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Choosing a safe vehicle
Find out how well new vehicle models may protect their occupants in serious crashes and how to make safe choices for your vehicle.
Promoting vehicle safety
We encourage manufacturers to improve primary and secondary vehicle safety design features by promoting vehicle safety initiatives.
Primary safety
Design features are those that improve a driver's ability to avoid an accident, such as effective fail-safe braking systems or unobstructed fields of view.
Secondary safety
Design features are those that provide increased occupant protection, such as seatbelts, air bags and crumple zones.
We work closely with the Road Safety Commission on a range of initiatives, including the promotion of safer vehicles in the workplace.
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Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR)
To find out if your vehicle is listed on the Written-Off Vehicle Register or if the car you are buying has money owing on, or has been listed as stolen, check out PPSR online or call 1300 007 777.
To make a PPSR enquiry, you need to provide the chassis or Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). A search cannot be done by plate or engine number.
PPSR can tell you whether a vehicle, boat or farm machinery has money owing on it (encumbered) before making a purchase. This is important because a third party (e.g. a bank or finance company) may be able to repossess the vehicle you have purchased.
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Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP)
The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) provides consumers with information about how well new vehicle models may protect their occupants in serious crashes.
All Australian Automobile Association clubs, and the state government road and transport authorities in Western Australia, Queensland, NSW, South Australia and Victoria support the program.
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Used car safety ratings
Used car safety ratings provide details on how a vehicle protects occupants in the event of a crash.
Thinking of buying a used car? Have you thought about the vehicle's safety rating?
To find out more visit the Road Safety Commission website.
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