'Rego rort': cars without brakes or airbags issued 'fraudulent pink slips'

The Advertiser

6 days ago

Fraudulent pink slips have allegedly been issued to cars with major safety defects in a false documentation scheme at a dealership.
Police have charged three men, aged 39, 40 and 42, who worked at the Castle Hill car dealership in Sydney's northwest over their involvement in the scheme.
Police believe that 22 fraudulent safety inspection reports were issued by the men between January and May 2025.
Two heavily modified cars sparked the investigation after police discovered a Nissan 200SX sedan and a Nissan 180SX sedan had been issued pink slips despite dangerous defects.
The cars allegedly had no airbags, anti-locking brakes had been removed, and their suspension did not meet minimum safety standards.
Police said the cars also had "dangerous frontal protrusions".
"Inquiries revealed the two cars were allegedly granted 'pink slips' following safety inspections conducted by a Castle Hill dealership in April 2025," Victoria Police said.
The three dealership employees were charged with knowingly producing false or misleading documents and breaching conditions of examiners' authority.
The 40-year-old and and 42-year-old were also charged with issuing a false or misleading inspection report.
The men were expected to appear before Parramatta Local Court on July 30.
Fraudulent pink slips have allegedly been issued to cars with major safety defects in a false documentation scheme at a dealership.
Police have charged three men, aged 39, 40 and 42, who worked at the Castle Hill car dealership in Sydney's northwest over their involvement in the scheme.
Police believe that 22 fraudulent safety inspection reports were issued by the men between January and May 2025.
Two heavily modified cars sparked the investigation after police discovered a Nissan 200SX sedan and a Nissan 180SX sedan had been issued pink slips despite dangerous defects.
The cars allegedly had no airbags, anti-locking brakes had been removed, and their suspension did not meet minimum safety standards.
Police said the cars also had "dangerous frontal protrusions".
"Inquiries revealed the two cars were allegedly granted 'pink slips' following safety inspections conducted by a Castle Hill dealership in April 2025," Victoria Police said.
The three dealership employees were charged with knowingly producing false or misleading documents and breaching conditions of examiners' authority.
The 40-year-old and and 42-year-old were also charged with issuing a false or misleading inspection report.
The men were expected to appear before Parramatta Local Court on July 30.
Fraudulent pink slips have allegedly been issued to cars with major safety defects in a false documentation scheme at a dealership.
Police have charged three men, aged 39, 40 and 42, who worked at the Castle Hill car dealership in Sydney's northwest over their involvement in the scheme.
Police believe that 22 fraudulent safety inspection reports were issued by the men between January and May 2025.
Two heavily modified cars sparked the investigation after police discovered a Nissan 200SX sedan and a Nissan 180SX sedan had been issued pink slips despite dangerous defects.
The cars allegedly had no airbags, anti-locking brakes had been removed, and their suspension did not meet minimum safety standards.
Police said the cars also had "dangerous frontal protrusions".
"Inquiries revealed the two cars were allegedly granted 'pink slips' following safety inspections conducted by a Castle Hill dealership in April 2025," Victoria Police said.
The three dealership employees were charged with knowingly producing false or misleading documents and breaching conditions of examiners' authority.
The 40-year-old and and 42-year-old were also charged with issuing a false or misleading inspection report.
The men were expected to appear before Parramatta Local Court on July 30.
Fraudulent pink slips have allegedly been issued to cars with major safety defects in a false documentation scheme at a dealership.
Police have charged three men, aged 39, 40 and 42, who worked at the Castle Hill car dealership in Sydney's northwest over their involvement in the scheme.
Police believe that 22 fraudulent safety inspection reports were issued by the men between January and May 2025.
Two heavily modified cars sparked the investigation after police discovered a Nissan 200SX sedan and a Nissan 180SX sedan had been issued pink slips despite dangerous defects.
The cars allegedly had no airbags, anti-locking brakes had been removed, and their suspension did not meet minimum safety standards.
Police said the cars also had "dangerous frontal protrusions".
"Inquiries revealed the two cars were allegedly granted 'pink slips' following safety inspections conducted by a Castle Hill dealership in April 2025," Victoria Police said.
The three dealership employees were charged with knowingly producing false or misleading documents and breaching conditions of examiners' authority.
The 40-year-old and and 42-year-old were also charged with issuing a false or misleading inspection report.
The men were expected to appear before Parramatta Local Court on July 30.