Check the vehicle registration status
Complete a registration check to confirm:
- the Victorian registration is current (i.e. is not suspended or cancelled)
- the vehicle is not subject to any sanctions on the purchase date that will prevent the registration transfer.
Use the Personal Property Security Register (PPSR) (External link) or call 1300 007 777 to check the vehicle:
- has no money owing on it
- hasn’t been reported stolen or
- hasn’t been recorded as written-off.
Ensure you’ve got a VicRoads customer number
You'll need a VicRoads customer number to complete the transfer form. This is a unique number issued by VicRoads to individuals or companies.
For individuals
Your VicRoads customer number is your:
- learner permit or
- driver licence number.
If you don’t have a licence but have a vehicle registered in your name, the customer number is recorded on your registration renewal notice.
If you don’t have a Victorian licence or VicRoads customer number, you must visit a VicRoads Customer Service Centre and provide full evidence of identity documents.
For companies
The VicRoads customer number of your company is:
- on your company’s myVicRoads account or
- on any registration renewal notice issued for vehicles registered in your company’s name.
If your company doesn’t have a VicRoads customer number, you must visit a VicRoads Customer Service Centre and provide full evidence of identity documents for your company.
The personal details of the individual acting on behalf of your company will also need to be recorded on the transfer form.
Get a roadworthy certificate
You’ll need an original roadworthy certificate issued not more than 30 days before the date of sale. Some vehicles and transfer types don’t need a roadworthy, visit transfer fees and roadworthy exemptions for more information.
Zero and Low Emission Vehicles (ZLEVs)
If you are selling a ZLEV, you will need to take a photograph of the odometer before selling the vehicle and submit the closing odometer reading declaration through your myVicRoads account. This will generate a Road Usage Charge Invoice for the distance travelled. You can also provide the declaration at a Customer Service Centre if you do not have a myVicRoads account.
Failing to provide the closing odometer declaration will result in the calculation of the Road Usage Charge pro-rata* invoice based on a yearly travelled estimate of 13,500km. (*If a ZLEV operator has had a vehicle registered in their name for 179 days, then their usage estimate will be 13,500km/365 x 179 = 6,620km.)