MattP81

Hi Andy. I moved to Brisbane last year and did something very similar to what you've got in mind. Certain EU cars effectively double or triple in value when you ship them over here (shipping by the way, is actually quite straight-forward). On a 457 you can only bring one car over but it is certainly worth doing - even if you don't plan on selling it due to the hugely inflated car prices over here. By selling my car here, I'm set to make around £30k....which is basically my insurance for covering relocation costs and car shipping (the import tax will be a bit of a sting) + a bit a profit should I decide to head back to the UK at any point. Like others have mentioned, you do need to have proof that you've USED the car for 12 months. My advice would be to buy as expensive a prestige EU car as you can....hold out on moving a year (if necessary), then make a lot of money from it.

Not been on this forum since moving to Brisbane last April. For the first time I feel a bit homesick so decided to check it out, and this was the first post I clicked on (having worked in Stratford-Upon-Avon for 6 years prior). The Four Alls - excellent pub, they do a great Fish and Chips! I used to play at the golf course about 1 mile down the road (Welford), and we'd pop in here for a pint after the round. What an odd coincidence!