How to do a Victoria rego check
A Victoria rego check from RevsCheck is an excellent way to tell if the car you're looking to buy has a current registration.
Whenever you're buying a vehicle in a private sale, there are several things you need to do, and a registration check online is one of them.
It would be annoying to buy a vehicle and drive it home thinking it has full registration – only to discover it doesn't when you’re pulled over by a police car. Not only will the police pull over almost any vehicle with an expired registration, but some speed camera traps will also check for valid registrations, and they'll issue a fine regardless of any reasonable circumstances.
Ideally, you should be able to trust the person you're buying a car from to be open about the car they're selling.
But, in a private sale, there are not many protections available for the buyer, so it is your responsibility to do your background check. For example, if the vehicle you’re buying is being used as security for a loan, the seller is not obligated to tell you. After the purchase, if the original owner stops making the payments on the loan, the vehicle can be repossessed so that the lender can recover the debt.
As the lender is only interested in getting how much they are owed and not the full value, they control the vehicle’s price. By completing a PPSR check VIC, combined with your Victoria rego check, you can avoid any pitfalls regarding buying cars with loans attached.
A vehicle rego check can be a part of your investigations when looking to buy a vehicle. Using the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) or chassis number, you can check the rego of any vehicle using the RevsCheck VIN check Australia. If you don't have the VIN, you can also use the rego plate numbers to generate your certificate or reports.
What does a rego check show?
On the RevsCheck website, you can find a sample report which will detail what information you'll find on your car history report. If you're looking for the rego details of the car you're thinking of buying, then the report will detail the VIN, make, model, body type, transmission, year first registered (this may differ from year manufactured), and colour. Under the vehicle registration details, you'll see the registration plate, the state it is registered in, and the expiry date.
Getting a Victoria rego check report is vital to know if the seller is being honest with you. If they have been misleading about the engine type, the specific model, or the registration expiry date, you may consider that they may have been untruthful about other factors.
What type of documentation is required for a rego check?
You don't need any documents to perform a Victoria rego check. The only details you'll need are the rego plate numbers or the VIN and the state the vehicle is registered. If you've entered the plate number details and the state, but nothing's coming up, it could be that those rego numbers do not belong to that car.
After double-checking the numbers, it may be best to contact the owner and get the VIN details. While number plates are often easy to change from vehicle to vehicle, a VIN can be more difficult.
If you want to do a VIN check VIC, you'll need to get the numbers first. If you are at the vehicle, you'll usually find the VIN marked on the compliance plate.
This plate is commonly found in the engine bay on the firewall (the metal sheet that separates the passenger from the engine). The VIN is a 17-digit serial number made up of numbers and letters. The best way to record the VIN is to take a photo of the compliance plate.
Alternatively, you can enter the VIN into our search engine as you are looking at the car. After selecting which report you'd like to see, the documents will be sent directly to your nominated email address in only a few minutes.
How to do a rego check in Victoria?
A Victoria rego check is easy to complete at RevsCheck, but you'll need to get the rego numbers of the cars you want to check. If you are looking at cars online, you can get these from the number plates. If the number plates are blurred or not visible, you'll need to contact the seller. You can also use the VIN that is marked on the vehicle compliance plate.
Anyone selling a car should have no problems providing these to you, as getting a PPSR check is standard practice when buying a car.
Once you have the numbers required, you can enter these into the RevsCheck form. Then after you hit the button, you'll be shown the make and model of the car in question. If these details match the vehicle, you can go ahead and order your PPSR Certificate or the Car History Report.
A Car History Report will provide greater insight into the car in question. This report will cover more details and other important information, including an approximate valuation of the vehicle. Having this valuation can tell you if the deal you're getting is a good one or not.
After you complete the Victoria rego check, you'll see if the car has a current registration and when it is set to expire. When you're buying a vehicle, getting one with at least three months' worth of rego on it can be a good sign that the seller you're dealing with is a reasonable person.
The Car History Report details quite a bit of information, and you can use these to negotiate a reduced price, especially if the seller is motivated to sell it fast.
If you need any assistance to check my rego in VIC, you can contact our team by email or phone. We are happy to answer any of our questions and walk you through the process of getting a REVS check or a rego check.
