Information and legalities.

What you should know regarding the purchase of Damaged Cars.

It is in the best interest of all buyers of any accident damaged motor vehicle to check with local authorities and or governing state bodies as to the written off damage status deemed by the insuring underwriters for any  subsequent accident damage which has been caused to the motor vehicle, no matter the degree of damage sustained. Vefirifcation can be easily obtained from the state motor vehicle registration office within every Australian state.

(It is highly suggested that all purchasers of a damged car, follow this recommendation.)

You will require:

a) The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) 

b) The Engine Number.

c) The previous Registration Number (if available).

See below links for all State contact details and or the Written Off Vehicle Registrar (WOVR)

What is the Written-Off Vehicle Register?

The Written-Off Vehicle Register (WOVR) is an Australia-wide initiative developed by the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council.

The Register is a nationally co-ordinated database of vehicles that have been assessed as written-off. They are listed by their Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs)

All vehicles with a GVM of 4.5 tonnes or less and aged 15 years or less from the date of manufacture, that are assessed as a total loss, will now be termed "written-off", and recorded on the National Register.

Nationally consistent criteria will be applied to determine the vehicles written-off status.

Damaged not Recorded

If a vehicle has no record and is damaged without any written off status by insurance company (repairable or Statutory) then the car is able to be repaired and re registered without any further inspections other that for a Road Worthy Certificate (RWC) once repair is completed.

Statutory Write Off

A Statutory Write-Off will have its registration cancelled and the cancellation recorded against its VIN on the Register.  A Statutory Write-Off will never be permitted to be re-registered in any State or Territory.

Repairable Write Off

A repairable write-off is a vehicle that is assessed as a total loss and is NOT a statutory write-off.  A repairable write-off WILL be permitted to be registered following the completion of a Vehicle Identity Inspection.

*(New legistlation has been passed in NSW re the requirement for registration of a repairable write off)

Important Links

Auto Check 

www.autocheck.com.au/

ACT - NSW

www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registration/written_off_vehicles/index.html

NT

www.nt.gov.au/transport/mvr/vehiclestandards/infobulletins/ibv54.pdf

QLD

www.autocheck.com.au

SA

www.sa.gov.au/subject/Transport,+travel+and+motoring/Motoring/Vehicles+and+registration/Motor+vehicle+types+and+specifications

TAS 

www.transport.tas.gov.au/registration_information_tas/written_off_vehicle_register_questions_and_answers

VIC

www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/Registration/BuySellTransferVehicles/BuyingPrePurchaseChecks/

WA

www.transport.wa.gov.au/licensing/20800.asp

Disclaimer  

Damaged Cars and or the WizAD Group network accepts no responsibility for any transaction between buyer and seller.

All transactions between any two parties (buyer and seller) is done so at their own discretion. It is the buyers responsibility to

verify all legal documentation of ownership and or any accident report written against the vehicle which is listed for sale to purchase.