Ownership Transfer Timeline

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From the purchase date: papers, affidavit, forms, submission and the new Blue Book, each with a date

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When you bought it

Purchase date

How long each step takes

Typical figures are filled in — change them to suit your office and circumstances

Gathering the papers

days in

Blue Book, NIDs, tax token, photographs

Affidavit and stamp paper

days in

Sworn before a notary

Filling and signing BRTA's forms

days in

Both parties have to sign

Submitting at BRTA

days in

Fee payment and biometrics

Inspection, where required

days in

New Blue Book in hand

days in

The wait differs by office

Give the purchase date and the schedule appears here.

These day counts are a rough guide, not BRTA's official timescale — offices, seasons and the state of the papers all move them. But one thing holds: every day it drags on is a day the vehicle is still in the seller's name, and any fine or case from that period goes to them. Get the transfer done as soon as you can after buying.

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