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Motor vehicle repairer exemptions

Not every business in the motor repair and servicing industry requires a repair business licence. Vehicle and parts manufacturers are exempt if they do not actually repair vehicles. If you manufacture parts but do not fit them to a vehicle you will not require a licence. The question you must ask...
Motor vehicle repairers
19 Feb 2014

Motor vehicle repair premises

Motor vehicle repair businesses must operate from approved premises (including mobile premises). If a repair business operates from multiple premises, each additional premises must also be approved. Fixed premises The Motor Vehicle Repairers Act 2003 requires each applicant for a motor vehicle...
Motor vehicle repairers
19 Feb 2014

Motor vehicle repair business licence

A motor vehicle repair business licence is required if you are an owner of a motor vehicle repair business, a self-employed motor vehicle repairer or operate a mobile repair business. Before your licence can be approved by the Commissioner for Consumer Protection, you must be a certified repairer...
Motor vehicle repairers
19 Feb 2014

Classes of motor vehicle repair work

Under the Motor Vehicle Repairers Act, motor vehicle repair businesses are required to hold a business licence but they are no longer required to hold separate or additional licenses for each and every class of motor vehicle repairs. A repair business must ensure repair work is only carried out by...
Motor vehicle repairers
19 Feb 2014

Vehicle inspections

The Motor Vehicle Dealers Act allows Police and 'Authorised Officers' to enter the premises of a dealer and examine any second-hand vehicle. The Act also allows these officers to remove vehicles for road testing if required. Should an inspecting officer find any defect that renders the vehicle...
Selling vehicles
13 Feb 2014

Vehicle sales contracts

Contracts for the sale of motor vehicles by licensed dealers (other than sales to other dealers or sales by auction) are regulated under the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act. These regulated contracts must be in writing, and must contain certain prescribed terms and conditions. The vehicle sale prescribed...
Selling vehicles
13 Feb 2014

Vehicle registers

A dealer must maintain a register of the vehicles bought and sold. A separate register must be held at each authorised premises. Dealers may use either paper bound or electronic dealer registers. A register must be available for inspection by authorised inspectors from the Department of Mines,...
Selling vehicles
13 Feb 2014

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Avoid Perth petrol price rise

The average cost of unleaded petrol is set to increase by around 20 cents per litre (cpl) to 139.2 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. FuelWatch advises that on Tuesday 11 December 2018, most Coles Express sites are increasing their ULP price to 144.9 cpl (increasing by 27 cpl). Most Caltex sites are increasing their ULP price to 143.9 cpl, most...
Consumer Protection
Media release
10 Dec 2018

Avoid Perth petrol price rise

The average cost of unleaded petrol is set to increase by over 18 cents per litre (cpl) to 141.5 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. FuelWatch advises that on Tuesday 4 December 2018, most Coles Express sites are increasing their ULP price to 149.9 cpl (hiking by 30 cpl). Most BP sites are increasing their ULP price to 145.9 cpl, most Caltex...
Consumer Protection
Media release
03 Dec 2018

Avoid Perth petrol price rise

The average price of unleaded petrol is set to increase by over 18 cents per litre (cpl) to 145.1 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. FuelWatch advises that on Tuesday 27 November 2018, most Caltex Woolworths, Caltex, 7-Eleven and Coles Express sites are increasing their ULP price to 149.9 cpl (increasing by between 23.4 cpl and 27.6 cpl). Most...
Consumer Protection
Media release
26 Nov 2018

Avoid Perth petrol price rise

The average price of unleaded petrol is set to increase by over 16 cents per litre (cpl) to 148.4 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. FuelWatch advises that on Tuesday 20 November 2018, most Caltex sites are increasing their ULP price to 152.7 cpl (hiking by 22.8 cpl). Most BP, Caltex Woolworths and Coles Express sites are increasing their ULP...
Consumer Protection
Media release
19 Nov 2018

Avoid Perth petrol price rise

The average price of unleaded petrol is set to increase by over 12 cents per litre (cpl) to 153.9 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. FuelWatch advises that on Tuesday 13 November 2018, most Coles Express sites are increasing their ULP price to 159.9 cpl (hiking by 19.4 cpl). Most 7-Eleven, BP, Caltex and Puma sites are increasing their ULP...
Consumer Protection
Media release
12 Nov 2018

Fine for unlicensed motor vehicle dealer (Hussein Hadi)

An unlicensed motor vehicle dealer in Armadale has been fined $1,000 and ordered to pay costs of $569 after being convicted in his absence by the Perth Magistrates Court on 9 November 2018. Hussein Hadi had bought and sold 13 vehicles from October 2016 to November 2017 without a licence in breach of the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act. Commissioner for Consumer Protection David Hillyard said unlicensed...
Consumer Protection
Media release
12 Nov 2018

Commissioner's Blog: Use FuelWatch to find best deal

Recent hikes in fuel prices have left many consumers searching for the best deal and trying to understand the reasons behind fluctuating prices. The price of fuel, like other retail products, is market driven and the government does not set the price. Consumer Protection operates the FuelWatch website which offers transparency in terms of what the prices at the pumps will do in the next 24 hours...
Consumer Protection
Media release
01 Nov 2018

Fine for motor vehicle repairer without a licence (Victor Wright / Ellenbrook Auto Services)

An Ellenbrook man has been fined $700 by the Midland Magistrates Court for advertising his motor vehicle repairer services while not having a licence. Victor James Wright had advertised his mechanical repairs and servicing business on a website ( www.ellenbrookauto.com.au ) under the name of Ellenbrook Auto Services since October 2016. This business name was registered between July 2014 and...
Consumer Protection
Media release
08 Nov 2018

Avoid Perth petrol price rise

The average price of unleaded petrol is set to increase by around 13 cents per litre (cpl) to 159.5 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. FuelWatch advises that on Tuesday 6 November 2018, most Coles Express sites are increasing their ULP price to 165.9 cpl (increasing by 21 cpl). Most BP and Caltex sites are increasing their ULP price to 161.9...
Consumer Protection
Media release
05 Nov 2018

Avoid Perth petrol price rise

The average cost of unleaded petrol is set to increase by around 12 cents per litre (cpl) to 162.5 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. FuelWatch advises that on Tuesday 30 October 2018, most Coles Express sites are increasing their ULP price to 167.9 cpl (an increase of 19.4 cpl). Most BP and Caltex sites are increasing their ULP price to 165.9...
Consumer Protection
Media release
29 Oct 2018

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