
selling parts to consumers or repairers. on-selling to wreckers/metal recyclers for scrap metal. Wreckers and recyclers may buy cars that are incomplete or not in working order for: an insurance company where the car is damaged, and the reasonable cost of repair is more than $4000 (or the value of the car). the executor or administrator of a deceased person’s estate. a company that has been wound up and the cars are offered for sale by a liquidator. a government department or public statutory authority. Buying and selling cars at public auction, where they were last owned by:. (Note: this does not exclude rent-to-buy businesses from requiring a licence). Selling a car to someone who has hired or leased the vehicle for at least three months before the offer to sell it. Selling by a financier through private sale to buyers introduced by people from whom the cars were repossessed. Selling by a financier of repossessed or returned cars at public auction or by public tender. Buying, selling or exchanging motor cars with a licensed motor car trader, a special trader (such as a financier or manufacturer), or an employee. These types of transactions do not require a licence:
However, you must still comply with the Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1989.Īs a wrecker or recycler, you need to be a registered second-hand dealer but you do not need to have a motor car trader's licence if you only buy and sell car parts.įor more information about second-hand dealer registration, view our Second-hand dealers and pawnbrokers section. If you are a licensed motor car trader who buys and sells motor vehicles and parts, you do not need a separate second-hand dealer's registration. When you need to be a registered second-hand dealer If you require a motor car trader’s licence, you have the same obligations as any motor car trader under the Motor Car Traders Act 1986. vehicles beyond restoration or repair (such as burnt-out or water-damaged vehicles).incomplete or damaged vehicles that cannot be returned to the road.
If a vehicle no longer fits the legal definition of a ‘motor car’, you do not need a motor car trader’s licence.
plan to buy, sell or exchange written-off or damaged vehicles that can be repaired or restored (unless they are exempt transactions). You also need a motor car trader's licence if you: is exempt - see the Exemptions section on this page. is incomplete and can never return to the road, or. When you need a motor car trader’s licenceĪn auto wrecker or recycler who buys, sells or exchanges motor cars from or to the public (or offers to do so) must have a motor car trader’s licence, unless the vehicle: When you need to be a registered second-hand dealer. When you need a motor car trader’s licence. #AUTO DISMANTLER CANBERRA REGISTRATION#
If you buy salvaged, damaged or incomplete vehicles at the end of their life for scrap metal or parts sale, you are unlikely to need a motor car trader’s licence however, from 1 September 2018, you will need to be a registered second-hand dealer. You can register as a second-hand dealer on our Apply for registration and endorsement – second-hand dealers and pawnbrokers page.