AnswerID: 1314 Submitted: Thursday, Nov 01, 2001 at 00:00
Joe
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Karin,
First of all, "Welcome to Australia" - this may be a little premature, but welcome anyway.
Insurance - It is possible to buy short term insurance, but for an imported vehicle it may need you to
shop around a little. As for cost, well you should budget on the equivalent of A$1,000 for a year with the short term insurance being approximately A$400 or so. If you have documented proof of a claim free driving record then you will get a discount on those figures of up to 60% for a claim free period of 5 years.
The discounts also vary according to which country your driving licence is from. Basically countries with an automobile owning culture are cheaper to insure as the people are expected to understand traffic rules.
There will be some exclusions, but they will vary from company to company.
The figures were obtained after a quick chat to my Suncorp-Metway insurance people and all views expressed are of course subjective.
Customs (Douane) - well you may be in for a bit of a wait if your vehicle gets here on 30th Dec. Our government workers are not renowned for getting off their arse are working at the best of times, never mind just before New Year! If you are persistent and ensure that all preparation work is done in advance then you do stand some sort of a chance. Which port does the vehicle come in through?
Just one piece of advice - make sure that your vehicle is 100% clean. We are (rightly) very concerned about importing weeds and bugs into this country and any vehicle (or boots/shoes) with mud on them will be impounded and cleaned for you. This will add delay and cost.
If you are planning to get around to
South East Queensland feel free to give me a call.
Cheers
Joe
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