Selling a car in Queensland
Can I sell my car without a roadworthy in Queensland?
Yes. You do not need a roadworthy certificate - in Queensland it is called a safety certificate - to sell a car to a wrecking yard.
A safety certificate exists to protect the next person who drives the car. When a car is sold to be dismantled and recycled, there is no next driver, so the requirement does not apply.
Why this question comes up so often
Most of the pages you will find on this question are published by businesses that sell safety certificates. That is worth knowing when you read them.
The rule they are describing is real, but it applies to a different situation: selling a registered car privately to someone who intends to drive it away. That is not what is happening when a car goes to a wrecker.
Do not pay for an inspection first
People sometimes book and pay for an inspection before ringing us, assuming they need one to sell. They do not, and the money does not come back.
If your car would not pass an inspection - a failed one, an expensive repair you decided against, something the mechanic said - that changes nothing about whether we will buy it. It is one of the more common reasons a car ends up with us in the first place.
What about the rego?
Registration and safety certificates are two different things, and you need neither of them to sell a car for parts. We buy registered and unregistered cars equally.
If the car is still registered, there are a couple of small steps around the plates and a possible refund, and we will walk you through those.