Car registration by non-Ausie's?

you need a permanent adress somewhere in OZ.
I suggest WA (easiest for car rego). And a local drivers license
is of advantage, depends a bit on your visa though. If you have more than 3 months stay it should not be a problem to get a local drivers license. Usually any EU drivers license will do, you just sit the theory test and thats it. with a EU license you do not need a driving test and the theory is you can learn in 5 minutes flicking through the book... it's rather trivial compared to EU .. did the same in the US as well as Australia before I lived here.
good luck
gmd

You can register a car in Australia as a visitor, you have to have an address, this could be a friends address, or most accommodations will allow you to use there address as a courtesy to register your car.

As for driving in Australia, Try This.

There is more info if you gooogle it.

Cheers Steve.

Buing a car Info

This may help Cheers Tony

G'day Gertjan

There are plenty around, suggest that you look on some of the backpacker type websites, there are plenty of travellers in OZ who do it.

Lotzi

Hi Gertjan,

I live in New Zealand and own a 4wd vehicle in Australia (registered in WA). I did not need an Australian drivers licence but did need to have a mailing address in Australia. I have an email from the WA authorities telling me that a backpacker or friends house address would be ok. You do need an address so that they can send your registration and any other letters to that address. I pay my registration by phone (Visa number).

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Gertjan,

The laws are different in each state of Australia. You will get the correct info from the website of each state's Dept of Transport.

For example, if you buy a vehicle in South Australia, it doesn't need an inspection or roadworthy certificate or yearly rego inspection. In most other states, it does.

If you haven't thought about it yet another option is to buy a camper van from a specialist supplier with a guaranteed buy-back price.