If you purchase a vehicle that has money owing or has been recorded as stolen, it could be repossessed. A Vehicle Securities Register (VSR) certificate provides legal protection against repossession by a financier if:

• the vehicle is purchased within 24 hours of the VSR certificate being issued
• the vehicle details (VIN, engine and registration numbers) you provide for the certificate match the information recorded on the vehicle.

A VSR certificate will tell you if:

• there is finance recorded against the vehicle (money owing)
• the vehicle has been recorded as stolen
• if the operator of the vehicle has fine defaults.

Buy a VSR certificate
Call us on 13 11 71 to buy a VSR certificate (Visa or MasterCard payments only). A fee is payable when you order.

You will need to tell us:

• the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) or chassis number if the vehicle is manufactured before 1989
• the engine number
• the registration number and the state of registration (if the vehicle is registered).

It is important that you get these details directly from the vehicle and not from any documents that the seller offers you. Also check that these details match those on the vehicle's registration sticker. If the information you supply is incorrect the certificate will be void.


Which vehicles does the VSR include?
The Vehicle Securities Register holds information on all these vehicles nationally (except Western Australia and Tasmania):

• cars
• motorcycles
• trucks and buses
• trailers and caravans
• agricultural machinery and implements.