Dispose of a vehicle registration

To understand the steps you need to take before and after buying, selling, or transferring ownership of a vehicle without a sale, please visit Transport Services.

You can only dispose of a vehicle online if both the buyer and the seller have a Tasmanian licence number. Or, for organisations, a customer identification number.

You do not need to submit a notice of disposal if:

• the vehicle is a statutory write off
• the vehicle is a repairable write off

Please cancel the registration and receive a refund of the remaining registration.

Registration plates

• If you have Tasplates, or other special number plates, please ensure the buyer is aware of any ongoing fees. If you want to keep your special plates, you can replace them with a set of standard number plates.
• If your vehicle is wrecked and you have sold your vehicle to a wrecker with registration plates you will need to submit a disposal notice.
• If your vehicle is wrecked and you have sold your vehicle to a wrecker without registration plates you must surrender the plates at Service Tasmania, or provide a receipt for the surrender of plates to another transport authority, to cancel the registration and receive a refund of the remaining registration.

To dispose of a vehicle online you need:

• the vehicle registration number
• the vehicle identification number (VIN) or chassis number
• surname of both buyer and seller or organisation's name
• Tasmanian driver licence number of both buyer and seller
• date of purchase
• purchase price or market price (whichever is higher) of the vehicle
• payment.

You cannot dispose online if both parties do not have a Tasmanian licence (or for organisations, a customer identification number).  

To dispose of a vehicle at a service centre or by post you need:

• a completed notice of disposal application form (PDF, 3.25MB), or
• to have completed the disposal section on the reverse side of the registration certificate.

To dispose of a vehicle by email you need:

• to email a copy of the completed notice of disposal application form (PDF, 3.25MB).

To dispose of a vehicle registration at a service centre, by post, or email the completed notice of disposal form must include the following details from all current registered operators:

• full name
• address
• date of birth
• date of sale
• signatures

Anyone can submit a notice of disposal.

You do not need to prove your identity.

There is no cost associated with this service.

There is no payment required for this service.