Free Sale Agreements for Cars, Motorcycles and Private Transactions

Record the buyer, seller, item, condition, price, payment and handover in one shared agreement. Both parties must complete the current NZTA change-of-registered-person process separately. A registered person is not necessarily the legal owner.

  • Free PDF download
  • Digital signing: $4.99
  • Seven agreement types
  • Photo documentation

Free PDF download · Digital signing: $4.99

Three clear steps

Choose the item, record the facts and review one complete agreement together.

Step 1

Choose the item

Start with a car, motorcycle, trailer, caravan, boat, moped or scooter, or collectible.

Step 2

Document the transaction

Record identities, item details, observed condition, disclosures, price, payment and included items.

Step 3

Review and keep a copy

Check every answer together, sign or download the PDF, and complete all New Zealand official steps separately.

Agreements

Keep the private-sale facts in one place

A structured agreement reduces ambiguity without pretending to replace an official record or procedure.

One shared version

Buyer and seller review the same description, price and handover terms.

Condition and disclosure record

Record visible condition, known defects, accessories and documents that were actually presented.

Official steps stay visible

Both parties must complete the current NZTA change-of-registered-person process separately. A registered person is not necessarily the legal owner.

Guides

Short answers about private sale agreements, free PDF downloads, paid digital signing and official transfer steps.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers about private sale agreements, free PDF downloads, paid digital signing and official transfer steps.

It is a record of the parties, item, condition, price, payment and handover terms agreed in a private transaction.
No. Both parties must complete the current NZTA change-of-registered-person process separately. A registered person is not necessarily the legal owner.
Electronic signatures can generally evidence an ordinary private agreement when identity, intent, reliability and any applicable consent or formality requirements are satisfied. A prescribed government form can still require a different method.
Review the current Warrant of Fitness (WoF), any independent inspection and the parties’ own observations separately. An earlier inspection is not a guarantee of present condition.
Search the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) using the relevant seller and vehicle identifiers, and resolve a registered security interest before payment.

Ready to document the sale?

Have the item, party, payment and available ownership or registration details nearby, then work through the questionnaire together.

Create an agreement