UNREGISTERED VEHICLE INSPECTIONS
An Authorised Unregistered Vehicle Inspection Scheme (AUVIS) inspection (previously known as a blue slip) ensures vehicles meet safety requirements and design and identity standards.
Vehicle examiners must be accredited by Transport for NSW under the Authorised Inspection Scheme to inspect your vehicle. Use our tool to find a local inspection station.
You must get an AUVIS inspection if your vehicle:
- registration has been expired for more than 3 months
- has been brought into NSW from another Australian State or Territory or another country
- has no number plate
- is a write-off approved for re-registration (see written-off vehicles).
An AUVIS inspection may also be required for:
- changes to vehicle registration records due to significant changes like a new engine installation
- clearing some defect notices.
AUVIS inspection reports are valid for 42 days from the date of inspection.
If the vehicle is imported, you need to provide the authorised examiner with a Vehicle Import Approval issued for the vehicle by the Australian Government’s Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications. See imported vehicles for more information.
All authorised inspection stations display ‘AIS’ signs listing what safety checks they can perform. These signs must be displayed at the front of the premises.
Modified and non-standard vehicles
If you’ve made significant modifications to your vehicle, or have a non-standard or personally imported vehicle, you need to have it inspected by a licensed certifier under the Vehicle Safety Compliance Certification Scheme (VSCCS).