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I am wanting to buy a car it will be deregistered on the 17th of june this year (2 days away) if I was to purchase it will I have to pay for the excess owed for the past registration.

Yes, you or the seller will need to pay any outstanding fees as well the re-licensing costs moving forward . The vehicle will also need a new Warrant of Fitness before it can be relicensed.

If you let the registration lapse totally, the vehicle will need to go through an invasive and costly compliance inspection.

Be careful of what you may be getting yourself into.