jonneeb

Hi, A UK drivers license is valid for 12 months after your arrival date. We renewed ours really easily at the local rego ofice, just be prepared to queue, not very expensive and they came in the post within a month. Rego in SA provides 3rd party insurance as part of the cost, not sure if that's the same is WA though. Register for Medicare as soon as you arrive and if you're coming to SA don't forget to take out Ambulance cover. Should you be unlucky enough to need an ambulance, if you don't have cover then you get stung with an $800 bill! Good luck, enjoy

It's a time consuming job, yes, but well worth the effort. I used a wire cup brush on a grinder and held it with a bench vice and cleaned all the rusty tools, then sparyed with WD40. Everything else was cleaned with steam and coated in Jeyes fluid with a garden pressure sprayer. If you put the effort in up front you won't get cleaning charges, fines or lose your tools. Good luck

Tools are expensive here, we're in Adelaide but we know people in Perth. Bring everything you can, then you don't, or won't need to replace it. If you don't need it when you get here then sell it here. Just make sure EVERYTHING is REALLY clean before it is packed, I cleaned everything with a high temperature steam cleaner and coated it in Jeyes fluid so it looked and smelled like it had been sterilised. The smell of Jeyes fluid disappears after a while and we had nothing that required "customs cleaning" which can be very expensive. Cheers and good luck

Christies Beach, Adelaide

Thanks for that, really informative.