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I'm coming to Oz to live soon and I need to know what I have to do to be fully legal with regards to owning a car.
Also what is the score with going from state to state (plates)
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Tentofield as usual has the good answer. I will just add that Australian registration plates are issued for the life of the vehicle and are not changed every year. You only get new plates after losing one or both, de-registering the vehicle for a while or moving to another state or territory. When you pay registration fees and 3rd party personal insurance, you are issued with a sticker for the inside of the windscreen with the month and year of expiry on it. You can pay registration for a full year or just a few weeks. If you have to move a de-registered car from one place to another. even interstate. you can get a week's coverage to do it.
I would suggest you get 3rd party property insurance as well just in case you have an incident with a Rolls-Royce (or any other car). This is relatively inexpensive. Comprehensive insurance covers your vehicle as well. Shop around for the best prices, the state based motoring clubs, e.g. NRMA, RACQ, RACV etc offer a combination of good service and reasonable but not the cheapest rates. They will also insure your personal stuff and house in a different policy. Some of the really cheap insurers are reluctant to pay up, I hear.
Driver's licences are subject to an eye test, knowledge of the road rules and a driving test. An international driving licence is not good enough, but should be with a licence from your home country. US, UK, Canadian, South African, New Zealand licences and most western European licences (translated into English) are OK.
If you search "Driving in Australia" you will get a lot of useful info. The first three sites from Yahoo are listed below.
Tentofield as usual has the good answer. I will just add that Australian registration plates are issued for the life of the vehicle and are not changed every year. You only get new plates after losing one or both, de-registering the vehicle for a while or moving to another state or territory. When you pay registration fees and 3rd party personal insurance, you are issued with a sticker for the inside of the windscreen with the month and year of expiry on it. You can pay registration for a full year or just a few weeks. If you have to move a de-registered car from one place to another. even interstate. you can get a week's coverage to do it.
I would suggest you get 3rd party property insurance as well just in case you have an incident with a Rolls-Royce (or any other car). This is relatively inexpensive. Comprehensive insurance covers your vehicle as well. Shop around for the best prices, the state based motoring clubs, e.g. NRMA, RACQ, RACV etc offer a combination of good service and reasonable but not the cheapest rates. They will also insure your personal stuff and house in a different policy. Some of the really cheap insurers are reluctant to pay up, I hear.
Driver's licences are subject to an eye test, knowledge of the road rules and a driving test. An international driving licence is not good enough, but should be with a licence from your home country. US, UK, Canadian, South African, New Zealand licences and most western European licences (translated into English) are OK.
If you search "Driving in Australia" you will get a lot of useful info. The first three sites from Yahoo are listed below.
Where do I go when I backpack Australia in the summer of 2011?
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Me and a friend are getting our backpacks and taking off to Australia in the summer of 2011! The only problem is we don't know how to go about traveling from city to city, or which cities we even want to go to. We want to travel all along the coastline though so we can check out all the amazing beaches and whatnot. How much money do you think we could get by with. What cities should we go to? I'll take all the information you have to offer on this!
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Hey I am in Australia at the moment. Here are some of the popular routes that most backpackers do:
From Sydney to Cairns (the East Coast of Australia is VERY popular route as it features a majority of the beauty that is Australia). You can get tourist Greyhound pass (jump-on-jump-off). You start from one city (most people start from Sydney and go up to Cairns); Greyhound has set some pre determined stops. The pass allow you to go one way only. Check out the Greyhound Australia website for various pass options (some are short trip ones for 45 days, other are 6 months etc). Depends how long you have. You could rent a camper or car; share the expense of gas with other travelers. Worth doing if you have at least 2 other travelers coming with you and your friend. The distances are long so make sure you have enough drivers. From what I understand you can drive in Australia provided your license has no restrictions, and it is in English. Anyways, if your staying in hostels I am sure you will meet other travelers that would like to go this route. I suggest you pick up a copy of Lonely Planet for more info. on the places to go...but the Greyhound route is pretty much the typical backpacker route.
As for WA (western Australia) not many backpackers can afford to go there. Flights are generally $500ish from Sydney due to the distance. It takes about 5 hours to get there. Again, check Greyhound for hop-on-hop-off bus options. I know a person that rented a car and drove around. This is also popular in the East coast. Might be a good idea to do with a group of people; that way you only split the expense of gas.
As for the NT (Northern Territory) you may consider a tour as it is very remote. It is expensive, but that is where many of the popular Australia sights are (Ayers Rock, Uluru, Cooper Peddy, etc)
Their are some low cost Australia carriers such as Virgin Blue, Jet Star, V Australia, and Tiger. Tiger tends to be the cheapest for travel between Sydney and Melbourne. You should sign up on their website so you can receive flight specials directly to your e-mail. Watch out for booking luggage as most low cost carriers make money on this. Where and when possible travel light! and take carry on! See rules for carry on luggage with the airline. Try to aim for early morning flights as they are cheaper. I suggest you get a copy of the major holidays in Australia and New Zealand; as you want to avoid traveling during school breaks, public holidays, and schoolies (spring break) as the costs tend to be hire. Remember the seasons are reverse in OZ so the summer from December until mid February.
Have fun!
Hey I am in Australia at the moment. Here are some of the popular routes that most backpackers do:
From Sydney to Cairns (the East Coast of Australia is VERY popular route as it features a majority of the beauty that is Australia). You can get tourist Greyhound pass (jump-on-jump-off). You start from one city (most people start from Sydney and go up to Cairns); Greyhound has set some pre determined stops. The pass allow you to go one way only. Check out the Greyhound Australia website for various pass options (some are short trip ones for 45 days, other are 6 months etc). Depends how long you have. You could rent a camper or car; share the expense of gas with other travelers. Worth doing if you have at least 2 other travelers coming with you and your friend. The distances are long so make sure you have enough drivers. From what I understand you can drive in Australia provided your license has no restrictions, and it is in English. Anyways, if your staying in hostels I am sure you will meet other travelers that would like to go this route. I suggest you pick up a copy of Lonely Planet for more info. on the places to go...but the Greyhound route is pretty much the typical backpacker route.
As for WA (western Australia) not many backpackers can afford to go there. Flights are generally $500ish from Sydney due to the distance. It takes about 5 hours to get there. Again, check Greyhound for hop-on-hop-off bus options. I know a person that rented a car and drove around. This is also popular in the East coast. Might be a good idea to do with a group of people; that way you only split the expense of gas.
As for the NT (Northern Territory) you may consider a tour as it is very remote. It is expensive, but that is where many of the popular Australia sights are (Ayers Rock, Uluru, Cooper Peddy, etc)
Their are some low cost Australia carriers such as Virgin Blue, Jet Star, V Australia, and Tiger. Tiger tends to be the cheapest for travel between Sydney and Melbourne. You should sign up on their website so you can receive flight specials directly to your e-mail. Watch out for booking luggage as most low cost carriers make money on this. Where and when possible travel light! and take carry on! See rules for carry on luggage with the airline. Try to aim for early morning flights as they are cheaper. I suggest you get a copy of the major holidays in Australia and New Zealand; as you want to avoid traveling during school breaks, public holidays, and schoolies (spring break) as the costs tend to be hire. Remember the seasons are reverse in OZ so the summer from December until mid February.
Have fun!
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