Julian927
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We had a Hepatitis B vaccination before our first holiday to Australia and later a second one that the nurse told us would see us through - meaning until we die! No side affects, it just seemed a sensible thing to do. Someone else told me to get my mammogram X Rays (or whatever they are) to take with me, because they like to compare the last two results with current mammograms - that was much easier than I thought, just rang up the unit, they put them in the post with an invoice. Julie
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What gets me about the toll roads is how my Sat Nav asks such a convoluted question....something along the lines of: Do you want your route to avoid not going on toll roads? Julie
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Hi Cakey That's us - Julie and Ian.....and no Phil has obviously got it wrong - what he means is that the OAP is frozen at the amount when you leave the country, i.e. not index linked - nothing to do with the exchange rate. ......we haven't seen the programme yet, but are happily living in the house he found for us. Ian and Julie
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Good luck Matt, we do hope that your belongings have not been flooded and arrive safely. Enjoyed our drink together in Shilton. It was nice to put a face to name. Julie and Ian
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I think (but I may be wrong) this may be because the fumigation or destroying is arranged by the firm handling the importation and therefore they can add on whatever costs for handling etc. that they feel are necessary. AQIS just stipulate which items need fumigating/destroying. We moved from Carterton in Oxfordshire. The cost was £7532 plus approx £2150 for insurance. Ian
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We used Doree Bonner. They were not the cheapest but only by a couple of hundred pounds. We felt they seemed "more professional" than the cheaper quote (we had six quotes in total). The team that did the packing were brilliant. Everything was packed and loaded into a 40ft container in 3 1/2 days. The container left for Felixstowe on Oct. 8th and arrived in Sydney on Dec 6th and cleared customs and quarantine about ten days later. (The only thing that required fumigation was our grandmother clock, which they said had borer - maybe true 200 years ago. It cost AU$385 to have treated or $88 to have it destroyed.) Our quote included up to eight weeks free storage in Sydney with Grace Removals who handle all Doree Bonner's business in Australia. We are waiting with bated breath to see what condition our belongings are in when they are delivered to our new house on Jan 13th. We will keep you updated when we have everything unpacked. Ian & Julie