Hi Guys

Just a quick one. Should probably be obvious but nobody I've spoken to at work seems 100%!

When I buy a car, I should get a transfer of ownership, like in the UK, right? On top of that should I receive pink and green slips? Or do I need organise those?

Cheers

Also, is green slip connected to car or driver?

In which state?

Sorry, NSW.

You'll get the bottom half of the registration document, this will tell you for how long the rego is valid. (You use this to transfer the registration too)

CTP transfers with the car and will be valid for however long the rego is valid for.

Have a read of this site which explains your responsibilities and requirements when you buy a car

http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/registration/transfer/Transferring your Registration

Pink Slip - Similar to MOT, except that the seller has to give it to you and it has to have been done within 30 days of selling the car to you. He cannot give you one from 4 months ago! Don't accept the sale without current pink slip.
Green Slip - Compulsory third part injury insurance. I'm not 100% sure if it transfers or not. Long time since I have done it. But you should consider that this is the minimum legal injury only insurance, you would be very wise to get your own 3rd party or full comp insurance on top.

That's great. So I wouldn't expect a CTP cert when I receive the transfer slip?

But I should make sure I get a pink slip?

As an aside, how needlessly complicated is all of this?!

Yep, its a pain. Absolutely, don't accept the car without a pink slip and it MUST have been issued within 30 days prior to you buying the car.

Must be within 30 days of you going to the transport dept to transfer the ownership. At least that's how QLD works but we get 60 days and traders get 90. Go figure?

Anyhow, just saying to make sure on this point as if it's out of this time period then you'll have to re-MOT the vehicle to finalise the paperwork.