A PPSR (Personal Property Securities Register) check is essential protection on any used vehicle purchase in Sydney — confirming the car is free of finance encumbrances, has not been declared a write-off and has not been reported stolen. Included as standard with every one of our pre-purchase inspections.
If money is still owed on a vehicle through a car loan, personal loan, chattel mortgage or novated lease — that debt follows the car, not the person. Buying an encumbered vehicle means the lender can legally repossess it from you. The PPSR check reveals all registered financial interests before you pay a dollar.
Vehicles declared total losses by insurers are recorded as statutory write-offs (cannot be re-registered) or repairable write-offs. Some are repaired and re-sold without full disclosure. A PPSR check reveals write-off history that sellers may not volunteer, including interstate write-offs.
The PPSR includes national stolen vehicle register data. Purchasing a stolen vehicle can result in it being seized by police with no compensation to you. Our PPSR check verifies the vehicle's status on the national stolen database before any money changes hands.
A PPSR check is essential but limited. It tells you the vehicle's legal and financial history — but it cannot reveal mechanical condition, EV battery health, accident damage not reported to an insurer, or odometer fraud.
A thorough pre-purchase mechanical inspection tells you the physical and mechanical condition of the vehicle — but it cannot tell you whether the seller still owes money on it or whether it's been written off.
Both are essential for complete protection. That's exactly why we include a PPSR check as standard in every pre-purchase inspection we conduct in Sydney.
Only a qualified mechanic's physical inspection can reveal these issues — which is what we provide alongside every PPSR check in Sydney.
Full 200+ point mechanical inspection including PPSR history check — same-day written report with photos.
Full EV specialist inspection including battery SoH testing — plus PPSR history check included.
Full hybrid specialist inspection including dual drivetrain diagnostics — plus PPSR history check included.
Every inspection includes a PPSR history check. Mobile — all Sydney suburbs. From $250.