Buying And Selling Cars As A General Person

[johnnnnnyboi]

but what about my situation.. am i gonna be held liable under that act or? like i said before buy the cars bung up fix em to teach myself and i sell them after so i can buy another stuffed up one, sometimes i make only a slight profit but most of the time the parts it needs sorta evens out the buying price. cant i just make a small business out of it so i dont get chased by the government? haha

[dan_the_man]

but what about my situation.. am i gonna be held liable under that act or? like i said before buy the cars bung up fix em to teach myself and i sell them after so i can buy another stuffed up one, sometimes i make only a slight profit but most of the time the parts it needs sorta evens out the buying price. cant i just make a small business out of it so i dont get chased by the government? haha

yes there is a clause in that Act that states that "if you're learning while fixing said shitheap up, you will not be charged a levy."

[Dsturbd]

but what about my situation.. am i gonna be held liable under that act or? like i said before buy the cars bung up fix em to teach myself and i sell them after so i can buy another stuffed up one, sometimes i make only a slight profit but most of the time the parts it needs sorta evens out the buying price. cant i just make a small business out of it so i dont get chased by the government? haha

Need to be registered repairer and hold dealers license

yes there is a clause in that Act that states that "if you're learning while fixing said shitheap up, you will not be charged a levy."

[Hanaldo]

but what about my situation.. am i gonna be held liable under that act or? like i said before buy the cars bung up fix em to teach myself and i sell them after so i can buy another stuffed up one, sometimes i make only a slight profit but most of the time the parts it needs sorta evens out the buying price. cant i just make a small business out of it so i dont get chased by the government? haha

Lol, yeh I doubt it because the government isn't going to know that you are fixing them up unless you are registered with them as a business or trader. They are just going to see you buy said vehicle, then sell said vehicle for profit further down the track. Once or twice they might let that go, but you keep doing it then I bet they are going to chase you up for it.

James, that is probably why you got a letter... Haven't you sold every car you have ever bought for a profit lol?

[Dsturbd]

Lol, yeh I doubt it because the government isn't going to know that you are fixing them up unless you are registered with them as a business or trader. They are just going to see you buy said vehicle, then sell said vehicle for profit further down the track. Once or twice they might let that go, but you keep doing it then I bet they are going to chase you up for it.

James, that is probably why you got a letter... Haven't you sold every car you have ever bought for a profit lol?

LOL they dont chase you up , they let you continue on thinking life is sweet then build a bigger case against you then they take you down

[Hanaldo]

My definition of being chased up ^

[johnnnnnyboi]

i guess ill just sell these two cars then buy a supra and be done with it for a long while haha

[dan_the_man]

register any new cars under your parents names

[johnnnnnyboi]

tru i cud do that dan cept i have italian parents and they are not fond of cars like these they said they want nothing to do with it, that means in their name, insurance, wateva.... its a massive struggle haha

[woggin]

i actually want a supra now

seen the light??

hehe, wat type of Soop you looking @?? i have a modified jza70 for sale atm, theres quite a few soops for sale atm, hop onto suprawa.com and register there, last Sunday every month we have a meet, you just missed out on our last one! Can come in your Skyline and scope out the soop scene!

[mickey]

check with DOT (no DPI now).

I would think it's a good idea to stop people from selling 'dodgy' cars, fixing them up cosmetically and then reselling without a statutory or any other warranty being applicable. Some car sales people and even dealers have been caught selling cars privately that were write-offs or structurally damaged, fixing them up and then selling them to get around the need for a roadworthy vehicle or warranty.

You have to be careful, there's some dodgy people out there I had one guy who bought/sold about 20 cars by buying write-offs and fixing them up as a panel beater/mechanic which you can't do if chassis rails are bent or the like.

[Guest]

check with DOT (no DPI now).

I would think it's a good idea to stop people from selling 'dodgy' cars, fixing them up cosmetically and then reselling without a statutory or any other warranty being applicable. Some car sales people and even dealers have been caught selling cars privately that were write-offs or structurally damaged, fixing them up and then selling them to get around the need for a roadworthy vehicle or warranty.

You have to be careful, there's some dodgy people out there I had one guy who bought/sold about 20 cars by buying write-offs and fixing them up as a panel beater/mechanic which you can't do if chassis rails are bent or the like.

The Consumer Protection Division of the Department of Commerce is who looks after this, they have a Motor Vehicle Division and this is there LINK.

And you are 100% right as to why they are around.