Registration Costs For Imports

[Roy]

As I float between States with work, I am not sure whether I should register my car in NSW, Vic or QLD.

Is one state better for registration than another. I was shocked to see that in Vic they want me to pay stamp duty on rego, despite my having owned the car OS and having the rego papers to prove it was in my name abroad. Is NSW the same with regards to having to pay stand duty? Qld?

[ylwgtr2]

id say vic as only one rwc needed then thats it....unless you get pinged for leaking oil and get a defect

[PRIMO]

As I float between States with work, I am not sure whether I should register my car in NSW, Vic or QLD.

Is one state better for registration than another. I was shocked to see that in Vic they want me to pay stamp duty on rego, despite my having owned the car OS and having the rego papers to prove it was in my name abroad. Is NSW the same with regards to having to pay stand duty? Qld?

I had the same problems and also questioned the stamp duty on one of my personal imports for QLD and even though i also had proof the vehicle was previously registered in my name they said it was irrelevant as it is new registration and its just a tax i have to pay. this would be the same in all states for stamp duty. I would sugest you just state a price the car was worth to buy or sell in the country you imported it from IE the lower the better = less stamp duty.

Queensland i believe atm has 1 of the most relaxed registration laws in Australia apart from WA, you will need RWC to register it in your name but then you just need to keep paying registration no more RWC unless you sell it.

[Roy]

Thanks> Vic is looking pretty good. But I want to pull my old plates out of retirement from NSW...but also want new plates for this car. I think the only answer is to buy a 3rd car

[zebra]

Caterham

[SABBAi]

Bris, the other thing to comsider is that you will have to change your license if you wish to register a car in any other state. I couldn't register the Stagea in QLD with my Vic license, so had to change it. If you have a car registered in another state, you can continue to pay the rego on it, just get the form sent to someone's address that can forward it to you. We did this with Nat's car for almost 2 years, with her rego going to her parents.

[Roy]

I still have NSW licence and have no problem registering the Skyline in Vic