License a vehicle without an inspection (Dealers)

Licensed Motor Vehicle Dealers may be able to license specific light vehicles without an inspection.

This may include light vehicles which:

• have driven less than 100,000 kilometres;
• are less than 3 years old;
• have been previously licensed in Australia and in National Exchange of Vehicle and Driver Information System (NEVDIS); and
• can only be licensed solely for the purpose of selling or re-selling in the ordinary course of business.

Only vehicles that meet the above criteria and are licensed directly into a licensed dealer’s name will be exempt from inspection.

Vehicles not exempt from inspection

The following vehicles cannot be licensed without an inspection:

• 'Dangerous Goods Vehicles' (Condition code 995 - Deferred examination vehicle is to be examined before renewal)
• heavy vehicle (more than 4.5 tonnes GVM)
• imported vehicles
• one of a kind, individually constructed vehicles
• public passenger carrying vehicles (buses, taxis, charter vehicles used for hire and reward)
• vehicles subject to annual inspection
• trailers (including trailer plant) and caravans
• vehicles on the 'Written Off Vehicles Register' (WOVR) except where the vehicle has an I condition (Inspected Write-Off - 307 condition Repairable Write-Off)
• vehicles that have been modified other than the factory specifications
• vehicles licensed in WA and have a status of registered
• vehicles with cancelled or suspended licences.