hi from afrozen u.k.

SNOTTY · Post by **SNOTTY** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:11 am

A big hello to all of you in the sunshine(frozen uk forum newbie here)just a quick question for starters,if I were to come a visitin (long term)how difficult will it be to bring my uk regesterd l.h.d.splitty with me ? cant leave her behind,and i think she would love the sunshine!

OMR_007 · Post by **OMR_007** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:11 am

Welcome SNOTTY, it definitely looks cold over there at the moment

Great idea to come over for a long term visit, especially if you bring more busses!
Check this out ... viewtopic.php?t=7476
On the last page there has just been added a new post about doing just this.
Hope that helps.

head like a busted crab · Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:31 am

Yes you will have no problem bringing it here. Only thing is you are not allowed to take it back to the UK and must leave it here LOL. M

Hoves · Post by **Hoves** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:44 am

Welcome and you are obviously heading to Queensland. All of the other states are very similar in temp to England.

Must bring bus.

matara · Post by **matara** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 1:32 pm

when you say you are coming to visit long term, are you planning on migrating to Australia (if do the above comments apply), or stay here for a period of say less than 5 years.

See you can come here as a temporary resident under a 457 visa. You need to be sponsored by an employer to get one. Under a 457 visa which can be granted for 1 to 4 years you can import a car temporarily, but you must re-export it when you leave.

LHD shouldn't be a problem, in fact there's 2 or 3 people on here that have just moved and imported their vans from the UK.

As far as we are concerned, all splits are welcome in Australia.

Cheers

Steve

T-34 · Post by **T-34** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:02 pm

I brought my Ghia over from the UK - Hired a 40 foot container and put the Ghia, my scooter and all my worldly possessions in there. I did all of the paperwork myself - only hard part was getting car moved from dockside to holding stores for customs clearance here in Adelaide - The dockside is like a no-mans land where you're not allowed to go and only specially cleared people can go - had to admit defeat for that part and hire a local agent to do that part for me. rest was pretty easy though. The shipping company in the UK I used were very helpful. I just paid my money and delivered the stuff to the shipping companies holding stores. The Australia end might be easier for you as I'm sure someone on here can recommend an agent this end to receive the container

From memory the container was GBP 6K all up.

If you don't want the headache just get an agency to do it all for you.

You could use a 40 footer, or could go with specialised car transport company. You might also be able to get a roll on - roll off but this depends on shipping line port etc.

If your shipping your personal effects and don't hire a whole container (sole use) then your stuff will wait in their holding stores until they have filled up a container with yours and everyone else stuff - this means it takes longer to get here, and there's more chance of damage etc.

Only thing you MUST get BEFORE shipping it here is import approval from DOTARS

http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/ ... index.aspx

If you don't it can be refused entry at point of arrival, and in worst case impounded and destroyed (very very unlikely but why give yourself the headache)

It is classed as a personal import - you shouldn't have to pay duty, but you will have to pay GST (10% of declared value - the value will normally also need to be verified) if it's worth more than AU$50K then you will also need to pay luxury car tax (additional 25% I think).

One thing I would say is worth considering is this though - You may lose money by bringing here, the Aussie dollar is worth a lot less than the pound, do your homework first - check recent sales for similar splitties, here and in the UK, and factor in the shipping charges, GST and headache of getting it here - it might pay to sell in the UK and buy another here - the busses are a lot more solid (rust free busses actually exist here).

I shipped all my garage equipment and power tools over here - only to find I could buy new stuff for a lot less that it cost for me to ship them here

That said if it's your pride and joy, or you can't be parted from it....

My memory is fading in my old age, and it's been a few years since I shipped everything over here, but just holler if you have any questions and think I can help.

Mick.

T-34 · Post by **T-34** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:06 pm

ahh yeah - you will need to also find out about registering the bus in the state you want to move to - the registration laws differ state to state.

Eg there is no roadworthy (MOT) test here in South Australia, but there is in other states.

Also, you may have to modify things like seat belts, speedo etc to get it passed.

warb · Post by **warb** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:22 pm

top post mick, great info.. .

SNOTTY · Post by **SNOTTY** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:55 am

Hi, this is gingabloke using Cris/Snottyâ€™s login. Heâ€™s much better with cars than he is with computers so I do the fiddly bits.

A bit of background on his Split. Itâ€™s a 1967 LHD model with special order sliding door and steel sliding sunroof â€“ originally used by the German Bundesposte as a tv license detector van. Thereâ€™s a build up thread on the SSVC forum which is worth a read.

This is it, towing his Baby Bootle, as we gathered for the cruise to last yearâ€™s Bug Jam. Next to it is my F100 towing my 58 Cal-Looker. The Split is regularly used - his kids prefer it to the Sharan that Mummy drives!

Crisâ€™ daily vehicle is a Caddy pickup with 180bhp GTi motor, LSD, coilovers etc. This gets a regular pasting as his shop truck for his business â€“ a local garage with a sideline in VWs and other classic cars.

Cris built Baby Bootle wa-a-a-a-ay back in the early 90s and it's fully road legal (apart from not being MOTâ€™d for a couple of years). An absolute blast to drive, it wheelies in 1st, 2nd & 3rd gears. Itâ€™s been shortened by the length of the doors plus an extra 8â€

paul willans · Post by **paul willans** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:03 pm

good stuff! love the silver beetle,there all nice, cheers from the sunny part of the world.

gazza · Post by **gazza** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 9:33 am

Bring over the slider then there will be 2 in Oz,RHD and LHD
Looks like a cool ride
Just got mine rego'ed yesterday so will be posting picks soon.
This was an import but a general import not a personal import and it was hassle free no complience plate or import plates needed.
Defo recommend going for the general import
Rego check and passed the got plates straight away

Shaven · Post by **Shaven** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 9:59 am

Hoves wrote:Welcome and you are obviously heading to Queensland. All of the other states are very similar in temp to England.
Must bring bus.

mick is actually right with what he says about other states... BUT
if you bring your split put a small boat in it... queesland is 3/4 under water. drainage is bad up there its where all the shit flows... just like their football teams

love to see your slider...
cheers matty

gazza · Post by **gazza** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 8:35 am

Shaven wrote:
Hoves wrote:Welcome and you are obviously heading to Queensland. All of the other states are very similar in temp to England.
Must bring bus.
mick is actually right with what he says about other states... BUT
if you bring your split put a small boat in it... queesland is 3/4 under water. drainage is bad up there its where all the shit flows... just like their football teams
love to see your slider...
cheers matty

HA HA LOL

wohoo · Post by **wohoo** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:51 am

Other states are like the UK,..... hahahaha have to disagree big style with you there, the only state simlar to the UK is Tassie saying that its been sooo friggin hot here recently, i love Qld but not for me.

Andy