Don't Take Any Chances

For Peace of Mind, Make sure you do a title search or let United Financial Services do it for you!

If you purchase a second hand car privately and it has money owing on it to a financial institution or is stolen, the car may be repossessed or impounded.

To avoid this happening to you, you can call one of the Government-operated registers of encumbered motor vehicles which can tell you over the phone if the car you're looking to buy has money owing on it, is stolen or has been de-registered due to unpaid traffic fines.

What You Need To Do

• Check that the vehicle's Registration Number, Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) or chassis number and Engine Number direct from the vehicle.
• Confirm these numbers match the ones on the Registration Papers.
• Contact the appropriate Vehicle Register* in your state and provide these numbers. The relevant contact details are provided below.
• Buy a search certificate to confirm these details.

State Vehicle Registers

NSW and ACT - 1800 424 988 (outside Sydney only)

Sydney - (02) 9600 0022

Queensland - (07) 3246 1599

South Australia (08) 8232 0800

Tasmania - (03) 6233 5201 or 131 105

Victoria (03) 9348 1222

Western Australia - (08) 9222 0711 or 1800 198 333

* United Financial Services does not take any responsibility for information provided by any Government operated vehicle registers.