How to check your car registration status

You can check a vehicle’s registration details online. A free registration check includes:

• the registration expiry date
• whether the registration is suspended or cancelled
• any registration restrictions
• any registration concessions (additional charges that might apply when transferred to a new owner)
• the Compulsory Third Party insurer and policy expiry date.

The free registration check can only be run on vehicles previously or currently registered in NSW.

Registration check

The Registration check is a free service that can be used to confirm a vehicle’s details* and registration status.

This check is for cars, motorcycles, trucks, trailers and caravans recorded on the Victorian Vehicles Register. It’s not a national check. You’ll be provided with the following vehicle information:

• VIN/chassis number, engine number, make, colour, body type, year of manufacture
• registration status (current, expired, suspended or cancelled)

Visit the Registration check service website.

*Note. This service is not available for Vessel (Boat or Personal Watercraft) registration.

Personal Property Securities Register service

The Personal Properties Security Register (PPSR) service is a national register for recording security interests in personal property, including vehicles.

You can use this service to check:

• if there are any security interests on the vehicle (for example an outstanding debt)
• vehicle details (such as make and model)
• registration status
• stolen status, and
• written-off status

Fees apply. Visit the PPSR website for details.

You can find more information about the PPSR by visiting the Personal Property Securities Register(External link) or by:

• calling 1300 007 777 (1300 00PPSR)
• emailing enquiries@ppsr.gov.au
• fax (08) 7087 4405
• writing to: National Service Centre, GPO Box 1944, Adelaide, SA 5001
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If your vehicle is listed or if you have questions as to why it’s not, call an authorised vehicle dealership or the vehicle manufacturer as soon as possible.

The vehicle’s NSW registration plate number.

1. Select the ‘Check online’ button.
2. Enter the vehicle’s NSW plate number, without spaces or dots.
3. Read and accept the Terms and Conditions.
4. Select the ‘Next’ button.
5. Review the registration report.
6. Print the report by selecting the ‘Print’ button.

• For a fee you can get additional information such as if the vehicle has been written off, or if the vehicle, its number plate or engine are reported as stolen.
• If you intend buying a vehicle from a private seller, you should visit the Personal Property Securities Register website to find out if there is any finance owing.
• If you need information for legal proceedings you can request a certified copy from:
  Transport for NSW Certificates Unit
  Locked Bag 14
  Grafton NSW 2460.

Service NSW and Transport for NSW are aware of a Third Party website offering vehicle registration checks. This site charges a fee for the registration check. Customers should note that Transport for NSW and Service NSW do not have any connection with other websites or services.