After you bought a car
Registration
You may need to have a local address in the state you want to get the car registered in, so if you are buying an out-of-state car think about how far you will have to drive to get the papers change, and whether you are going that way anyway.
Please find specific information about registering your car for each specific state at the following websites:
- Car registration in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
- Car registration in New South Wales (NSW)
- Car registration in the Northern Territory (NT)
- Car registration in Queensland (QLD)
- Car registration in South Australia (SA)
- Car registration in Tasmania (TAS)
- Car registration in Victoria (VIC)
- Car registration in Western Australia (WA)
Insurance
Make sure you organise insurance before you drive the car away.
Servicing
Check whether the car you are looking at has been recalled as part of a safety campaign and, if it has, ensure the repairs have been made.