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What is the setup with vehicle registration and insurance??? |
Travel Info 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) Travel Tips 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. Source(s): http://wikitravel.org/en/driving_in_aust... http://www.rentalcarsaustralia.com/drivi... http://goaustralia.about.com/cs/practica... Other Travel Tips Check with your local DMV offfice in your state they can assist you. Every vehicle on the road must be registered and you must have third party insurance. In NSW and some other States cars over three years old must undergo an annual inspection as well. You get what is known as a pink slip - the certificate of roadworthiness and the green slip - the insurance certificate and take both to the Motor Registry with your rego papers and lots of money. Your car should be registered in the State or Territory in which you live. There are no problems driving interstate but if you move interstate to live, you should change your licence and registration within three months. totally agree with tentofield - he has the answer good luck and happy travelling |
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