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

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Selling a car in Melbourne

Selling a car privately in Melbourne means a roadworthy certificate, Marketplace tyre-kickers, and strangers asking for test drives. Instant Cash Cars brings sellers and buyers together. Your late-model, prestige, or 4WD car is listed free and checked by our team before it goes live. Buyers with a saved search that fits it are told by email. You sell direct, from Werribee to Cranbourne, and the buyer pays you.

Victoria is one of the few states where a private seller must hand over a Certificate of Roadworthiness issued within 30 days of the sale. That means booking a tester, paying for the inspection, and paying for anything the tester asks you to fix. Timing matters, so get the certificate once a buyer is serious. Dealers take the car without that step, but a trade-in number can move once you are on the lot. Gumtree and Facebook Marketplace bring no-shows, lowballers, fake payment receipts, and strangers learning where you live. Toorak, Brighton, and the leafy east hold plenty of prestige cars, and those are the cars the scams target. A listing with us keeps your email off the page. Scam messages are held for our team. Your mobile shows only after a buyer proves their email with a code. You choose which buyer to meet, and the money goes straight from the buyer to you.

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 Melbourne

Sellers and buyers across the whole area:

Melbourne CBD & Inner Suburbs
South East Melbourne (Dandenong, Clayton, Springvale)
Frankston & Mornington Peninsula
Eastern Suburbs (Box Hill, Ringwood, Glen Waverley)
Inner North (Brunswick, Coburg, Preston)
Northern Suburbs (Epping, Craigieburn, Mill Park)
Western Suburbs (Sunshine, Werribee, Point Cook)
Melton & Caroline Springs
Bayside (Brighton, Cheltenham, Moorabbin)
Casey (Cranbourne, Berwick, Narre Warren)
Geelong & Surf Coast corridor

Selling a car in Victoria: what you need to know

Private sellers in Victoria must give the buyer a Certificate of Roadworthiness (RWC) issued no more than 30 days before the sale of a registered vehicle.
Custom plates still assigned to your car pass to the buyer with the sale. If you want to keep them, contact VicRoads before you sell.
You must lodge a notice of disposal with VicRoads within 14 days of selling, easiest via your myVicRoads account or app.
The buyer must lodge the transfer with VicRoads within 14 days and pays the transfer fee plus motor vehicle duty on the sale price or market value.
A car bought with a secured loan is registered on the national Personal Property Securities Register against its VIN. The lender's right to repossess stays with the car until the loan is paid in full, even after a sale.

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 Melbourne: your questions answered

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

For a private sale of a registered car, yes. Victoria requires an RWC issued within 30 days of the sale, and the inspection fee and any repairs are yours to pay. Because the 30 days run from the inspection, it often makes sense to book it once a buyer is ready to commit.

How do I notify VicRoads after selling my car?

Lodge a notice of disposal within 14 days of the sale. It takes a couple of minutes through your myVicRoads account or the app. It takes the car out of your name, so the new owner's tolls and fines are not yours.

Can I sell a car in Melbourne with finance still owing?

Yes. The general rule is that the loan must be cleared before the buyer owns the car outright. Ask your lender for a payout figure. The PPSR will show the loan to any buyer who checks, so be upfront about it. The buyer can pay the lender the payout and pay you the balance, and the lender then lifts its registration from the PPSR.

Can I list prestige and performance cars in Melbourne?

Yes. Late-model Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Lexus, and Land Rover models suit the service, along with AMG, M, and RS cars. List the options, the kilometres, and the service history. Anyone with a saved search for that model is emailed when our team approves your listing.

How can I tell a buyer's payment is real before the car goes?

Open your own banking app and check the money is available, not pending. A screenshot, an emailed receipt, or a payment slip proves nothing. If a buyer brings a bank cheque, call the issuing bank on a number you look up yourself. Keep the keys and the RWC until the funds are yours.

Who pays the transfer fee and stamp duty in Victoria?

The buyer pays both. Motor vehicle duty is worked out on the sale price or the market value. Listing with us is free, and the buyer pays you the price you agree.

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