JazzyJeff

Hi All, Caravan finally Registered and fully complied, looking for touring this beautiful sunshine coast this winter time. Took a while but we was not in a rush, we have started a Car Repair Garage called" On Top Mechanical " in Buderim, We Bought an House in Mountain Creek and put a Swimming Pool in, New carpets throughout, new decorating and solar system to the roof,Gardens all landscaped. That why we wasn't in a rush. LOL, Now time to enjoy Life down under. I Can now offer a Complete Caravan Compliance for UK Caravans, we have a workshop and storage yard and know the right people to get the job done. Regards Jeff

Finally all Registered and ready for touring this winter. I Must admit it was a bit of a task and took some time to find thee right people. Next time its a breeze ish. I am now in a position to assist people bringing UK caravans to the Sunshine Coast, Queensland I have a storage yard and workshop in Buderim, so give us a shout if your serious. I will work out out much it has eventually cost and list fees up. Regards Jeff @ On Top Mechanical ( Living the Dream )

I had my full tool box and tools shipped in the container supplied by Anglo pacific. I paid extra £100 to have it cased to protect it. I washed all my tools by hand in jelis fluid and got them as clean as possible. We container lands in dock they will deliver your container but not the tools- too heavy. So I rented a ute for $70 and drove to dock, pulled all the draws inc tools, stacked in the back and drove to our rental. Worth every penny and hassle because apart from snap on calling at your workplace no one else will, and there is not a great selection of tools- bring what you can. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Can I ask who you was going to use on the Sunshine Coast for compliance. We are finding it a task for one company to do everything. Cheers Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi, We arrived from UK in September 2016. We stayed with friends on the Gold Coast for 7 weeks. We brought £10k and with that bought my wife's car (2011 Hyundai 120 ($7.1K)), paid years insurance, sorted new mobile phones each, sorted driving licences and enjoyed the first few weeks with our 7 and 4 year old, albeit we were careful. We decided to settle on the Sunshine Coast after looking around north and south of Brisbane. We transferred another £10K over 2 months later for bond money for rental ($2k), first few weeks rental, school uniforms etc, my car (4X4 Nissan Patrol ($9K plus insurance) and by this time I'd had a job for a couple of weeks. We've been careful with money until my wife managed to get some work last month. We will transfer the rest if/when needed for a deposit on a house. Hope that helps

Hi, We arrived from UK in September 2016. We stayed with friends on the Gold Coast for 7 weeks. We brought £10k and with that bought my wife's car (2011 Hyundai 120 ($7.1K)), sorted new mobile phones each, sorted driving licences and enjoyed the first few weeks with our 7 and 4 year old, albeit we were careful. We decided to settle on the Sunshine Coast after looking around north and south of Brisbane. We transferred another £10K over 2 months later for bond money for rental ($2k), first few weeks rental, school uniforms etc, my car (4X4 Nissan Patrol ($9K) and by this time I'd had a job for a couple of weeks. We've been careful with money until my wife managed to get some work last month. We will transfer the rest if/when needed for a deposit on a house. Hope that helps PS. we also paid a full years worth of car insurance for both vehicles with this money too. So in a nutshell, £20k plus a couple of months work sufficed.

Hi 99Redballs, My van has been here 4 months, but with Brexit we have been in no rush to comply the van. Now we have made some Australian dollar we have started looking around. On the Sunshine coast people and companies do what they want to do and when they want to do it, and sometime don't even decide to turn up or ring you. Rant over Will keep everyone updated when it happens. Sorry for the short reply Jeff

Just a quick update - Caravan in my yard on the sunshine coast. 1. Shipping company used - Anglo Pacific -shipped in 40ft high cube with personal effects - Trafford park to Brisbane £5500 plus insurance @ 3% - Would Recommend. 2. Caravan owned by our self's for just 12 months before shipping date.Applied under Personal import /under small road trailer. 3. Shipping company here in Australia tried to charge import duty and Gst - Be persistent and make sure you fill in unaccompanied effects statement before hand- No Charges or cleaning charges. 4. When our shipping container arrived and cleared customs etc - Personal effects delivered to our rental door and unpacked onto flat surface and furniture rebuilt - No extra charge even with us being over 30mile from the port. Check and confirm with your shipping company this applies. 5. Caravan was cleared around 2 weeks after and I was phoned to pick it up. I went to Queensland transport office for a day road permit which I was refused because of no compliance. So I got prices of around $500 to pick it up on a car transporter. This never happened, so I hired a ute for $70 plus fuel for the day and picked the van up myself and towed it back illegally, apparently. lol 6. Van not complied yet, so we have not moved it yet. Gas guy coming on Friday to quote. Finger crossed Hope this helps Will call back soon to update on compliance Regards Jeff

Just a quick update - Caravan in my yard on the sunshine coast. 1. Shipping company used - Anglo Pacific -shipped in 40ft high cube with personal effects - Trafford park to Brisbane £5500 plus insurance @ 3% 2. Caravan owned by our self's for just 12 months before shipping date. Personal import under small road trailer. 3. Shipping company here in Australia tried to charge import duty and Gst - Be persistent and make sure you fill in unaccompanied effects statement before hand- No Charges or cleaning charges. 4. When our shipping container arrived and cleared customs etc - Personal effects delivered to our rental door and unpacked onto flat surface and furniture rebuilt - No extra charge even with us being over 30mile from the port. Check and confirm with your shipping company. 5. Caravan was cleared around 2 weeks after and I was phoned to pick it up. I went to Queensland transport office for a day road permit which I was refused because of no compliance. So I got prices of around $500 to pick it up on a car transporter. This never happened, so I hired a ute for $70 plus fuel for the day and picked the van up myself and towed it back illegally, apparently. lol 6. Van not complied yet, so we have not moved it yet. Gas guy coming on Friday to quote. Finger crossed Hope this helps Will call back soon to update on compliance Regards Jeff

Thanks for your advice regards

Hi Iron Chef, a while ago you recommended my car would fall into a cat B. Please could you revalue on the basis it might of changed with the UK - AUD exchange rate. I go to Australia in 4 weeks. 2007 BMW X5 3.0se Diesel - UK Value £12000 - Aussie Value £28000 Shipping costs of £1000 extra to go into a container with household It has a few extras like 20"wheel package Moon Roof Napa leather Bluetooth prep Professional sat nav Sports suspension Sports seats - heated Wood trim - Dark Bamboo grain ipod dock Running boards Thanks in advance Jeff

Hi 99redballs. My caravan is going with Anglo pacific. I found a guy in the gold coast who will get the van to compliance. 1st tier gas fitter to change the gas line from olive fittings to flare fitting, fit new regulator with additional testing point and to fit braided hose to gas bottles. 2nd gas engineer to certify all gas appliances Garage to weld or bolt on towing chains Electrician to change sockets and to certify. I think that's about it - Hopefully Not cheap but still worth it. Around $2500 - $3000. I have fitted 2 100watt solar panels myself and all up and running. Next the big clean up and deliver to Trafford park for shipping. Once I get it there I am going to see if I can get a permit to move it to our destination and shop about, but part of the import licence online form ask for the person who is going to comply the caravan. Let you all know how things proceed. Regards Jeff

Hi Redballs, How are you getting on with importing you van.

Hi Melbourne, I take it you got 5% duties and 10% GST and possibly 33% luxury tax(if over a certain value)as its motorised. Caravan are treated differently, no duties or GST as long as you have owned it for 12 months or more. Sorry to here you bad experience. I will update the forum after we import out caravan in July 16 of all the costs involved and who we used.

Hi Bigjohn72. the caravan we are considering is a 2007 Abbey GTS 418, what caravan did you take? just to compare compliance. Where you allowed a permit to take to anyone you wish for compliance etc. People have very conflicting advise so you advice is greatly appreciated. We have owned over 12 month so does this allow you to escape tax and GST? What import do you apply under small trailers or personal import? Regards Jeff