Shipping car to Oz -worth it?

LandyAndy

ManicMum wrote: »

how do you get the CAT D removed? When you go on DVLA website and type in reg no it says it there. Don't think it's on the V5.

I suspect you will need a time machine to go back and prevent the event that caused it to be written off. The write off is a fact. It can't be removed.

LandyAndy

ManicMum wrote: »

Hello

has anyone shipped or know about shipping cars out to Oz? I have a 2008 citroen grande picasso. I know European cars are expensive out there but this is complicated by fact this is a CAT D repaired vehicle. SO not sure they would even accept it into the country. Also never been insured as still at the flamin garage. (not their fault but ours for buying the piece of crap in the first place). Total nightmare.

Good job on offer out there so may have to cut our losses and leave the thing behind.

Anyone want a car? It's almost a new car now. nearly at the finishing line. any offers?:mad:

Why do you want to take a 'pile of crap' with you?

poor_student1234

It doesnt matter if its a cat d in the UK, once it lands in Australia, the Australians will never know as they dont use the same hpi check as we do in the UK

Lum

Personally, I'd only bother if the car is something that would be unique, rare or desirable over there, which is to say a model that wasn't sold on the Australian market (and isn't available as a Japanese import under their rules)

Owning a grey market import makes getting parts a hassle, even when those parts are supposedly identical to the ones for the locally sold car, unless you are using an independent specialist to do your maintenance and repairs.

martin_54

cat C & D are recorded on the V5 as damaged repaired it stays there for ever.

goldspanners

i'm moving to canada in a few weeks time and theres no way i'm taking my focus with me. its currently up for sale with a prospective buyer veiwing it tomorrow.
cars in canada are expensive aswell,they really hold thier money. looking at suv's or trucks and you can be looking at £4000 for a 15 year old suv or even more for a truck in decent condition.
the £ is terrible against the CAD$ just now aswell.

i would sell the citroen here and save yourself the hassle and expense. then just buy something when you get out there.

good luck with the rest of your plans.:beer:

atrixblue.-MFR-.

i would understand taking a car to OZ if it were a escort cosworth/mustang shelby gt500 but a picasso? ask the garage if they would like to buy it off you?

Lum

With Canada it doesn't help that their cars are LHD.

OTOH, if you were to take over something like an R34 Skyline GTR, under personal import rules, you could sell that for a tidy profit over there

bigjl

I would certainly not entertain taking a damaged recorded Citreon to Australia, running a car and parts for European cars are expensive, also running a Citreon is seen as a bit leftfield.

If you want to import a car then bring one in from Japan straight to Aus, though even that isn't as straight forward as it is bringing the same car to the UK from Japan.


I would buy over there, more money but it will probably cost £5000 including all the taxes and forms in AUS, I looked into it in some details several years ago when I was considering emigrating, but an injury at work put the brakes on that.

I know 6 people that have left London for Aus, none took their own car, they also found that even fairly old cars over there are well maintained and reliable, more money than in the UK, but why have the hassle for a car that may prove unreliable in the hot temps of Aus.

It has just sunk in, you are thinking about taking that car that you have never had on the road?

You would have real problems as they only let you take over a car as a new resident if you have owned it for a certain amount of time, might be as long as two years but can't remember off hand.

poor_student1234

martin_54 wrote: »

cat C & D are recorded on the V5 as damaged repaired it stays there for ever.

Only cat c are recorded on the V5

Even if you take it to Australia, wouldnt you get aussie plates mate?