Pink slip and rego guides

How a mobile pink slip works, what can fail one, what to do when your rego has expired, and whether you need a pink or a blue slip. Each guide lists its official sources and the date we checked them.

A PSA service ute with its canopy open behind a white BMW on an inner-city street, with cones set out around the job

9 October 20264 min read

The $100 rego discount and your pink slip

NSW takes up to $100 off private car rego renewed from September 2026 to August 2027. Who gets it, who doesn’t, and why you still need a pink slip.

A pink Pink Slip Approach ute parked by Sydney Harbour, with the Opera House and Harbour Bridge behind it

28 September 20263 min read

How much is a mobile pink slip in Sydney?

What a mobile pink slip costs in Sydney, what you’re paying for, what’s included and what isn’t, and how to pay.

A PSA technician working beside the exposed rear brake disc of a red SUV

1 September 20267 min read

What can fail a pink slip inspection

What the Transport for NSW safety check covers, where cars usually come unstuck, and what a fail can add to the day.

A Pink Slip Approach ute parked beside a white Mercedes with its bonnet up on a home driveway

2 August 20267 min read

Rego due? How a mobile pink slip works

A mobile pink slip is the same NSW safety check, done at your home or work. Who it suits, how booking works, and what if it fails.

A Pink Slip Approach ute parked behind a red Mazda, outside an apartment building

3 July 20267 min read

Pink, blue, green: which slip is which

What each NSW slip actually is, when you need it, and which ones we do. Plus the ones you hear about that aren’t official.

Two Pink Slip Approach utes parked outside a brick workshop

2 June 20266 min read

Pink slip or blue slip? How to tell

A pink slip renews rego on a car already registered in NSW. A blue slip is for one that isn’t. Where the line sits.

A four-wheel drive parked at the kerb with a Pink Slip Approach ute behind it

3 May 20266 min read

How long a pink slip lasts in NSW

A NSW pink slip lasts six months from the inspection, not twelve. When to book it, why the window exists, and what happens if it runs out.

A technician lying under a white Mercedes on a driveway, with a Pink Slip Approach ute behind

2 April 20267 min read

Your car failed its pink slip. What now?

A fail is not a fine. What it actually means, the 14-day reinspection rule, and how to work out what the repair is worth.

A Pink Slip Approach technician inspecting a car on a home driveway

2 March 20266 min read

Your rego has expired. What to do now

Under three months you can still renew. Over three months the car has to be registered again. Plus when you can legally drive it.

1 February 20269 min read

Does a caravan or trailer need a pink slip in NSW?

Light trailers and caravans over five years old need a pink slip each year. Which ones are exempt, what gets checked, and what tends to add cost.

A Pink Slip Approach technician showing a customer the engine bay of an orange Mini

2 January 20267 min read

What a pre-purchase inspection finds

The register check to run before you pay, what an inspection looks for beyond a test drive, and what it can’t tell you.