What if you dis-assembled the vehicle in the uk, split the parts between two containers and shipped them over separately a few weeks apart, minus the tyres?
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What if you dis-assembled the vehicle in the uk, split the parts between two containers and shipped them over separately a few weeks apart, minus the tyres?
While the Aust car may be worth $59,000 the imported on will be worth a lot less than the Aust sold product - insuring it will be also an issue as mainstream insurance companies are reluctant to insure imported cars - though I never had a problem with my Jag.
Also how much rust is in the UK car - it will be there.
Garry
Be prepared to pay for:
freight and insurance (for the transport of the goods to Australia);
customs duties, GST and LCT, if applicable;
storage and delivery charges;
logistic services providers' charges;
customs brokers' charges;
entry processing charges;
steam cleaning for quarantine purposes;
other wharf and transport charges; and
any costs involved in having your road vehicle meet State or Territory registration and insurance requirements.
I added this up, for a $70,000 camper, new from Germany, (RHD) it would end up costing me another $20,000 before I could drive away... still cheaper yes, but a hell of a lot of hassle. (Here, the same camper costs about $115,000...)
Look here for more info: importing a motor vehicle
and: http://www.aqis.gov.au/
Eligibility Criteria
Yeah But driving a car no one else has and most wantQuote:
Originally Posted by Vin Rouge
PRICELESS
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You are supposed to own and USE the vehicle overseas for the prescribed period. You must prove that you were there. Check the commonwealth departments web site. Instructions are simple and explicit. Best way to get an import is get a pre 1989 model in right hand drive or a thirty year old in left hook.
Don't even thjink about importing a dismantled vehicle and assembling here. When you go to register it you have to show the import approval.
I had to copy every page of my passport and send it off with the application so it proved I was living with the car for over 12 months. Which I had as I had lived with the car for 4 yearsQuote:
Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm
But I did all the paper work myself and found it easy and would do it again
Not as difficult as some may make it out to be ( normally these are by people who have never done it or tried it )
As for cleaning I was told before I got my car here that 99.99999999% of cars will be cleaned when they get here. Even says that in a moving to Aus book I got about 6 years ago
Easiest part by far was the compliance. They just checked the engine number and chassis number mached the paper work and the seat belts and glass were kite marked
And that was it all done in 5 mons took longer to do the modifation plate and attc it to the car
Yeah I wish I had now brought in my other 90
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Aren't there sellers on ebay who sell restored and unrestored imported cars all the time? Obviously the buyers of these do not own them for 12 months prior to importing them. Is there something they aren't telling us as buyers or do the rules differ when importing from the UK and USA?
Most notable are the mobs in Indonesia and India selling the "restored" Vespa scooters that come with paperwork and are delivered to the port of your choice. Apart from the fact that sometimes the repairs/restorations are less than satisfactory, I know of a few people who have imported these and with the provided paperwork have had no trouble registering.
Isnt there different rules for vintage/collectibles compared to mainstream vehicles????
Andrew
Actually you can import a vehicle built prior to January 1st 1989. See section 5 of the attached document.
HTH
Ivan
That's what I said in Post #15. Note that left hand drivers need to be thirty+ years old though, to be registered.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ivan