Wednesday, Sep 02, 2015 at 10:11
Most W.A. registered vehicles that have been unregistered for longer than 3 months, needs to be inspected again.
Most vehicles being transferred to W.A. registration from another States jurisdiction need to be inspected.
However - vehicle inspection procedures in W.A. have been relaxed in recent years.
There is now a "minor inspection" process involved for numerous categories. The rules are listed in the link below;
W.A. vehicle and trailer "Minor Inspection" rules
Any vehicle being transferred to W.A. registration from any State or country, and which involves a change of ownership, requires filling out myriad forms, to try and ensure that you are not a thief or scammer, and that you are the rightful owner, and have the right to transfer ownership to your name.
The two main forms required to be filled in are declaration form VL17 (this form requires you to provide all details of the purchase, backed by documentation).
If you have inadequate sale documentation, you will be required to state such things as where you saw the vehicle advertised, where it was located when you purchased it, phone numbers and addresses of the seller and buyer, plus anything else the Director of Transport requires, that ensures there is no scamming going on.
The second main form required to be filled in is VL186, Proof of Identity form. This is little different from the same POI required for opening bank accounts, etc.
The authorities need to confirm you are, who you say you are.
In essence, the process is simple enough, as long as you are armed with EVERY relevant piece of information, backed by documentation, that ensures there is a verifiable trail of ownership.
Casual ownership changes of a vehicle between relatives, NEED to be backed by a receipt/invoice containing the sale details, the date, the cost of the vehicle, and signed by the seller and buyer.
DoTWA is a very large and cumbersome organisation charged with the transfer of ownership of mutliple thousand of vehicles a day.
They need to ensure that criminals aren't infiltrating the Motor Vehicle Licencing database and creating havoc by re-birthing, theft and outright fraud.
Provide everything they ask for, and back it up with reliable paper evidence, and you won't have to keep going back and waiting in their interminable queues to get served again. (Hint - a regional licencing centre is usually far less congested than any of the metro centres).
Cheers, Ron.
DoTWA vehicle transfer process
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