Do I need a pink slip? ↗
Start with your renewal notice. It tells you whether your vehicle needs a safety inspection before you can renew. Most light vehicles over five years old need one.
Find out what you need before the inspection and what to do afterwards.
Start with your renewal notice. It tells you whether your vehicle needs a safety inspection before you can renew. Most light vehicles over five years old need one.
Have your registration details and renewal notice handy. Before the visit, check that the lights, indicators, wipers and seatbelts work and look for obvious tyre damage.
An inspection can identify items that need repair. Ask the examiner to explain what failed and what needs to happen before the vehicle is inspected again.
In NSW, a light-vehicle safety inspection report generally lasts six months. Different rules apply to public passenger vehicles.
A pink slip is a safety inspection typically required when renewing existing NSW registration. A blue slip adds vehicle identity and design checks for situations such as registering an unregistered vehicle.
When the vehicle passes, the examiner lodges the result electronically. You then complete the registration renewal with Service NSW and arrange compulsory third-party insurance where required.