A 15 Year Import From Interstate... Vic To Nsw

[Angus Smart]

So a friend of mine wants a car from Vic..

its been bought in under the 15 yer rule i have the documents infront of me for this,

it was previously registered in vic, but rego has lapsed..

i have been told i need to get it full engineered to get it registered in nsw.. so 1500 or so.. ontop of rego etc..

is this correct? i was under the impression i only needed to get a blueslip??

[Angus Smart]

Note that the car is a little modified.. has had a turbo conversion. its a mx5

[Iron Chef]

Whoever told you it needs to be engineered is correct - it does.

[Angus Smart]

The wording on the rta website is so contradicting as usual..

but thanks Kristan, so its just like importing a 15 year old car once again..

i will let him know! going to be costly it seems.

[Beer Baron]

exactly. 15yo rule 'compliance' (i use the word loosely) was a state thing. so each state had a slightly different interpretation of what needed to be done to 15yo imports to meet basic ADR and registration requirements in each state. so a car imported under the 15yo rule and registered in say qld, then sold and brought to NSW will most likely have to undergo some changes and at the least will need the engineers inspection.

[Marlin]

Has this changed recenlty?

I purchased my 32 as a 15yo+ car out of Victoria, and just did a simple normal roadworthy (required whenever a car changes hands or rego lapses) and rego'd it in Qld.

[NXTIME]

is this for all cars or just modded ones?

[Iron Chef]

Has this changed recenlty?

I purchased my 32 as a 15yo+ car out of Victoria, and just did a simple normal roadworthy (required whenever a car changes hands or rego lapses) and rego'd it in Qld.

It depends on whether or not it has a compliance plate - if it came in under the old 15 year rule, it wouldn't have a plate. Chances are it was actually complied, either under SEVS or under the old system.

is this for all cars or just modded ones?

All cars imported under the pre-1989 and 15-year rules that don't have compliance plates.

[Marlin]

It depends on whether or not it has a compliance plate - if it came in under the old 15 year rule, it wouldn't have a plate. Chances are it was actually complied, either under SEVS or under the old system.

No, no plate, just an Aussie VIN punched into the tower.

[Beer Baron]

to be honest it really depends on what state. as in both what state it was originally registered in and which state you want to register it in now. I can't give 100% answer and neither can the roads authority in your state. ring them 5 times and you will get 5 different answers to a question that only has 2 options...

but basically like iron chef said 15yo stuff was state based basic rego and adr requirements how that was interpreted differed pretty strongly from state to state so it can be a hassle or it could be a piece of piss. only one way to find out.....

[Nee-san]

EDIT

Edited November 9, 2010 by Nee-san

[4PLAYN]

Sorry for the thread bump,

But i briefly spoke to Iron Chef a week or so ago about bringing my car from Qld to S.A.

Pretty much its just a check over the whole car to make sure it complies to S.A.'s rules.

Any modification plates added (mine for instance was engineered with larger wheels and a roll cage) are null and void.

I rang up Transport S.A. and they pretty much said, get it checked out and if it meets the rego requirements, it'll get rego with an I.D. inspection.

Im still getting more information as the day goes, but ill be ringing regency when i get off my lunch break to just double check everything.

[Iron Chef]

The first thing they'll look for is the Australian compliance plate - no plate means you're going over the pits.