dmaxontour

Thanks Marisa. The tax thing wasn't something I'd considered.

Hi,

I am Irish and was working in Dublin for 5 years before moving to Oz permanently in 2013.

Is it possible to bring over any pension I have accrued in Ireland and use it towards a deposit for a house in Oz or is it locked until I am 70?

And how do I go about transferring? I've had trouble finding clear info on the web.

Thanks in advance,

Dec

Thanks Andy,

We got credit through Harvey Norman to buy a fridge, but it was limited. We don't have assets or debt (except the fridge) and I have full time work since July, but we have only been renting since late November. I think once time passes we'll have no problem, but foir now it's a waiting game. Just not sure how long.

Cheers,

Dec

Hi,

I tried to organise credit here using Ezi LEase, but was told there was not enough info to give me a rating. I asked what was needed, the man on the phone said he "can't tell me that" and was generally unhelpful. As it turns out, their interest rates are very bad anyway so I'm better off.

But how does it work here (NSW)? I have been here since March 2013. I've been in fulltime permanent work since July 2013. I've been in a permanent address since Nov 2013. I'm also a permanent resident (Returning) as I was first resident (Defacto) in 2002 and we are now married with a son.

So my question is... When can I expect to be able to get a credit rating?

Thanks in advance,

Dec

Thanks again Craig,

We've decided to leave it. I think we can get something comparable when we get to Oz without breaking the bank, and really this car is just a car, so there's no emotional attachment.

We can certainly help with the process regardless of where you are coming from and also which ever removals company you use should make little difference. We can look after the customs clearance including valuation of the vehicle here in Australia, then take it from there for the stages required to get it ready to drive on the road here. Obviously with freight already being included you will only need to look at the costs once it lands here which should be roughly as follows:

 

$1,100-1,500 customs, quarantine & port fees

$75 import duty

$306 GST

 

-- road registration costs --

$750 ADR compliance

$150 roadworthy requirements

$600 registration (12 months)

$45 stamp duty

 

All costs are in AUD$. Our service fee will be additional and the cost will depend on what you require exactly, if you already have Australian import approval, etc.

 

Please check what the extra cost is going to be for the 40 foot container to include the car as it could well be more than the cost of shipping the car on it's own. If we were going to handle shipping the car alone then it might cost around £375 for transport from Belfast or Dublin, plus around £950 for the ocean freight. If the extra container space and vehicle packing fees are around £1,350 or less then going with the container would be the better option, otherwise we should look at the normal RORO shipping option also.

 

Regards,

 

Craig @ Iron Lady Imports

 

Thanks Craig,

The Container charge seems to be roughly the same as Roro. When you add the extra Australian costs, it seems that it wouldn't be worth it for us. So going by the original post in this thread, our car would be a category C. Would you agree or am I adding it wrong?

Thanks again.

Hi,

I hope you can still do this for Euro prices. We're shipping from Ireland and the car will be in a container with our furniture (40ft instead of 20ft for furniture alone). Here's the details and thanks a mil.

- year of manufacture 2002

- make, model & variant Honda Civic

- body type (coupe, convertible, etc) Sedan - 4 door (1.4) S

- engine size & fuel type 1396 cc Unleaded

- transmission automatic

- drive type (4WD, front wheel drive, etc) ?

- mileage 71,022km

- any special features, options or modification No

- does it have aircon yes - but needs fixin

- realistic current UK market value €3400

- Australian RedBook value (www.redbook.com.au - click through to the page with 'Private Price Guide', 'Trade In Price Guide' and 'Price When New' listed, then tell us the 'Private Price Guide' range) - $5,700 - $7,400

- Australian market value (http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/search.aspx - search for the closest matching vehicle) - $8250

- which Australian state/city Central Coast, NSW