Scuba Dan

Has anybody successfully managed to get car finance whilst contracting? I have been here about two weeks now and will be contracting up until Christmas (I'm a permanent resident) at least on quite a good rate so can afford a decent level of repayment but don't want to take out too much. I'm a bit weary about applying for finance, getting knocked back and tarnishing my credit rating by applying as my OH isn't working at the moment. Has anybody actually managed to do this as a contractor so soon after arriving. Would be interested to hear if anybody has. Dan

Hi All, our hire at goes back tomorrow so I was hoping to go to change my UK drivers licence to an Aussie Licence. Does anybody know where I need to go on the Gold Coast to do this in person? Cheers Dan

I'm also out of the Optus coverage unfortunately. I think I will change my drivers licence to an Aussie licence and give it another go. Anyone know how to find out where to go in the Gold Coast to change your licence?

I spent a frustrating afternoon in a Telstra shop today after a sales rep on the phone couldn't process my order for landline and broadband bundle as I don't get have an Aussie drivers licence. Apparently they have to physically sight your passport. Long story short, it took them over two hours to establish that my property was on their network after speaking to three different departments! I originally wanted to take the landline and 200GB a month bundle for $100 but surprise, surprise, as I have no credit, the credit check was declined! They offered me 5GB a month to build up a credit profile for $95 ... Needless to say that I told them to shove it and just took the land line on its own ... 5GB would be gone in one day in our house! Has anybody had any similar experiences or can you recommend a service provider who does not credit check to give you broadband? We're located in Upper Coomera, QLD. Many thanks Dan