Motor Car Traders Regulations 2018

A motor car trader, or a servant or agent of the trader, who publishes or causes to be published an advertisement offering a used motor car for sale must include the following information in the advertisement—

the single price of the motor car, inclusive of all fees and duties;

if the motor car is registered, the registration number;

if the motor car is unregistered—

the vehicle identification number; or

in the case that the vehicle identification number is not reasonably ascertainable, any other number by which the motor car may be identified.

Subregulation (1)(a) does not apply if the used motor car is being advertised for sale by public auction or at a trade auction.

Subregulation (1)(b) and (c) do not apply if—

the motor car trader, servant or agent publishes or causes to be published an advertisement on television, movie film, radio or in any other electronic and broadcast communication offering for sale a batch of 6 or more used motor cars of the same model; or

the used motor car is being advertised for sale by public auction or at a trade auction and the information referred to in subregulation (1)(b) and (c) is provided in writing to a person attending the auction on request.

A used motor car referred to in subregulations (2) and (3)(b) does not include a motor car owned by the auction business or an associated business or a motor car that is available for purchase before the auction.