Transfering a cars ownership
 

We are moving to Brisbane in 9 days and we have bought a car off of a friend of the family and pick it up when we arrive. Do you have a log book with the owners details you have to transfer to your name like over here. If so how easy is it. Any advice much appreciated.

Mark & Jo

Re: Transfering a cars ownership
 

No idea. Suggest you contact the driver licencing authority in Brisbane when you arrive. Each state has different rules. At the very least their should be a change of ownership form the seller and you sign. This should be supplied and signed at time of purchase, then taken to licencing authority ASAP.

Re: Transfering a cars ownership
 

As far as I am aware when you register the vehicle for a change of ownership you will be liable to pay stamp duty. This is certainly the case in WA and I believe for other states too. Rates vary between 2% and 6.5% depeding which state and how much it costs.

Jon

Re: Transfering a cars ownership
 

You will also have to provide a safety check certificate - bit like an MOT but you only need one when buying the car (secondhand). You will need to provide permanent proof of residence and ideally a QLD driving licence. Depending on which QLD transport office you go to, some have major problems transferring details over, others have no problem at all :rolleyes:

Re: Transfering a cars ownership
 

Being Queensland, expect some craziness with the safety certificate: when I transferred rego from NSW to QLD I was told I needed to change suspension bushes and a blown lamp, and to fix an oil leak.

I took the car away and had the engine steam cleaned (that fixed the oil leak :D ), and took the car back to the same place.

This time, they ignored the blown light and the suspension bushes, but insisted that I replace a tyre that was only 3 months old because it "had a different tread pattern"

By the way, when a car is sold 2nd hand, the seller has to get the safety certificate and display it on the car ($375 spot fine for non-display). The certificates are valid for 2 months or 2000km (for private sales).

Check out http://www.qld.gov.au/services_for_q...les.html?ref=h for licensing and rego info in Qld

Re: Transfering a cars ownership
 

Do you know if the strathpine office is a good one. The issue with stamp duty does this count if you are buying privately or only from a dealer. Thanks for help so far

cheers

greggsy

Re: Transfering a cars ownership
 

Stamp Duty definitely applies if the car is bought privately from my own experiences, and I thought it applied to dealer bought cars as well but no idea as I have never bought from a dealer :D

Re: Transfering a cars ownership
 

No idea I'm afraid. Only visited some on the GC :D We have two used cars and haven't paid stamp duty on either of them so don't know the rules on stamp duty. One was bought from a rental company and the other from a dealer.