JoandGareth

Following on from RikandVik post, we where going to import out car but it is registered in my name on the logbook but my husband is the main visa applicant and myself and our daughter qualify as spouse and child. Does that mean that we couldn't import the car as its in my name and not my husbands??

In spite of the vehicle not being officially registered in your name yet?? Would you mind quoting the reply if it was an email?

I am quoting what i was told here:

 

 

Q. For the purpose of satisfying the minimal length of ownership ofthe vehicle, does ownership begin from the date of purchase (wherethe date of registration is two weeks later), as shown on the dealer'sinvoice?

 

A. The 12 months will start from date of registration.

Hi there,

This was my question

You need to be careful with interpretation of terms, for example "acquired" to most people means the day you purchased the car, however as far as the DIT are concerned this means the date that you took ownership which can be proved on paper by way of the car being transferred or registered in your name. Although a receipt of payment, copy of bank transfer or similar for the day you purchased the car is helpful, its not your car in the eyes of the DIT until it's in your name on the V5 so that would be the real date at which they start counting.

There is of course some grey area as with anything so if you have a sales contract from a used car dealer, receipts, insurance paperwork, etc then you could well use the date you first got the car even if the ownership wasn't actually transferred for another week, but don't count on it just to be safe.

 

And remember everyones application is different. If there is nothing to raise suspicion about your application then they could be a little "friendly" with regards to things like the 12 months ownership, otherwise if they have their reservations for some reason then they could make it difficult by forcing you to jump through all manner of hoops to meet every criteria to the letter.

On our V5 document it only has the date you acquired the vehicle in our case it states 16/03/2012 the other date is the 02/04/2013 which is near the doc ref no. Which I believe changes everytime you make a change I.e move address etc. as far as I can see there is no other dates on the v5 and believe me I have checked it lots I times lol.

We had a reply from DIT and they definately use the date you acquired the vehicle. So in my case they said I can apply anytime from the 17/03/2013 onwards. Does anyone know of any other reasons they might refuse approval as I am going to leave my car in the uk pending approval.

Sorry I jut have one more question. What date do the dept who approve the import use on the V5. The date the vehicle was acquired or the date near the doc ref no. I.e we acquired the vehicle on 16/03/2012 and the date near doc ref no is 02/04/2012.

Thanks Jo

Hello Jo,

 

You must have owned the car and lived overseas with it for at least 12 months, so on 17/03/2013 you will qualify. You can't submit your application until the 12 month qualifying time, and you can submit your application up to 6 months after arrival in Australia so as long as you leave the UK after the 12 months then you will have time to get the application submitted after you arrive in Australia - as long as you have someone who can look after the car in the UK after you leave.

 

I hope this clarifies the situation and gives you the good news you wanted.

 

Best wishes,

 

Craig

Hi Craig,thanks for the advice. Does that mean I can fly out on the 17th March and still qualify? If I submit my application as soon as I get to Perth how long will the import approval take to come through? Is there any chance that they might decline me? Once I have approval how long will it take to get to Perth and through all the checks?? I'm just trying to weigh up if it's worth the hassle or just sell it?

Thanks Jo

Please can someone help or clarify for me please.

We will have owned our car for 12 months on 16/03/2013 and want to fly to Perth on the 17/03/2013. Some people I have spoken to said there is no way I can even apply until the 12 months is up. I am so confused as we need to leave ASAP but also really wanna take our car out with us as well.

Anyone who has any advice or been in a similar situation would love to hear from you.

Thanks Jo

Hi Jo,

 

Many Australian families are quite large so 7 seater vehicles are fairly popular. Of course we don't get all of the models from overseas but there are a number sold here in 7 seater format including the following:

 

Audi Q7

Citroen C4 Picasso

Ford Territory

Ford Explorer

Holden Captiva

Holden Zafira

Honda MDX

Honda Odyssey

Hyundai Santa Fe

Mazda CX-9

Land Rover Discovery

Mitsubishi Grandis

Mitsubishi Outlander

Mitsubishi Pajero

Nissan Pathfinder

Nissan Patrol

Toyota Kluger

Toyota Landcruiser

Toyota Tarago

Volvo XC90

 

I am sure there are others also, and not all of these are 7 seater variants so you need to look at the specific vehicle to see if it was optioned as a 7 seater.

 

There are a number of Mitsubishi Grandis 7 seaters available too, you can check out the list at http://www.carsales.com.au/car/brand new/dealer/demo/private/MITSUBISHI/GRANDIS?base=1216&vertical=Car&eapi=2&N=1216&silo=Stock&Range=Price:Min,Max~1|Seats:7,7

 

Let me know if I can help with anything else, be it helping find a car in Australia or information about shipping your current car from overseas to Australia.

 

Best wishes,

 

Craig

We paid £8000 for it and by the time we have paid to ship it over I am wondering if it is worth the hassle although we would intend keeping it for a long time in oz. what do you think?

Does anyone know if 7 seaters are popular in Australia I have been trying to find my car which is a Mitsubishi grandis and can't find many of them or any other people carriers on the Internet.

Thanks Jo

Does any of you know the answer....

We are bringing our car with us which we will have owned and used for 12 months on March 16th 2013. Is there any. Have that I would be able to book my flights and come over on the 1st March?? I know it's only 2 weeks but I wondered how tight they where on this rule. Do you think I would get away with it??

Jo

Hi Iron Lady,

You forgot me. I would like to bring our Mitsubishi grandis over 30k miles / aircon / 2006 with full leather DVD player. Valued approx £6000 in uk. I have seen on rebook are carsales.com.au for between $20-30k. It's a 2.4 petrol auto.

What would it cost including your broker figure to ship it over I trying to find out ASAP as i have just bought this car an if I can't ship it I will sell it now.

Thanks for your help.

Jo

Hi IronChef,

We are looking at bringing a Mitsubishi Grandis Equippe 07 plate with aircon 30000 miles petrol.

Value here is approx £6.5k in OZ is $20-22.

Many thanks

Jo

Thanks PeteD, do you or anyone else on here know if it would be worth bringing over my Mitsubishi Grandis or selling and buying a car when I get over there??

I just cant believe the cose of used cars, I'm just trying to work the actual cost of what it would be to get it over there, mind is boggled.

Thanks

Jo

Please can anyone help?

Does the 12 month ownership rule still apply for taking cars to oz? Also do I pay tax on what my var is valued before I leave the UK or how much it is worth in oz. As here it is only worth £6k but in perth the same car is worth $26,000!! But when we come over we will have only owned the car 9 months.

Thanks Jo