Glossary of Terms

ANCAP - Australasian New Car Assessment Program, provides consumers with information on the level of occupant protection provided by vehicles in serious frontal and side crashes.

RTA - Roads & Traffic Authority is the State government authority that builds major roads, promotes road safety and regulates vehicles and licensed drivers. 

REVS - Register of encumbered vehicles is a free service provided by NSW fair trading which can tell you if the car you're thinking of buying is carrying a debt, and could be repossessed. It may further inform you if a vehicle has been involved in a serious accident. 

Used Car Safety Ratings - Provides you with an overall crash safety rating from over 3 million vehicles in police-reported road crashes in New Zealand and Australia between 1987 and 2007. 

NRMA MotorServe - NRMA owned and operated car servicing centres. Specialise in new and old vehicle car servicing, log book servicing, general maintenance, car repairs and vehicle inspections. 

NRMA Approved Repairers - Independent motor vehicle service centres, which have experienced tradesmen who can perform a range of general to specialist automotive repairs. We carefully select repairers who are appointed to the Approved Repairer Network.