August 8, 2019
A driver pulled over by police on the Wide Bay Highway has been fined for failing to transfer the registration of her vehicle.
On July 20, a Gympie woman was stopped at Lower Wonga by police after checks of the registration showed the vehicle was registered to a male.
When asked if the vehicle belonged to her, the driver allegedly told police she had bought the vehicle from a friend a month ago, but did not have the funds at the time to transfer it.
Gympie police said a certificate of safety also had not been completed for the vehicle.
The driver was fined $213 for failing to apply for transfer of registration within 14 days of purchasing.
If the vehicle is registered at the time of purchase, then the seller is also required to complete a safety certificate.
This is required to be submitted with the application to transfer before it can be processed by Queensland Transport.
It is the new owner’s responsibility to have the vehicle transferred into his/ her name within 14 days.
If the new owner fails to transfer the registration within the time frame, it is important that the seller lodges “Part B: of the transfer forms, which is the other half of form that is kept by the seller upon sale, with QT.
If the vehicle is not transferred by the new owner and the seller has not lodged Part B, the seller could be on the receiving end of the new owner’s fines and paperwork.
