1) Buy a car registered in the State that you will sell it in. You will find it easier to sell. This does not apply if you are selling back in our Car Market, it can be registered in any State of Austrlia.

2) Buy a car with at least three months registration left after you are going to sell it and make sure it is registered in a State that you will be travelling through, so that you can arrange new, or transfer of registration. Not all States transfer registrations by mail.

3) In States where registration is cheap, it helps to pay for 6/12 months registration, if there is less than 3 months left when you go to sell. We give free advice on which States are the cheapest and easiest to do this.

4) DO NOT buy a car from unlicensed dealers who are hanging around hotels, hostels or on the streets of Kings Cross, offering cars for sale. They are breaking the law and in many cases, as previous travellers have found, when you get back you will not find them. You will also have trouble with the registration as the unlicensed dealers do not put their names on the registration papers. Only buy privately from a person who can prove by a photographic licence or passport that they own the car. All Kings Cross Car Market cars are owned by the seller.

5) WARNING There are now a number of people, advertising in hostels, offering cheaper mechanical inspections of vehicles for sale. Most of these people are not qualified mechanics, and do the inspections on the street. Make sure you see that the person you use to do any mechanical check for you is a licensed mechanic with a licensed workshop. Ask to see their Licence to carry out Mechanical work. Most of these guys are in fact unlicensed car dealers selling their own cars or cars for a car dealer.

6) Kings Cross Car Market has a good range of cars, Wagons and Campervans in Australia, many with camping gear (this may save you up to $500).

7) Each State has different rules for transfer, registration and insurances. Kings Cross Car Market has all the transfer and registration forms for all the States in Australia. We also have the phone numbers to check that the car you are buying is not stolen, has had the registration cancelled for unpaid fines or has money owing on it. Have a credit card ready if you want a certificate of proof, which costs around $12.