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Pink slips
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.
Pink slip and rego guides
Guides to pink slips, rego and buying a used car in NSW.
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Rego and renewals
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.
Buying a used car
Buying a used car: the rego and pink slip
What to check before you pay, how to transfer the rego within 14 days, and when the pink slip comes due after you buy a used car in NSW.
Pink slips
Does a pink slip include a road test?
Only for the brakes. How a pink slip’s brake test works, where a mobile examiner can do it, and why the technician needs your keys.
Rego and renewals
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.
Pink slips
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.
Buying a used car
Is a pink slip enough when buying a car?
A pink slip says a used car was safe to register on the day. It isn’t a condition report. What it misses, and what a pre-purchase inspection adds.
Pink slips
Will a warning light fail a pink slip?
The brake, ABS and airbag lamps are on the pink slip list. The check engine light isn’t. What each lamp has to do, and what to do if one is on.
Rego and renewals
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.
Pink slips
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.
Buying a used car
How to spot a wound-back odometer
Wound-back odometers still turn up in NSW. How to check a used car’s readings for free, what the paperwork and the car should tell you, and the penalty.
Pink slips
Can you get a pink slip online?
You can book and pay for a pink slip online, but the inspection itself can’t happen online. Why the car has to be there, and how to spot a fake.
Rego and renewals
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.
Pink slips
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.
Buying a used car
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.
Pink slips
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.
Rego and renewals
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.