FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Roadworthy Certificates/Safety Certificates cost $95 For Most Areas and $130 For Non Metro Or Urgent Inspections.

You’ve found the right place, we also provide mechanical services. If your vehicle requires immediate and intricate attention it will need to be dropped to our shop in Woodridge. Small fixes can be done by our mobile mechanic for an extra fee.

Great question, the Police can detect if your car is unregistered in several ways. The specialised Highway Patrol cars are fitted with number plate recognition cameras and instantly know if you are unregistered. They also can match if the type of car and colour of car or trailer is correct. General Patrol Cars may decide to check your rego status manually on their iPads or by radioing the despatch centre. Gone are the days of rego stickers and just remember these stickers are now an offence if you have not removed these from the vehicle, it's more than $500 so don't forget old rego stickers can be costly. We would inform you at time of inspection if you have a rego sticker on the vehicle.

No, unregistered cars cannot be driven unless you have an unregistered vehicle permit from Qld Transport. Make sure you take all expired number pates off the car or you could be dealt a hefty fine from the Police.

Motorcycles are the same as other vehicles, once the certificate has been issued you have 8 weeks from date of issue or subsequently if the car/bike has travelled under 2000klm, you are still in the time frame to submit your certificate to Main Roads.If you go past either of these requirements the car/bike will need to be reinspected and a new certificate issued.

The simple answer is NO. When selling a vehicle or transferring a vehicle into another name, the Queensland law states that the vehicle must undergo a safety inspection and a safety certificate must be presented with the selling or transfer documents to the Department of Transport for the process to proceed accordingly.

The roadworthy certificate issued by Dr. Roadworthy covers basic physical aspects and their conditions. Some common basics covered by our certificate are seats, steering, electrical components, wheels and tires, engines, lights, brakes and its components.

Dr. Roadworthy’s safety certificates cover the basics and offer better buyer protection ensuring vehicles are safe for operation. This ensures that tyres, suspensions, lights and other aspects of the vehicle are in top condition and meet the Queensland Government code of practice. We provide RWC for most types of vehicle.

We always advise calling at least 48hrs in advance however if you require a mechanic to come out and provide a road worthy certificate inspection today give us a call and we will see what we can do for you. We do our absolute best to provide all Brisbane locals with the best possible service.

A roadworthy will be valid for 2,000 km's or 2 months from the date of supply. If your roadworthy expires call Dr roadworthy and ask for a special deal to refresh the roadworthy. We will have to re inspect by law but this should be a faster job than normal.

A motorbike carries the same laws as a car. To register or transfer a registration on a motorbike you must supply a road safety certificate to complete the process. A vehicle inspector carries out the same safety requirements enhanced to that of a motorbike.

*Tyres have more than 1.5mm of tread across the tyre, tyre pressures are correct, no signs of cracking or damage to the tyre, wheel nuts are present, wheel and tyres are correct type and specification especially if wheels are not genuine factory fitment..