When can you drive an unregistered vehicle?

RMS

when can i drive?

At least twice a week we are asked if a client can drive the vehicle with no registration to our shop for an inspection, but did you know all the rules that apply to getting a vehicle registered?

We found the RMS website link that allows you to drive your vehicle.


 

When you can drive unregistered

You can drive an unregistered vehicle in NSW for the purpose of obtaining registration.

You must drive the most direct or convenient route:

  • To the nearest convenient registry or service centre
  • To the nearest convenient Authorised Inspection Station to determine whether the vehicle complies with the applicable vehicle standards
  • In the course of inspecting or testing the vehicle to determine if it complies with the applicable vehicle standards
  • To the nearest practicable weighbridge to determine the weight of the vehicle
  • From a registry or service centre, or authorised inspection station, where registration of the vehicle has been refused, to the nearest convenient place where necessary repairs can be made, or where the vehicle can be garaged, unless a direction has been issued that the vehicle must not be driven until repairs have been made
  • From an Authorised Inspection Station to the nearest convenient place where necessary repairs or adjustments can be made, or where the vehicle can be garaged
  • To the nearest convenient office of a licensed insurer for the purpose of obtaining CTP insurance
  • To the nearest convenient location for any other purpose directly associated with the registration process.

If you’re pulled over by the police while driving an unregistered vehicle, you may be asked to provide evidence that the vehicle is being driven for the purpose of obtaining registration. For example, you may need to provide a copy of the safety check or CTP insurance certificate showing payment for that day.

RMS Website Link 

http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/registration/unregistered.html

PDF Downloads

Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) 2007-522
MTA RegistrationLabelGuidelinesFactSheet_14Mar13

Legislation

ROAD TRANSPORT (VEHICLE REGISTRATION) REGULATION 2007 – REG 50A
50A Vehicles being driven in the course of motor industry business

Division 3 Persons unaware of registration status
50A Vehicles being driven in the course of motor industry business

  1.  For the purposes of section 68 (2) (b) of the Act, the use of an unregistered registrable
    vehicle on a road or on a road related area is permitted if the person using the vehicle:
    (a) was not the responsible person for the vehicle at the relevant time, and
    (b) was a motor industry business employee or owner using the vehicle in the
    course of motor vehicle dealing or the repair, inspection, maintenance,
    cosmetic enhancement or testing of the vehicle at the relevant time.
  2.  Sub-clause (1) does not apply if it is established that the person using the vehicle
    knew, or ought reasonably to have known, that the vehicle was unregistered at the
    relevant time.

Checking vehicle registration

RMS website provides a free registration check function where anyone can confirm if a
vehicle is registered – www.myrta.com
Verifying vehicle registration is particularly important when dealerships are valuing vehicles.