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Sell your car in Geelong, Victoria. Instant Cash Cars matches sellers of late-model, prestige, and 4WD cars across Geelong and surrounding areas with buyers. Free to list, and you sell direct to the buyer.

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Selling a car in Geelong

Selling a car in Geelong usually means lowball texts from Melbourne buyers who want you to hold it until the weekend. Instant Cash Cars matches people selling late-model, prestige, and 4WD cars with people who want them. Listing is free, and our team checks your car before it goes live. Buyers who saved a search for one like it get an email. You sell direct to the buyer, anywhere across Geelong, the Bellarine, and the Surf Coast.

Geelong built cars for almost ninety years, until Ford shut the Norlane engine plant in 2016. List a good car online today and half your enquiries come from Melbourne buyers promising to 'drive down the ring road Saturday', then haggling hard or not showing at all. The ones who turn up want a test drive, and on a car worth tens of thousands you are handing your keys to a stranger. A private sale in Victoria also needs a roadworthy certificate issued within 30 days of the sale, so a slow sale can mean paying for a second inspection. Listing with us changes who reaches you and how. Messages come through us, and your email stays hidden. A buyer sees your number only after proving their email with a code. From a Ranger Raptor in Lara to a Volvo in Barwon Heads, the buyer pays you direct.

Sell your car in 3 steps

Tell us about your car in about 60 seconds: rego, state, kilometres, and your mobile. Or list it yourself with photos. Free to list, with no obligation.

1. Tell us about your car

Rego, state, and kilometres in 60 seconds. Or list it yourself with photos, free.

Matched with buyers Australia-wide. Our team checks every listing before it goes live, and buyers who saved a search for a car like yours get an email.

2. We match it with buyers

Our team checks the listing. Buyers who saved a search for a car like yours get an email.

Sell direct to the buyer. You agree the price, the buyer pays you, and you hand over the keys once the money has cleared.

3. Sell direct

Buyers message you through us. You agree the price, check the money has cleared, then hand over the keys.

Where our sellers are in Geelong

Sellers and buyers across the whole area:

Geelong CBD & Waterfront
Corio & Norlane
Belmont & Highton
Grovedale & Waurn Ponds
Lara
Leopold
Ocean Grove & Barwon Heads
Drysdale & Bellarine Peninsula
Torquay & Surf Coast
Bannockburn & Golden Plains
Colac corridor
Armstrong Creek

Selling a car in Victoria: what you need to know

In Victoria, a registered car sold privately must come with a roadworthy certificate, and that certificate is only current for 30 days after the inspection, so timing your Geelong sale matters.
After you hand over the keys, you have 14 days to lodge a notice of disposal with VicRoads (quickest via your myVicRoads account) so fines and tolls racked up by the new owner don't land in your letterbox.
The transfer fee and motor vehicle duty on a Victorian sale are the buyer's responsibility, not yours. Duty is calculated on the sale price or market value.
In Victoria, selling a registered car with custom plates still assigned to it passes the right to display those plates to the buyer. Sort the plates out with VicRoads before the sale if you want to keep them.
Once you complete the notice of disposal online, VicRoads emails you within 24 hours to confirm the vehicle is out of your name. Keep a copy of the transfer form with both your details and the buyer's.

The cars we match with buyers

Prestige & luxury
Late-model & near-new
4WDs
Utes & US pickups
Performance cars
Electric & hybrid
SUVs & people movers
Vans & light commercials
Cars with finance owing
Fleet & company cars
Wheelchair accessible & modified

Every make sold in Australia, from Toyota, Ford, and Kia to Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Lexus, Land Rover, and Tesla. Selling a prestige car? See sell my prestige car. A LandCruiser, Patrol, or Defender? See sell my 4WD. A work vehicle? See sell my ute or sell my van.

Selling a car in Geelong: your questions answered

Do I need a roadworthy certificate to sell my car in Geelong?

Yes, if the car is registered and you sell it privately. The certificate must be issued within 30 days of the sale, so it can run out while a car sits unsold. Book it when a buyer is close, and keep a copy with your sale records.

Can I list a car from anywhere around Geelong?

Yes. Corio, Norlane, Belmont, Highton, Grovedale, Waurn Ponds, Lara, Leopold, the Bellarine, Ocean Grove, Torquay, and the Colac corridor all list the same way. Buyers can search by state, so a Melbourne buyer looking across Victoria sees your car too. You never need to drive it up the M1 to a yard.

Can I sell my car in Geelong with money still owing on the loan?

Yes. As a guide, start with a payout figure from your lender. The buyer's PPSR check will show the loan, and it has to be cleared at settlement. Often the buyer pays the lender the payout figure and pays you what is left. The lender then removes its registration from the PPSR.

Can I list performance cars and premium utes in Geelong?

Yes. Ranger Raptors, top-spec HiLuxes, Mustangs, and Toyota GR models all suit the service, along with prestige SUVs from the Surf Coast and the Bellarine. List the trim, the kilometres, and the service record. Buyers who saved a search for that model get an email.

How do I know a buyer's payment has cleared?

Check your own banking app for the money as available funds. Ignore screenshots, emailed receipts, and texts that say a payment is on its way. A message asking you to pay a fee to release a PayID payment is a scam. Hand over the keys only once the money is in your account.

Can I list a car my business owns?

Yes. Payment goes from the buyer to the business account, and the sale record goes to your accountant. The notice of disposal still has to be lodged with VicRoads within 14 days.

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