Oakleigh's roads and centre
Three big roads
Dandenong Road (the Princes Highway), Ferntree Gully Road and Warrigal Road all pass through Oakleigh. Warrigal Road is heavily trafficked on weekdays, with Chadstone Shopping Centre just up the road.
A town centre of its own
Oakleigh was once a city in its own right, and its historic centre still covers about nine blocks around Atherton Road and the Eaton Street mall. Short hops in and out of a busy centre are the kind of driving RACV says can mean servicing more often.
Train and bus hub
Oakleigh station is on the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines and anchors much of the eastern bus network, which helps on the day the car is in for its test.
Selling a car from Oakleigh
In Victoria a roadworthy certificate is needed to sell a registered car, to re-register one and to clear some defect notices. It's a general safety check by a licensed vehicle tester, valid for 30 days from the day it's issued.
Not every workshop is a tester. Pick "Roadworthy or safety check" in the card and the job goes to a business that tests. Roadworthy certificates in Victoria and how long a roadworthy is valid go into the detail.
Worth sorting before the test
- Every light working, including the indicators and the number plate light.
- Wiper blades that clear the screen, and water in the washer bottle.
- Tyres without cracks, bulges or bald patches.
- No warning lights left on the dash.
- Any fault you already know about, fixed or mentioned to the tester up front.
What we'd do
We'd get the RWC done in the same week the car goes up for sale, so the 30 days don't run out while buyers are still looking. If the car's been sitting, we'd have the battery and tyres checked a few days before the test, because a flat battery or a soft tyre on the morning wastes everyone's time.