Guides

Nobody walks into a car dealership planning to overpay. But plenty of people drive out having done exactly that, and most of them never find out.

If you are asking what happens to insurance when you sell a car, here is the key thing: your car insurance does not transfer to the buyer the way ownership does. In most cases, cover on the insured car ends when you sell or dispose of the vehicle, which means you need to take deliberate action with your insurer rather than assume the policy will close itself.

Yes, you can sell a car that is on a novated lease, but you cannot treat it like a normal private sale. The vehicle is tied to a financier and your employer through salary packaging, and it usually sits encumbered on the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) until the lease is settled.

If you are getting ready to sell your car in Western Australia and the paperwork side is holding you up, this complete guide walks through every form, document and step you need to handle the sale cleanly.

If you sell a vehicle in Perth WA, you should submit notice of disposal as soon as the deal is done. In Western Australia, you must notify the Department of Transport within 7 days that you have ceased to be the owner and provide the new owner name and address.

If you are asking what documents do you need to sell your car in WA, the short answer is direct: get the transfer paperwork right, prove you are the owner, and keep a clear record of the sale. The longer answer is the one that protects you from the fines, disputes, and frustration that creep in when sellers cut corners.

Car depreciation is the single biggest cost most Perth drivers absorb without seeing the bill, and it shapes nearly every financial decision around vehicle ownership in WA. From the moment you drive a brand new car off the dealership lot, the car loses value.

Standing in your driveway looking at the car you have decided to sell, the main reasons sellers stay up at night come down to one question. Go private and chase the higher dollar number? Or take an instant offer and have cash by Friday?

Selling a financed vehicle in WA is one of the more involved transactions a car owner can run, but it follows a straightforward process once you know the steps. The complication is the existing car loan attached to the vehicle.

Selling or buying a car in Perth comes with a legal step that catches a lot of people out: the registration transfer. Get the paperwork wrong and the seller can still cop speeding fines on a vehicle they no longer own.