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Second-hand Vehicle Dealer Licence - South Australia

Description

You will need this licence if you intend to buy, sell or offer for sale four or more second-hand vehicles in 12 months.

There are two licence types:

  • an unrestricted licence allows you to buy and sell motor vehicles and motorcycles
  • a restricted licence allows you to buy and sell motorcycles only.

You may apply as a:

  • sole trader
  • individual manager only (employed by a licensed dealer)
  • partnership, in which case each partner must have a separate licence
  • company, in which case the company and the manager must have separate licences
  • motor wrecker or crash repairer, even if you are only selling vehicles that cannot be driven.

Service type

Licence

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

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible, you must:

  • be a fit and proper person
  • have a National Police Certificate less than 12 months old
  • nominate premises where trade will take place
  • pay the annual compensation fund contribution.

Duration

12 months

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $352.00

Fees for 2024-25
Apply Licence All -

Annual licence fee for a natural person:

  • motorcycles only - $258.00
  • any other case - $542.00.

Fees for 2024-25
Apply Licence All -

Annual licence fee for a body corporate:

  • motorcycles only - $377.00
  • any other case - $815.00.

Fees for 2024-25
General Duplicate Certificate All $33.75

Fees for 2024-25

Transfer process

Transfer

This licence cannot be transferred.

Approval time

Please refer to resource - Occupational Licensing - Estimated Timeframes for Applications.

Administering agency

Consumer and Business Services

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.