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Thanks buddy... I was told that the plate will be done over night and then he just needs to take it to VICroads.. So i guess i just have to wait until the paperwork is ready.. It gives me the shits a little but i guess thats life. I hadn't realised till it was to late that the paperwork had not been sent yet, the car was in the yard for a while and they didnt even send the paperwork until it was sold! It doesnt make sense to me.

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dotars are taking about 5-8 days to process vehicle inspections at the moment , but that can change from day to day

submit a car day 1 , takes 5 days , submit another one next day takes 8 , next day who knows

remember it greatly depends on what is in the queue before you at the time you submit them . any problems with the paperwork and it will go back to the bottom to be reprocessed . on average cars get submitted 1.7 times so its pretty common for something to hold it up twice.

on top of that you have supplier issues , parts and services are not always available immediately

also good workshops are just plain busy and sorry but its usually 1st in 1st serve and you might have to wait your turn! if you were told 2-3 weeks then live with it , better a good job than a quick one

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well i bought my car on the 17th of October and i still havn't got it yet. It's just stupid i think. i've waited over 2 weeks and they still have no idea whats going on i just want my freakin car! im sick of walking to work lol

my car arrived in australia (brisbane) on the 16th of august, and i picked it up from the perth transport depot yesterday...

well i bought my car on the 17th of October and i still havn't got it yet. It's just stupid i think. i've waited over 2 weeks and they still have no idea whats going on i just want my freakin car! im sick of walking to work lol

I bought my car on the 15th of March and its nearly ready!

However, its only been waiting for compliance to finish for a few weeks. I think this is the third week now and plates *should* hopefully be there tomorrow.

Paperwork was approved around last Friday I believe.

Regards,

Gareth

the paper work for mine was submitted on friday 26th of Oct and it was approved today, 5th of Nov....and the plate should arrive on the 7th >_<

surprised that some of u guys' took so long...

sounds fishy....the entire process can't take 3 days, impossible.

There might be a misunderstanding involved here, better get clarification.

my importer payed for my compliance a day after i bought the car from japan so he has told me it will take no longer then 3 days
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its takes a day or 2 to actually get all the work on the vehicle done so foir a car to be plated in 3 days doesnt sound right unless thyeve submitted the paperwork prior to the vehilce entering the country.... if so BIG risk!

Lets see now ...... car arrived in Australia April 07 and it is now December 07 ...... car still not complied ...... oh yeah that's right .... how silly of me to forget that I made a mistake in dealing with an incompetent although very highly recommended import broker who was not aware of the regulations. So the answer to this question is WTFK's! :)

Lets see now ...... car arrived in Australia April 07 and it is now December 07 ...... car still not complied ...... oh yeah that's right .... how silly of me to forget that I made a mistake in dealing with an incompetent although very highly recommended import broker who was not aware of the regulations. So the answer to this question is WTFK's! :)

Not to put down every broker out there because there are some good ones but we are brokers and hold compliance for 18 different models of vehicles so everything is done in house and our fee is the same as everyone else. Why risk importing though someone who has to rely on other business to get the job done. We make sure and guarentee that a car we orgainse the purchase for will not have any compliance problems.

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Anyone know if DOTARS is held up at the moment? Been waiting 17 odd days since paperwork was sent through to them. Have spoken to my compliance workshop and they recon DOTARS site went down last week? Does this sound right.

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