VEHICLE HOLDING
TRUST DEED
Register your car in a trust, not in your personal name.
This legally structured trust deed allows you to register a car, van, ute, bike, or trailer in your name as trustee, meaning the vehicle is no longer part of your personal estate or available to creditors. You maintain full use and control, but the legal ownership belongs to the trust — not you.
Perfect for:
Keeping a vehicle out of your personal name
Protecting an asset from legal or financial threats
Sharing vehicle use with family while retaining control
Planning for future succession without going through probate
What’s Included:
Vehicle Holding Trust Deed Delivered to Your Inbox Ready to Print
Schedule page to list the vehicle, trustees, and beneficiaries
Execution and witness page
Ready-to-use Trustee Resolutions (for accepting the vehicle, adding beneficiaries, and more)
Trust Register to keep clear records
Step-by-step guide to action, sign and store your deed properly
No registration or ABN required.
Just take the signed deed to Main Roads (or your state’s transport office) to update the registration under the trustee's name.
Use This For:
Cars, vans, utes, trailers, motorbikes, or boats
Personal asset protection
Estate and inheritance planning
Discretionary use by family members
Staying legally compliant while protecting what you drive
Protect your vehicle the smart way — with structure, clarity, and peace of mind.
“It’s still your vehicle. But it’s no longer your liability.”
Important:
This trust only works if you fully own your vehicle — that means no car loan, no lease, no repayments owing.
If your car is financed, it's legally owned by the bank or finance company until it's paid off in full.
You can’t put something into a trust that you don’t fully control.
If your name is on the registration but a bank holds the title — it's not truly yours yet. Once it is, this trust gives you full protection.
This legally structured trust deed allows you to register a car, van, ute, bike, or trailer in your name as trustee, meaning the vehicle is no longer part of your personal estate or available to creditors. You maintain full use and control, but the legal ownership belongs to the trust, not you.
THAT MEANS
You have full control and use of the vehicle
But the car is not part of your personal estate
And it’s not available to creditors, lawsuits, or means testing
It’s a simple but powerful step for asset protection, estate planning, and liability separation.
INCLUDED WITH YOUR PURCHASE
✅ Legally structured Vehicle Holding Trust Deed (customisable)
✅ Schedule to list trustees, beneficiaries, and vehicle details
✅ Execution and Witnessing page
✅ Trustee Resolutions (asset acceptance, expenses, beneficiary changes)
✅ Trust Register for clear record-keeping
✅ Instructions to complete and store the documents properly
WHO IS IT FOR?
People who want to register a vehicle without owning it personally
Families sharing use of a vehicle without gifting it outright
Anyone separating personal and trust-held assets
Individuals preparing for future asset protection or succession
Complies with Australian trust principles.
Your Trust Deed template will be sent straight to your inbox. Just fill in the highlighted areas, sign it, and take it to your local Main Roads (or equivalent authority) to update the vehicle title into the trust. Simple.
Works for cars, vans, bikes, utes, trailers, or boats.
TESTIMONIALS
What others are saying...
Each section was clear, short, and to the point
This wasn’t just another info-dump. Each section was clear, short, and to the point. I loved that there was always a simple action step at the end so I never felt stuck. I could literally take something from the lesson and apply it the same day. That’s what made it so useful."
Claire T.
It felt like a friend walking me through step by step
Normally I get overwhelmed with information and then end up doing nothing, but this was the complete opposite. It felt like a friend walking me through step by step. Each lesson was short and clear, and by the end I wasn’t just learning — I was taking action. I’ve never felt so motivated to keep going.
Tom L.
The way it was explained made it feel simple and doable
I was worried it would be too technical for me, but the way it was explained made it feel simple and doable. Every step flowed into the next, and I never once felt lost. I actually ended up finishing the whole course faster than I expected because I wanted to see what was next. That’s a first for me.
Hannah B.
This course actually broke it down into simple steps
I’ve tried to learn this before and always gave up halfway because it felt way too complicated. This course actually broke it down into simple steps that made sense straight away. By the time I finished the first module, I already felt like I was moving forward instead of stuck. Honestly, it gave me the push I needed to keep going.
Fiona D.
