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Blue slip $82Offer terms
What is a blue slip (AUVIS unregistered vehicle inspection)?
$82, GST included. Fixed price, the most Transport for NSW allows. Imported vehicle blue slip up to $191, its Transport for NSW maximum. If the car fails, you keep the report and get an itemised quote on the spot for the work we do.
- VIN, engine number and compliance plate checked
- Identity verified against your paperwork
- The full safety check, as for a pink slip
- Valid for 42 days
- Imported vehicles checked too, up to $191
- Fail, and the work we do is quoted on the spot
Any repair is quoted in writing before it is done.
Prices include GST · Price terms
How much is a blue slip?
Blue slip, AUVIS inspection
AUVIS inspection with identity check, valid 42 days.
Book this INSPECTIONSImported vehicle blue slip
AUVIS inspection for an imported vehicle, identity check included. Never above the Transport for NSW maximum.
Book this INSPECTIONSPink slip, eSafety inspection
eSafety inspection, lodged electronically with Transport for NSW.
Book thisFixed price, the most Transport for NSW allows. Imported vehicle blue slip up to $191, its Transport for NSW maximum. If the car fails, you keep the report and get an itemised quote on the spot for the work we do.
Prices include GST · Price terms
Details
All prices include GST. Fail the inspection on work we do? You get an itemised written quote on the spot, and where parts are available the certificate is issued the same day.
Quick answer
- $82 for a light vehicle: the most Transport for NSW allows, from 1 July 2026. An imported light vehicle is up to $191.
- No booking needed: walk in and wait while we do it. Open Sunday 9:00am to 5:00pm.
- Valid for 42 days. Take the original paper blue slip to a Service NSW centre to register.
- Unregistered? You may drive it straight to the nearest convenient inspection station for the inspection.
- Bring proof of ownership and proof of identity.
Checked on against Safety checks and vehicle inspections (nsw.gov.au), Get a blue slip (Service NSW), When you can drive an unregistered vehicle (nsw.gov.au) and Vehicle safety check and inspection fees (nsw.gov.au).
Blue slip in North Parramatta
A blue slip (AUVIS inspection) at Vertex Automotive, 7 Daking Street, North Parramatta, costs $82, the most Transport for NSW allows for a light vehicle. No booking needed, seven days, Sunday 9:00am to 5:00pm included.
A blue slip is an Authorised Unregistered Vehicle Inspection (AUVIS): the full safety check plus an identity check. We check the VIN, the engine number and the compliance plate against your paperwork.
Why Vertex
A real workshop in North Parramatta
On the hoist
Every car goes up, so we see underneath, not just under the bonnet.
24 years' experience
All makes: Japanese, Korean, Chinese and European.
12-month warranty
12 months or 20,000 km on parts and labour.
Open 7 days
Drop off from 8:30am. Sundays 9am to 5pm.
How it works
Walk in, or ring first
No booking needed, seven days. Driving it in unregistered? Ring or send the card first, so the trip can be verified.
Inspected and verified
You wait while we do it: the safety check, then the VIN, engine number and compliance plate against your paperwork.
Take it to Service NSW
The blue slip is valid for 42 days. Take the original paper blue slip to a Service NSW centre to register.
Questions
Still have a question?
Call 0433 950 192
How much is a blue slip in NSW?
Here it is $82, a fixed price for a light vehicle and the most Transport for NSW allows. An imported vehicle's blue slip is up to $191, its Transport for NSW maximum: it takes longer because the compliance documentation is checked as well, so we confirm that fee when you book.
Can I drive my unregistered car here for the inspection?
Yes, for the inspection, if we are your nearest convenient inspection station. Transport for NSW allows an unregistered vehicle to be driven by the most direct or convenient route to the nearest convenient authorised inspection station. It recommends an appointment the examiner can verify, so ring or send the card before you set out. If we are not your nearest convenient station, use an unregistered vehicle permit or bring it on a trailer or tow truck.
How long is a blue slip valid?
42 days. Register the vehicle within that time at a Service NSW centre, and take the original paper blue slip with you: Service NSW asks for the original hard copy.
What do I need to bring?
Proof of ownership and proof of identity. For an interstate vehicle bring the previous registration papers; for an import bring the import approval and compliance documentation. Ring us if you are unsure.
Do I need to book a blue slip?
No. Walk in any day we are open, Sunday 9:00am to 5:00pm included, and wait while we do it. If the car is unregistered, ring or send the card before you drive it in.
Do I need a pink slip as well as a blue slip?
No. A blue slip includes the safety check: Service NSW says it verifies that an unregistered vehicle is safe and meets design and identity standards.
What fails a blue slip?
Anything that fails the safety check, or a vehicle that does not meet the design and identity standards. The VIN, engine number and compliance plate are checked against your papers. The common safety fails are on our pink slip checklist.
Is a blue slip the same as an unregistered vehicle inspection?
Yes. A blue slip is the Authorised Unregistered Vehicle Inspection Scheme (AUVIS) inspection, and all unregistered light vehicles need one before they can be registered in NSW.
Can a mobile mechanic do a blue slip?
We do blue slips at the workshop, 7 Daking Street, on a hoist; we do not come to you. Service NSW says it must be done by a provider Transport for NSW has authorised for AUVIS inspections.
How long does a blue slip take?
You wait while we do it. Driving it in unregistered? Ring or send the card first, so the trip can be verified.
When do I need a blue slip?
- Expired more than 3 months
- Registration that expired more than 3 months ago needs a blue slip, not a pink slip. Rego expired
- From another state or territory
- Brought into NSW from elsewhere in Australia. Transfer rego to NSW
- From overseas
- Imported vehicles need a compliance certificate as well. Imported vehicles
- No number plates, or a write-off
- A vehicle with no plates, or a write-off approved for re-registration.
- Sometimes: a defect notice
- Some defect notices, and record changes such as a new engine, may need one too. Defect notice repairs
Can I drive an unregistered car here?
- Yes, for the inspection
- Transport for NSW allows an unregistered vehicle to be driven by the most direct or convenient route to the nearest convenient authorised inspection station.
- Ring or book first
- Transport for NSW recommends an appointment the examiner can verify, so ring or send the card before you set out.
- Not your nearest station?
- If we are not your nearest convenient station, use an unregistered vehicle permit or bring it on a trailer or tow truck.
What do I bring?
- Proof of ownership
- Proof of identity
- From interstate: the previous registration papers
- An import: the import approval and compliance documentation
Not sure what you have? Ring us before you come.
What happens after the blue slip?
- 42 days to register
- The blue slip is valid for 42 days from the inspection.
- The original paper copy
- It is usually sent to Transport for NSW electronically, but Service NSW asks for the original hard copy when you register.
- What else Service NSW asks for
- Service NSW lists what to bring, proof of identity and CTP insurance among them. For an interstate vehicle
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Find us
- Address
- 7 Daking Street, North Parramatta NSW 2151
- Open
- Mon to Sat 8:30am to 5:30pm
Sunday 9:00am to 5:00pm - Phone
- 0433 950 192
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