PPSR Data

The VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) is a unique code that is allocated to every vehicle in Australia since 1989. The VIN should be 17 characters long, consisting of only letters & numbers, and cannot contain the letters I, O, or Q.

The VIN can be found on a metal plate, which is stamped on the chasis of the vehicle, usually on the door frame or in the engine bay. The VIN should also be printed on the registration certificate & roadworthy certificate.

The PPSR is the Personal Property Securities Register. The Australian PPSR became operational on the 30th of January, 2012. It replaced a number of existing registers including the Australian Shipping Register, New South Wales Register of Encumbered Vehicles, Queensland Register of Encumbered Vehicles, South Australian Vehicle Securities Register, Tasmanian Motor Vehicle Securities Register, Vic Roads Vehicle Securities Register, and Western Australian Register of Encumbered Vehicles. PPSR no longer exists, but is still commonly referred to with regard to vehicle checks.

A PPSR certificate is a document which is issued by the federal government (Australian Financial Security Authority) to list records of financial encumbrances (money owing etc.), as well as NEVDIS data such as vehicle registration details, including stolen vehicle data & a history of write-offs. We provide official PPSR certificates as part of our PPSR Checks.

If you are purchasing a used vehicle, it is your responsibility to ensure there are no encumbrances, and the vehicle has not been reported as stolen or written-off. If you purchase a vehicle that has an encumbrance, as the new owner, you would assume any remaining debt. Likewise, if the vehicle has been written off or reported stolen, you may not have any legal recourse. A PPSR Check not only gives you peace of mind, it also gives you protection under the law as per the PPSA 2009 (Cth)

It is recommended that you buy a PPSR Check on the day you purchase the vehicle.

Simply go to our home page, enter the VIN or registration number, click Search, and then complete your details in the next screen. As part of our PPSR check, a PPSR certificate will be sent to the email address you entered. The PPSR certificate is sent via email as a PDF attachment. You will also get an on-screen summary of the PPSR certificate.

Yes. Vehicles manufactured prior to 1989 do not have a VIN. If you have the Chassis No. for a vehicle manufactured prior 1989, you can get a Chassis No. check from our Chassis No. page. Please note that un-registered or previously un-registered vehicles may not exist in the national PPSR or NEVDIS databases, and will therfore not contain information such as write-off history, stolen vehicle data, vehicle details, and registration details.

Yes. We currently offer checks for a range of vehicles & watercraft including cars, motorbikes, trucks, trailers, caravans, boats, jet-skis etc. We offer watercraft checks for any vessel with a HIN (Hull Identification Number). You can get a watercraft check from our Boats page.

If the federal government PPSR database is busy, there could be a delay of several minutes before you receive your PPSR Check via email. Alternatively, the email could be sitting in your junk email folder, so please check this first. If you are using a work email address, please contact your internal IT department, as unknown emails with attachments can sometimes be blocked automatically. If all else fails, please contact us & we will resend your PPSR Check as soon as possible. There is no extra charge for reissuing a PPSR Check.

NEVDIS (National Exchange of Vehicle and Driver Information System) is the system which provides vehicle details such as stolen vehicle notifications, written-off vehicle notifications, vehicle descriptions, registration details etc. NEVDIS data is included in the PPSR certificate.

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Unfortunately, stolen vehicle information is currently unavailable for Tasmanian vehicles via the personal property securities register. This information is freely available via the Tasmanian government transport website transport.tas.gov.au