Your Premium Trusted Inspection Service
Your Premium Trusted Inspection Service
Dingo Automotive brings QLD-approved Safety Certificate and Pre-Purchase Inspections straight to your driveway, workplace, or the seller's kerb — no workshop, no time off work, no guessing.
Every inspection is carried out by a qualified, QLD-approved examiner (AIS-11567) and backed by our 5.0-star record — whatever the outcome, you get a clear, honest read on the vehicle.
Selling, transferring rego, or re-registering an unregistered vehicle — we test against the full QLD Code of Practice and issue your certificate on the spot, whether it passes or fails.
Buying privately or from a dealer? We check the vehicle before you hand over money — mechanical condition, hidden faults, and anything that could cost you later.
Need repairs after your inspection? We can quote on the spot depending on what's needed — just ask your examiner on the day.
Cars & light vehicles up to 4.5T
Trailers up to 4.5T
Certificate of Inspection for Uber, DiDi & other booked-hire drivers
Call, text, or send a request through the form below with your suburb and vehicle details.
Home, work, a car park, or the seller's driveway — the inspection happens wherever the vehicle is.
You're issued your certificate immediately — whether the vehicle passes or fails.
If it doesn't pass first time, no drama — QLD Transport (TMR) gives you 14 days to rectify the items listed on your report before re-presenting.
Not seeing your suburb? Call anyway — most Gold Coast addresses are within reach, and we'll always tell you upfront if travel time affects your slot.
Mobile service across the Gold Coast & surrounds — from Coomera down to Tweed Heads.
Two decades of hands-on mechanical experience behind every inspection — not something picked up last season.
We bring the equipment to your car — you don't lose half a day sitting in a waiting room.
The price you're quoted is the price you pay. No surprise call-out or admin fees added after booking.
Accredited examiner, AIS-11567 — certificates are valid and lodged correctly, every time.
Independently verified on Google — not a claim, you can read every review yourself.
I grew up in Warwick, a small country town in south-east Queensland, where a love of cars starts early and sticks. IndyCar, Formula 1, drag racing, old-school muscle — if it had an engine in it, I was interested.
That turned into 15 years at Toyota, working as a senior technician across both new and used vehicles before moving into sales. Between the workshop and the showroom, I've seen what goes wrong with cars, what gets hidden before a sale, and what actually matters when someone's about to hand over their money.
Going mobile was the part I enjoy most. Every job is a different vehicle in a different driveway — that variety, and the challenge that comes with it, beats standing in the same workshop bay every day. It also means you're not the one losing half a day off work to get a certificate sorted.
A Roadworthy Certificate (also called a Safety Certificate) confirms your vehicle meets Queensland's minimum safety standards on the day it's inspected. It's a legal requirement for selling a registered vehicle, transferring registration, or re-registering a vehicle that isn't currently registered.
You'll need one when selling your registered vehicle, transferring registration to a new owner, transferring an interstate vehicle into QLD registration, or re-registering a vehicle that's currently unregistered.
We check the vehicle against the QLD Code of Practice — brakes, tyres, steering, suspension, lights, seatbelts, windscreen and structural condition. It's a safety snapshot rather than a full mechanical inspection, so a car can pass a roadworthy and still have issues that wouldn't show up in this check.
For a private sale, a certificate is valid for 2 months or 2,000km from the issue date, whichever comes first. It's worth timing your inspection close to your actual sale or transfer date so it doesn't lapse beforehand.
You're issued your certificate on the spot either way, along with a clear report outlining anything that needs attention. Under QLD Transport (TMR) rules you then have 14 days to get those items fixed and come back for a re-inspection.
We come to you anywhere on the Gold Coast, offer same-day slots, and quote upfront with no surprise fees. Backed by 20+ years in the automotive trade, we're a QLD-approved inspection station (AIS-11567) currently sitting at 5.0 stars across 25 Google reviews.
Yes — alongside light vehicles up to 4.5T (LV), we also carry out inspections on light trailers up to 4.5T (LT).
Yes. Booked-hire and rideshare vehicles (Uber, DiDi and similar platforms) need a Certificate of Inspection (CL) rather than a standard roadworthy. It's required annually, and we're set up to issue these on the spot too.
Dingo Automotive is a local, owner-operated mobile inspection service on the Gold Coast — not a franchise, not a call centre. When you book, you're dealing with the same accredited examiner who turns up at your driveway.
With over 20 years in the automotive trade, I've seen what a proper inspection catches — and what a rushed one misses. Every job gets the same treatment: honest assessment, clear explanation of what I've found, and a certificate issued on the spot, pass or fail.
Dingo came and sorted me a RWC out on short notice and made the whole process seamless. He was punctual, had great communication and heaps of expertise; I will definitely be recommending Dingo to my mates!
Great customer service! Dingo came to do a RWC and unfortunately my car needed some work done to pass but he stayed and sorted it out on the spot for me. Good communication, knowledgeable and went out of his way to make the whole process easier.
Super fast to respond, came out within a few hours and completed within 30 mins. Great bloke!