Bermuda - Obtain a Transfer Test Certificate

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. Book an appointment with the Transport Control Department (TDC) through the contacts provided in the “Office Locations & Contacts” section below.
2. On the appointment date visit the TDC office together with the buyer for the car transfer test
3. Pay the application fee and provide the required documents
4. The examiner will conduct the test and if the vehicle pass, you will be issued with the following documents;

• A transfer test certificate valid for one month from the date the car was examined
• Your bill of sale
• Your certificate of insurance.
  

Note:

• You should complete the sale before the car’s transfer test certificate expires one month after the car has passed its test
• The buyer is responsible for the transfer registration fee which includes the cost of the transfer test

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Required Documents

• the bill of sale
• the certificate of insurance
• the car license (if the car is being sold without license plates)

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Tourism and Transport:
Department of Transport Control
Physical Address
11 North Street
Hamilton HM 17
Bermuda
Tel: (441) 292-1271
Main Fax: (441) 292-8843

Mailing Address
P.O. Box HM718
Hamilton HM CX
Bermuda

Office Hours:
Open Monday-Friday
8:30am - 4:30pm
North Street Location Only:
Open Monday-Friday
8:30am - 4:30pm
Rockaway Satellite Location:
Open Monday-Friday
9:00am - 4:00pm
Southside Satellite Location:
Open Monday-Friday
9:00am - 4:00pm

Eligibility

• Car owners who wish to see their car

Fees

• Please contact the relevant authority for payment information

Validity

• Transfer test certificate is valid for one month from the date the car was examined

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Instructions

Before the car goes to the Transport Control Department (TCD) for its transfer test, make sure:

• the car looks presentable and everything works
• the car is still insured
• the sale can be completed within one month of having the car transfer tested
• You have an appointment with TCD to have the car transfer tested.

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Need for the Document

• Along with the bill of sale and the old car registration, another document someone who is selling his/her vehicle in the secondhand market needs to produce is a transfer test certificate.

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External Links

• Government of Bermuda: Government of Bermuda

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