DOC. 503 · QUEENSLAND · PRIVATE CAR SALE

Car sale agreement .

The handshake, in writing. For the day you sell your car to a stranger from an online listing: what was agreed, for how much, with how many kilometres on the odometer. Below, one deal closes itself as you scroll.

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WRITTEN FROM QUEENSLAND LAW · ‘AS INSPECTED’, HONESTLY LEGAL FACTS VERIFIED — OCTOBER 2026 14-DAY REFUND · INSTANT DOWNLOAD
ONE CAR · TWO STRANGERS · SCROLL TO CLOSE THE DEAL
Doc. 503 · Car sale agreementFor sale
Car sale agreement
PRIVATE SALE · QUEENSLAND
cl 1The seller sells to the buyer this car, as its registration certificate describes it and in the condition the buyer has inspected:
Make / modelToyota Corolla hatch
Year2017
Odometer0 km
Keys2
cl 2Seller —  , who confirms he owns the car, is its registered operator and owes no finance on it.
cl 3Buyer —  , who has inspected and test-driven the car and searched the PPSR by its VIN.
cl 4Price — paid in full by bank transfer, cleared before the keys:
Agreed   $14,500  
cl 5The car is sold as inspected, with the defects the seller has listed; that never touches his right to sell it or finance he did not disclose. Handover on Saturday 14 November 2026 at 10 am, when the money has cleared, with a safety certificate in effect. Both sign the transfer form F3520, and the seller transfers the registration out of his name online the same day.
Shane O’Brien
Seller
Mei Chen
Buyer
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1 / 6 — THE CAR

A 2017 Corolla with an honest odometer.

Nine years of school runs and one drive to Airlie Beach every winter. The registration certificate is on the kitchen table in North Ward, and the agreement starts by pinning down exactly what is being sold: registration number, make and model, VIN, odometer reading. So ‘the car’ can never later become ‘a different car’.

WHY THE KILOMETRES MATTER: THE READING IN WRITING IS THE BUYER’S PROOF, AND THE SELLER’S. IN QUEENSLAND IT IS AN OFFENCE TO WILFULLY MISREPRESENT THE DISTANCE A CAR HAS TRAVELLED.

2 / 6 — THE SELLER

Shane, letting go of it.

He confirms what a buyer cannot see by kicking the tyres: that he owns the car and is the registered operator on the certificate, that no lender holds a security interest in it, and that the safety certificate he had done on Thursday is in effect. In Queensland the seller, not the buyer, gets it before the sale.

3 / 6 — THE BUYER

Mei, from an online listing.

Two strangers meeting over a listing, which is exactly why this document exists. Mei has inspected and test-driven the car, and searched the PPSR by its VIN the morning of the sale: no security interest. What she saw is what she is buying; the seller’s right to sell it is another matter, and the law guards it whatever the agreement says.

THE $2 SEARCH: BY THE VIN, ON THE DAY OF THE SALE OR THE DAY BEFORE. THE LAW DOES NOT PROTECT A BUYER WHO KNOWS OF A SECURITY INTEREST, SO A DISCLOSED LOAN IS PAID OUT FIRST.

4 / 6 — THE PRICE

The coffee does its work.

Asking price $15,200. Twenty minutes, two worn tyres and two flat whites later: $14,500, by bank transfer, cleared before the keys. Watch the document: the negotiation happens in ink, and the final number is the only one that counts.

ALWAYS: A BANK TRANSFER THAT HAS CLEARED, OR CASH COUNTED TOGETHER. THE KEYS CHANGE HANDS WHEN THE MONEY HAS ARRIVED.

5 / 6 — THE TERMS

‘As inspected’ means what it says, and no more.

As inspected covers the worn tyres Mei saw and the dent Shane listed. It never touches his right to sell the car or finance he kept quiet about: no term can exclude those guarantees. The handover has a date and a time, both sign the transfer form F3520, and Shane transfers the registration out of his name on his phone beside the car.

6 / 6 — SOLD

Two signatures, one handshake.

Both sign, both keep a copy, and the Corolla drives off to Kirwan. Mei has 14 days to finalise the transfer and pays the transfer fee and the duty; the CTP insurance stays with the car. The agreement and the receipt take three or four pages, the checklist one: five minutes to fill in, years of arguments avoided.

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SCHEDULE A — THE PRACTICAL PART

Six facts, no mystique.

Required?No, but without one it is word against word
CopiesTwo identical copies, both signed by both
Safety certificateThe seller’s, in effect at the handover: 2 months or 2,000 km
PPSR searchBy VIN, $2 online, the day before or on the day
TransferThe buyer’s, within 14 days; the seller transfers out the same day
Change of mindNo right to cancel a sale between private individuals
SCHEDULE B — THE ALTERNATIVE

With an agreement, or with a handshake.

With an agreement

  • clPrice, date, odometer and condition, in writing and signed by both.
  • cl‘As inspected’ has a limit: the seller’s right to sell and undisclosed finance stay the seller’s problem.
  • clFinance is searched by VIN, and a disclosed loan is paid out against the lender’s letter before the keys change hands.
  • clA payment that matches the agreement, and a receipt for it.

With a handshake

  • ·Word against word, from the first disagreement.
  • ·‘You said it was fine’ against ‘you saw it yourself’, for ever.
  • ·A lender repossessing a car you thought you had paid for.
  • ·Tolls and fines in your name for a car you no longer drive.
SCHEDULE C — CONSIDERATION

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The guided setup lets you type in the car as its registration certificate describes it, walks you through the safety certificate, ‘as inspected’, finance and the transfer in plain English, and gives you a print-ready agreement for both parties to print or save as PDF, plus a receipt and a checklist for the day: the PPSR search, the payment, the transfer form.

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Shane, Mei and the Corolla are illustrative, and the plate reads SAMPLE because it is one. A template is a starting point, not legal advice: for a high-value or disputed sale, talk to a lawyer first. Clausebook is not a law firm and is not entitled to engage in legal practice in Australia. The rules shown were checked in October 2026 and may change.