
Had to get a rwc, then book an appointment with vic roads ...
at vic roads it was only paper work and nobody there looked at the car... this is because it was a rego transfer from sa to vic and vehicle's rego in Sa was current .

Then had to pay the new 12 m rego and the rest ... ended up being just under 3k.


Tapatalked from S6

That's good to hear. Mine has 2 inch lift and 265/75r16's so its fairly standard but does have a three inch exhaust and bar work so hoping it doesn't stand out too much.
$3000? Was that for the roadworthy items?
How much is Vic rego now days for a Patrol? It's about $688 per year over here in SA.

[Hodge]

$ 740 for my Patrol.
$3k was stamp duty , transfer fee, new plates, rego etc....

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[Hodge]

I'll have to have a look tomorrow at broken down fees but definitely just under 3k .
Rwc not included that was a separate $100 or so ...

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[Clunk]

Far out, well that sucks balls having to pay stamp duty yet again just to transfer a car to another state

[BigRAWesty]

Far out, well that sucks balls having to pay stamp duty yet again just to transfer a car to another state
No you should..
You only pay stamp duty if you buy..
If you buy in a different state you don't pay stamp duty to that state, only to the one you wish to register it in..

With our gu the yard paid for a 10 day cover notice and kept the plates.

[happygu]

Far out, well that sucks balls having to pay stamp duty yet again just to transfer a car to another state

As Kallen already mentioned, if you already own the car and have transferred possession of the said vehicle into your own name in another state, then it is just a transfer fee, and paying for new plates, etc.

Unfortunately, Hodge had just bought his and either had to transfer here or there, and as I presume he doesn't have an address there, so then had to pay the stamp duty and transfer fee here. It is a bit of a rip-off, as the true costs would only really amount to $300 at best, but our governments need revenue to keep us all happy. Thanks for helping us all Hodge ... ;)

[Clunk]

Ahh yeah now I get ya

[mudski]

Been 9 years since I bought my GU from NSW so memory may not be 100%, but from memory I only had to get a Vic roadworthy then take it to VicRoads for a quick look over and new plates. They'll take a copy of the roadworthy, check VIN and that's about it and a quick look over (from memory). No weighing or emission tests or anything like that. Seriously, the VicRoads chick who inspected my trol probably didn't know a tyre valve from a spark plug, but she did don a fluoro vest because it's apparently extremely dangerous in the carpark (she didn't warn me about me wearing thongs and singlet, but I'm a rebel you know)! You're dealing with public servants, not mechanics or highway patrol so I don't think you'll have any issues as long as the car's in good nick, the ID numbers all match and it's not stolen, which will be no issue if it's already yours. Don't stress too much.

The RWC testers are getting tougher I have noticed these days. I suppose most realise its gonna fall back on them if they pass an unroadworthy car and the penalties are tougher too I have heard for them. As for VR inspections, like plassy said, and what I have experienced myself when getting an inspection for the engine conversion, they just check the VIN and engine number, make sure you have the roady and your set.
Not much to worry about if your ride is not overly modified. I'd even leave the egr plate in. The mechanic wouldn't be looking for it unless you tell them....

[Hodge]

Sorry folks. I completely overshot the runway. Bad memory. Mine actually came just under $2.5k. What confused my memory is, the original SA form the seller pre-filled out before I got there where he valued the car at around $40k, going by his version of market value... I quickly changed that to the price I actually bought the car off him for which was 35k...

Anyways. Rock won't have to pay anywhere near that as he is only transferring states not ownership....

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=64352&stc=1

[Rock Trol]

Thanks everyone. It all makes sense now and should be fairly straight forward.

[the evil twin]

... did you notice that the bastards charge stamp duty, which is a Tax, on the GST of the Insurance as well as the Insurance Premium?

From the Government website
What is stamp duty?
Stamp duty is a tax on written documents ('instruments') and on certain transactions.
It is imposed by state and territory governments.
It can vary depending on the state or territory, and may be called stamp duty, transfer duty or general duty.
What transactions are taxed? Taxable transactions include:
-motor vehicle registration and transfers
-insurance policies
-leases and mortgages
-hire purchase agreements
-transfers of property (such as businesses, real estate or certain shares).

That is what irks me, how the hell can Stamp Duty be taxed on a Tax payment (GST)!!!

Rotten money grabbing mongrels

[GQ TANK]

The vic road worthy now includes a brake stop test - that is done on road the with a testing device that provides a print out of the brake test. The brake test print out must be included in the road worthy cert that you take into vic roads. The last vehicle I had road worthy, vic roads only checked that the engine number and chassis number was correct

You used to be able to go to different testers, if the first tester was toooooo picky. I had a vehicle that the tester wanted all the rubber bushes to be replaced. A second tester did not fault the existing bushes.

[mudski]

The vic road worthy now includes a brake stop test -

This must have only just come in. Hodge hasnt had his car for long and he didnt have to do this, if my memory serves me correctly.

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[Hodge]

This must have only just come in. Hodge hasnt had his car for long and he didnt have to do this, if my memory serves me correctly.

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My car had the brake test done and the report was stapled to the RWC. This was August. So not sure when this kicked in.

[happygu]

My car had the brake test done and the report was stapled to the RWC. This was August. So not sure when this kicked in.

Kicked in quite a while back as I sold a Commodore nearly three years back, and it had a brake test.

The laws for roadworthies were made tougher for the mechanic signing it off to weed out the dodgy ones, and they have to even keep photos of the car and various components now for 7 years to prove it was OK when they signed it off, but that in turn has forced costs up as they now need computers and storage, file systems and the like to keep it all in order.....

[happygu]

Good for the buyer anyway .. not as good for the seller if they haven't been keeping everything in order

[the evil twin]

Good for the buyer anyway .. not as good for the seller if they haven't been keeping everything in order

Gotta agree cobber

Good for all the other poor innocent bastards using the road as well when some dick takes a shorcut 'cause he just wanted to sell the car.

Remind me to tell ya the story about the moron who 'fixed' a leaky brake slave cyclinder by crimping the brake line with a pair of pliers or somesuch
Trust me "they" are out there and living amongst us...