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Buying a car in Sydney

28 Apr

Eventhough public transport is the cheapest and the best option to travel around in Sydney, car is also another option to travel and also is affordable.

Here are some tips before you buy a car in Sydney:

  1. Know your own budget
    It’s quite popular to drive small car in big cities such as Sydney. So you can put that in mind to have small car to drive such as Toyota Yaris, Honda Jazz, Hyundai Getz or any other car make and year.
  2. Consider other costs
    On the top of the cost of the car you bought from seller, you need to be aware of other costs such as stamp duty, registration, transfer fee and insurance.
  3. Should I buy the car from private seller / dealer or at an auction?
    They are pretty much the same, beside the price might be slightly cheaper if you buy the car from private seller or at an auction. However they all have the same principle which you need to know someone who knows a little bit about machine or knows more about car than you do. It might comes in handy also if you have someone with you during the inspection, to help you to look for any defects on the car and stuff.

    Here are some website that can help you to find a car online in Sydney:
    (http://www.drive.com.au, http://www.carsales.com.au)

    If you want to buy a car from auction, the most famous auction place in Sydney is Pickles (http://www.pickles.com.au) that sells any cars (government, private or auction).

    If you want to buy a car from dealer, Parramatta Road is the famous street for car dealer that lies approximately 20 kms. So make sure that you have someone to help you to drive around to look for better deal.

  4. Check the ownership of the car
    Before you bought a car, you need to make sure that there is no debt / finance left from the previous owner by check the status of the car thru REVS which stands for Register of Encumbered Vehicles in New South Wales / Sydney – http://www.revs.nsw.gov.au
    Make sure you have 3 information that you must get those from the previous owner to check the status via REVS. They are Registration Number (if vehicle is registered), VIN (or chassis number) and Engine number
  5. Test drive
    Don’t forget to take test drive on the car beforehand. If you bring someone who knows machine/car more than you, ask him/her to feel the car when you do test drive.
  6. Transfer the registration
    If everything is alright and you ready to pay it. Make sure that you and the seller altogether transfer the registration of the car to the new owner which is YOU. Make sure that seller gives you the pink slip and completed the disposal notice, then take both of them to RTA office nearby. Instruction on how to do this can be found on the back / reverse of the registration papers.

 
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How to get Sydney, New South Wales driver licence

23 Feb

As the accident rating is quite high, Australia is really strict with the driving law and in the process to get licence. It’s not easy to get driver licence here as it can be really tough. The normal procedure requires you to get thru many steps in order to have full driver licence.

You have to passed thru driving test knowledge and practical driving test in order to get full driver licence. After you passed driving test knowledge, you’ll get Learner Driver Licence which restrict you from driving unless you’ve been accompanied with someone that has full licence.

Here is the URL which you can practice before taking Driver Knowledge Test (DKT):

URL: http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/licensing/tests/driverknowledgetest/demonstrationdriverknowledgetest/index.html

When you’re ready and have fulfilled the requirements (120 hours driving time and held the current licence for at least 12 months) to take the next step, which is practical driving test that will requires you to have official instructor sit next you when he/she will guide you thru the practical process of the test. It’ll take around 30-40 minutes in total. If you passed, then you will get P1 Driver Licence (Red) and you can convert it to full driver licence if you’re holding an overseas driver licence for more than 5 years.

You can be exempted from driving test knowledge and could get your overseas driver licence converted to full driver licence if it issued from recognised countries that listed on RTA website which you can find out the URL on below.

Recognition of licences URL: http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/licensing/newtonsw/recognisedcountries.html

After holding P1 driver licence at least 12 months, you’re eligible to process to P2 licence (Green) after you passed the HPT (Hazard Perception Test). Before eligible to apply for Full licence (silver), you’ve to hold a P2 licence for a minimum period of 24 months and passed DQT (Driver Qualification Test).

Driver licences in Australia

Driver licences in Australia

Obviously, full licence won’t have any restrictions like others have (Learner, P1 and P2 licenses). Full licence holder is eligible to get Gold licence if they’ve been a good driver for the next 5 years without any offences. The advantage of Gold licence is cheaper fee and longer expiration date (5 years) if you extend your licence.

Once again here is the URL for the official government department who taking care of car licencing.

URL: http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au

Here is the URL to get full information about how to get a licence in New South Wales / Sydney.

URL: http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/licensing/gettingalicence/index.html

 
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