monkeyman

Ill check the cop video later tonight, cant hear it in work

Heres a cool link I found showing Paul cars in his garage http://ca.autoblog.com/2013/12/04/paul-walker-ae-garage-personal-car-collection-classics-remembering-video-pics-gallery-photos/

Thanks guys, some helpful info here. I have been reading through the rules and regs etc but it takes quite some time. I will come back if I come across any issues.

Hi all Ive been speaking to a friend of mine about importing some cars from UK to Aus. Ideally I would like to get them over to sell but I need to know the rules on the aussie end of things as the gov websites are quite confusing. My friend has been exporting from UK for years so he knows what to do his end but has no idea what happens after shipping. I will be located in WA if that makes any difference to the rules? One of the questions I have is what test and mods are needed to allow the car to be roadworthy in aus? Are there restrictions on Supras, skylines and other high end jap or even german cars? How much does it generally cost to impot the car (Assuming all export fees, shipping etc have already been covered) Thanks for any advice given

Lucky*

You should try living in britain. your luck to have a standard skyline over here let alone modified one.

Damn my bad, I assumed the best there. Alwasy ask the seller to drop the declared price most of them will do it just to make a sale.

Sounds like you have had a bad experience there. I used to rant and rave about cops when I was younger but I havnt been pulled for 3 years now even with heavily modified cars and illegal mods

I have experience in the following automotive areas: Light vehicle fitting and servicing Basic panel beating (Im currently learning) Vinyl wrapping buying, selling and design are strong points. The rest of my experience is in people management as I work in head office right now in Tesco (International supermarket) I also run my own ebay store (www.motomods.co.uk) its a little side project but has helped me build up an extensive network of suppliers and fitters worldwide. Suprisingly alot of my sales actually go to australia so im hoping for a chance to utilise that one day and creat a fully operating business. I have no farm experience but I was planning on looking for agricultural work to allow my visa to be extended up to two years. Apparently 3 months is required but its seasonal so I may have to wait until Nov 2014 to get a job. Thanks for the links dude ill be sure to check em out.

Hi all Im just in the process of re writing my C.V. for my arrival in Australia (From UK) Was just wanted to know if there is anything potential employers will be looking for? or if anyone on here is actually looking for new employees by chance? I will be applying for jobs within the car industry, mechanics, servicing, panel beating, detailing etc etc. in the Geraldton area, although I will be able to relocate within a reasonable distance (An hours drive or so from Geraldton) Also what would you generally wear to a job interview? smart shirt and slacks? any tips much appreciated. . .

Sounds like fun. We are supposed to declare mods for insurance but of course no one bothers in UK. As long as the police cams pick up that you have insurance and your not driving like a complete tool they generally leave well enough alone. little example I drove round with illegal window tints on my supra for over a year without being pulled over.

OK dare I ask what mods the authorities have allowed us? and what is not allowed?

WA is my main priority lol but good to know all the same

Think im going to heaven cant wait! Its £1.40 a litre here or $2.34 a litre in your money

Thanks Sklyn! that clears alot up. . .however I have more questions (Should be the last ones) Do you have to have some kind of test with a rego (Like emissions test or anything) or do you just pay a fee each year to drive? Also is insurance mandatory in WA? (I will insure my cars but it makes buying and organising a purchase that much easier if it doesnt have to be done straight away) Your exactly right about the "real cars" in the UK. my house mate wants to ship his merc c class deisel over to aus (which is only worth about $15000)when he makes the move which is ridiculous when you consider that fact you can have a turbo or V8 engine in aus which is impossible to do in UK. Typical brit attitude right there!!

Im pretty sure its just value of the bonnet. Thats what import taxes cover for most countries. I sell alot of car parts to people in Aus from the UK myself and Ive never had anyone come back saying they had to pay tax or anything. They may have just paid it but in my experience alot of people are suprised and tend to message me once they receive the item to ask about import taxes.

Your cars got a heavily modified wide ass? nice No you havnt scared me off yet. Ive just been pissing myself reading through your comments to each other. Just to clear my own views up, I dont mind hatchbacks in the right shape, 180sx, Toyota supra, 300z, celica etc etc its just the ones that have that horrible mini people carrier shape (fiestas, focus, KA, clio, megane, 106, 206, metro, twingo, polo, golf...breathe...saxo, DS5, 500, 1 series, cincuento, astra, new mini etc etc etc etc) I think they are ugly and no amount of modifying will make them worth owning. Not saying they are all bad cars just not really something an enthusiast should waste their time on. Gotta say this forum seems real welcoming so far so thanks guys

If you could get it declared at a lower price (Say 650) it may work out for you. Is it 1000 in dollars or pounds by the way? Im assuming dollars here Regards Cal

Santa pod is good dont get me wrong just like donnington, castle coombe and japfest HOWEVER those are events pointed towards people like you and me. The majority of general public have no love for cars at all and Im not just referring to heavily modified cars either. When I went to america everyone there had some kind of love for cars and at least a bit of knowledge hence why they all have big old gas guzzlers and not crappy new french hatchbacks which break down constantly. From what I have been told Australia is quite similar to america in that respect. Seriously I hate french cars and hatchbacks with a passion and I cant wait until a clio becomes a rare sight in my life. Haha May I ask why WA is like 1985?

Thanks, Ive been looking forward to getting a skyline when I come over as they are near impossible to insure in the Uk and real expensive to buy too if you want one with decent performance.

Sounds good We have MOT every year in UK and its a nightmare. As soon as your car loses MOT its basically worthless unless you can force it to pass

Hi all My names Cal and I will be moving to Geraldton in Jan 2014 from the UK. I am a full time car nut (Something which is seen as wierd in the UK as no one likes real cars here) I run a small business in the UK selling car parts online. most of my customer base is abroad however, mainly in asutralia funny enough. I have tried researching as much as I can of Australia but certain things are just not easy to find online so I do have a few questions which I hope some people on here could help me out with? How does car ownership work in WA exactly? Im talking serious basics here because I know nothing in this area. Do cars require a yearly test etc? Also what is a rego and yellowslip? Ive seen those words come up but dont understand them exactly. Is there anything I should look out for when buying my first car? (Aside from obvious mechanical stuff, I simply mean registration wise) Thanks in advance for any help given