Kelpie

I am not 100% sure what kind of visa I will be on yet. I think it will be an employer sponsored skilled worker type of visa but that's something my employer is looking into. No children so I don't have to worry about schools but that's good to know in case any colleagues follow me out eventually.

Thanks for the information. I wasn't quite sure how the fuel side of things work so that's good to know. I also didn't realise that money could be refunded at the end of the lease. Since I might only be out in Australia for 2 years I think a novated lease would be the simplest option instead of messing around trying not to buy a total turkey and then losing money trying to sell quickly when I leave. A novated lease also means I won't have to worry about services etc.

Actually, scratch the above. Transporting my car out to Australia is probably a daft idea and was more in response to being told I wouldn't need a car. I'll be the judge of that! What I really need to work out is what would be a sensible packing to ask for if I am moving from Aberdeen, Scotland to Perth, Australia so that I'm not out of pocket and also not taking the piss.

Hello. I have the opportunity to move from the UK to Australia with work. I've been asked to come up with what package I want for going and I'm not sure what to do about a car. I could transport my current car over to Australia, I've looked into it and prices are circa £1500 door to door. Alternatively I could lease one when I get there and I have been looking at novated leases which seem appealing because of the tax benefits. Does anyone have any experience of using a novated lease or shipping a car from the UK to Australia? My employer doesn't seem to think I will need I will need a car in Perth but I need a car there for the same reason I need one where I live now....to transport my bikes around. My car in the UK is on a PCP finance deal (what a mistake that was) so I don't really own it. I'm almost at the stage of being able to voluntarily terminate the contract and just hand the car back and get nothing for it. If I want to ship it to Australia then I will need to pay off the finance which means taking out a personal loan here to pay off the car finance so I'm allowed to take it out the country. Looking at car prices online, to get the same make/model and age of car would be about 30% more expensive in Australia and I think the insurance is comparable to what I pay now. I'm really rubbish with money so I don't have any savings to buy a used car when I get out to Australia and I wouldn't know where to start about buying a car privately out there without getting ripped off so if I can get my employer to somehow help with the car costs it would be a real help.