Motor Dealer's Licence - New South Wales

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Exemptions

You don't need a motor dealer's licence for:

• vehicles that don't transport goods or passengers on public roads (e.g. agricultural equipment)
• vehicles that aren't capable of being registered in NSW (e.g. quad bikes, Segways, motorised wheelchairs and battery powered bikes)
• trailers used to transport a new or second-hand boat if the trailer is included as part of the sale of the boat. A second-hand dealer licence will still be required for this sale if the boat is a second hand boat.

Eligibility requirements

To apply for this licence, you must

• be at least 18 years old
• be a 'fit and proper person' to hold a licence
• not be a controlled member of a declared organisation
• not be disqualified from holding a licence
• not be an undischarged bankrupt
• not, as an adult, have been found guilty in the past 10 years of motor vehicle stealing or dishonesty offences
• have sufficient financial resources to carry on the business
• have approval from the local council to run a motor dealer business at your nominated business address.

Duration

1, 3 or 5 years

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Forms

Other resources

Act(s) name

Motor Dealers and Repairers Act 2013 New South Wales

Regulation(s) name

Motor Dealers and Repairers Regulation 2014 New South Wales

Administering agency

Department of Customer Service

NSW Fair Trading

Contact details

Supporting information

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