Buy a car in Darwin/Australia

Buying a car in Darwin is really quite a easy thing to achieve. There are many ways and doing this and Backpackinginginaustralia.com will point out a few hints on how to achieve the best buy.

The first tip when buying a car in Australia is that used cars need a certificate of roadworthiness before they can be sold – don't buy a car without one as you’ll need to show it when you transfer the registration. You will also need to get a certificate of roadworthiness before you sell the car at the end of your trip. Any motor mechanic can issue this certificate. It is advised to go to a local mechanic for your road worthy certificate as they are not a strict as the government run mechanics.

After you have brought a car and you have a roadworthiness certificate, take it along with the receipt, your driver's license and passport to the local department of transport; this department is known by different names in different states. You will need to pay a fee, which is calculated according to the value of the car. It is a small percentage of the value of the car.

The biggest key when buying a car in Australia is buying a car with plenty of registration. This is the plate’s front and back on the vehicle, and a sticker in the windscreen that denotes how long the registration has remaining. This is like a tax on your car and is required to be renewed every 6 or 12 months and cost anywhere between 200 and 1000 dollars depending on the state you are in and length of time you register it for. If you buy a car and the registration will run out before you sell it you will need to purchase a new registration sticker.

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