A: 7967Q:

A: For a Car & Light Commercial, Private Sales – 2 Months or 2000klm For a Trailer, Private Sale – 2 Months

A:  Handwritten  safety certificates (or the blue cover label) must be displayed in an obvious area, such as:

• motorcycle—on the front forks or guard
• car—on the windscreen or window
• trailer—on the drawbar.

When displayed, all information written on the certificate (or blue cover label) must be able to be seen clearly from outside the vehicle.

You can be fined over $560 if you don’t clearly display a handwritten safety certificate (or the blue cover label) on a vehicle—from the moment you offer it for sale.

Electronically issued safety certificates don’t need to be displayed on your vehicle when you list it for sale. However, you must have already obtained it and be able to produce it if requested by a buyer, buyer’s agent, police officer or transport inspector. This could be printed, or via an electronic method like your smartphone, tablet or computer.

A: This inspection covers the basics for the safe operation of the vehicle, such as: tyres brakes steering suspension body rust or damage windscreen lights.

A: For Cars it is $85.00 plus $20.00 for Platetronic Braking and Suspension Test. For Personalised Transport Vehicles (CL) it is $86.15 plus $20.00 for Platetronic Braking and Suspension test. For Trailers: $42.40

A: A certificate is needed to register a vehicle or transfer a vehicle to a different owner or changing from interstate registration.

A: A certificate is only valid for one transaction. Example if you register a vehicle to sell it you will need a certificate to register the vehicle and a new certificate to then advertise it for sale.

A: You must have a separate Certificate to approve any LPG installation from either a vehicle licenced operator or an appropriately licenced caravan gas installer.

A: You can drive your unregistered vehicle to get the safety certificate, but make sure you:

• remove the number plate(s) and registration label (if applicable) from the vehicle—standard number plates must be surrendered to the Queensland Government. You are able to keep Queensland-issued personalised plates
• take with you a complete vehicle registration application form
• take with you the original compulsory third party (CTP) insurance certificate (6- or 12-month registration period) from a licensed insurer.

You must take the shortest and most direct route to an:

• approved inspection station (AIS) to obtain a safety certificate or
• authorised gas installer to obtain a gas certificate, if your vehicle uses gas systems.

If your vehicle does not pass a safety certificate check and:

• the AIS can not do the work needed to get a safety certificate
• the vehicle is in a safe condition

You can get an unregistered vehicle permit to drive the vehicle to be fixed. Otherwise the vehicle must be towed.

When you have a safety certificate and gas certificate (if applicable), you can drive your vehicle to a transport and motoring customer service centre to apply for vehicle registration.

A: The cost is $86.15 plus $20.00 for Platetronic Braking and Suspension test.

A: An Approved Inspection Station that holds a CL inspection type can inspect light vehicles (4.5t GVM or less) that are used, or planning to be used

for personalised transport services. To provide such services, these vehicles will need to be registered with a purposes of

use (POU) of:

• booked hire
• booked hire/rental
• taxi
• limousine or
• special purpose limousine.

Other registered light vehicles that require a Certificate of Inspection (COI), that will not be used to provide personalised transport services, are not eligible for an Certificate Of Inspection. Examples of ineligible vehicles include registered school service vehicles, tourist and airport

transfer vehicles, and commercial minibuses.

Registered light vehicles that are ineligible must continue to have a Transport and Main Roads issued Certificate Of Inspection to allow their registration to be

renewed. Unregistered light vehicles are able to obtain a CL Certificate Of Inspection from an Approved Inspection Station for new business registration purposes.

The approved examiner will be required to confirm with the customer the current or intended Purpose Of Use for the vehicle to

ensure the vehicle is eligible to be issued with a CL Certificate Of Inspection.

A: To be granted and issued with the CL inspection type, an Approved Inspection Station must:

• be enrolled in and currently using the Inspection Certificate Online (Inspection Certificate Online) system
• be approved for Light Vehicle inspections

Light Vehicle Certificate Of Inspection (CL) Inspections

Inspection of Personalised Transport Vehicles

Light Vehicle Certificate Of Inspection (CL) Inspections – Inspection of Personalised Transport Vehicles – 2 –

• have brake testing equipment that is able to produce the required brake test results (either paper or electronic)
  which records the date, time and GPS coordinates of where the brake test was conducted
• be able to upload and attach the brake test result to the inspection record in Inspection Certificate Online.

A: No. A CL Certificate Of Inspection for personalised transport vehicles can only be issued using Inspection Certificate Online