HELP! How do I get a carseat from the UK to Brisbane cheaply?
Oct 17th 2009, 1:00 am
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Re: HELP! How do I get a carseat from the UK to Brisbane cheaply?
I recently paid 59 quid for a 6.2 kg box containing wallpaper door to door in 5 days.The lampshade that I thought was a bargain for 20 pounds isnt a bargain as they were going to chareg me on volume.Its still at my sisters house.
Oct 17th 2009, 5:09 am
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Re: HELP! How do I get a carseat from the UK to Brisbane cheaply?
Do Britax own all the car seat companies ?
Oct 17th 2009, 7:24 am
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Re: HELP! How do I get a carseat from the UK to Brisbane cheaply?
According to www.britax-roemer.de/auto-kindersitze you may be right.
Do Britax own all the car seat companies ?
Do Britax own all the car seat companies ?
Oct 17th 2009, 8:24 am
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Re: HELP! How do I get a carseat from the UK to Brisbane cheaply?
Its not a $50 parking fine
Insurance companies love to find any excuse. Lets see $800 per night for 3 weeks?? without insurance? The $100k lost on property will be chicken feed.
Oct 17th 2009, 8:29 am
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Re: HELP! How do I get a carseat from the UK to Brisbane cheaply?
Same with motorcycle helmets - they must have the Australian Standards sign on, or your insurance is invalidated.
Also, am I the only person here that finds it a little irksome that somebody rocks up to somebody else's country and then decides to pick and choose which laws they obey through some inflated sense of existence because as somebody from another country they obviously know much better and more than the locals?
S
Oct 17th 2009, 8:40 am
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Re: HELP! How do I get a carseat from the UK to Brisbane cheaply?
Same with motorcycle helmets - they must have the Australian Standards sign on, or your insurance is invalidated.
Also, am I the only person here that finds it a little irksome that somebody rocks up to somebody else's country and then decides to pick and choose which laws they obey through some inflated sense of existence because as somebody from another country they obviously know much better and more than the locals?
S
Also, am I the only person here that finds it a little irksome that somebody rocks up to somebody else's country and then decides to pick and choose which laws they obey through some inflated sense of existence because as somebody from another country they obviously know much better and more than the locals?
S
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Oct 17th 2009, 9:48 am
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Re: HELP! How do I get a carseat from the UK to Brisbane cheaply?
Also, am I the only person here that finds it a little irksome that somebody rocks up to somebody else's country and then decides to pick and choose which laws they obey through some inflated sense of existence because as somebody from another country they obviously know much better and more than the locals?
S
Oct 17th 2009, 12:47 pm
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Re: HELP! How do I get a carseat from the UK to Brisbane cheaply?
Hi,
Im also not impressed with Aussie car seats, sorry but my Maxi Cosi car seats were way better for baby and older seat.
Australian mums are actually importing Maxi Cosi car seats and other car seats and prams from Europe here. They too are obviously flouting the law then.
If you can get a relative to buy and get the courier to pick up:
This place was recommend by some Aussie mums, as its about the cheapest to ship and they have been getting prams and car seats from the UK in about 3 days
http://www.parcel2go.com/
Also mentioned this place for cheap shipping:
http://www.parcelmonkey.co.uk/
* This place sells a lot of European brands and will ship to Australia. Recommend by mums in Australia who have used them. Also can be cheaper than buying here.
http://www.babycare.nl/
I have heard Maxi Cosi are going through testing to bring their car seats over here. But dont know how long this takes.
Also ebay sellers will often ship to Australia. Buy new though.
Gems
Im also not impressed with Aussie car seats, sorry but my Maxi Cosi car seats were way better for baby and older seat.
Australian mums are actually importing Maxi Cosi car seats and other car seats and prams from Europe here. They too are obviously flouting the law then.
If you can get a relative to buy and get the courier to pick up:
This place was recommend by some Aussie mums, as its about the cheapest to ship and they have been getting prams and car seats from the UK in about 3 days
http://www.parcel2go.com/Also mentioned this place for cheap shipping:
http://www.parcelmonkey.co.uk/
* This place sells a lot of European brands and will ship to Australia. Recommend by mums in Australia who have used them. Also can be cheaper than buying here.
http://www.babycare.nl/
I have heard Maxi Cosi are going through testing to bring their car seats over here. But dont know how long this takes.
Also ebay sellers will often ship to Australia. Buy new though.
Gems
Oct 17th 2009, 12:53 pm
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Re: HELP! How do I get a carseat from the UK to Brisbane cheaply?
pps. I might be returning to the UK and I can't wait to get my hands on 5 point harnesses in boosters. Will help me get my 3 kids buckled in without me scraping my hand and pulling a muscle to get in between the seats to reach the belts. 
Oct 17th 2009, 2:47 pm
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Re: HELP! How do I get a carseat from the UK to Brisbane cheaply?
If in a booster surely they are capable of clipping the seat belt in unaided?
Oct 17th 2009, 3:20 pm
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Re: HELP! How do I get a carseat from the UK to Brisbane cheaply?
Sorry OP but the law is the law.
You do not have the right to decide which laws you fancy upholding and which ones you would like to ignore.
My head is quite important to me so, as I ride a motorbike, I decided to buy a very good helmet. I paid 500 pounds foir an Aria Gold approved helmet in the UK. It is now more use as a flower pot as If I am caught wearing it I will be fined and given 3 demerit points. I would also have no insurance should I be involved in an accident. I would actaully be charged with the offence of not wearing a helmet at all, if caught.
I have had to buy an inferior, but cheaper helmet, that is AU approved.
You will have to do the same.
You do not have the right to decide which laws you fancy upholding and which ones you would like to ignore.
My head is quite important to me so, as I ride a motorbike, I decided to buy a very good helmet. I paid 500 pounds foir an Aria Gold approved helmet in the UK. It is now more use as a flower pot as If I am caught wearing it I will be fined and given 3 demerit points. I would also have no insurance should I be involved in an accident. I would actaully be charged with the offence of not wearing a helmet at all, if caught.
I have had to buy an inferior, but cheaper helmet, that is AU approved.
You will have to do the same.
Oct 18th 2009, 6:41 am
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Re: HELP! How do I get a carseat from the UK to Brisbane cheaply?
Oct 18th 2009, 6:47 am
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Re: HELP! How do I get a carseat from the UK to Brisbane cheaply?
Re. helmets:
Make sure your prospective purchase has its Australian Standards' AS/NZ1698 sticker on it – all new helmets sold in Australia must have this sticker to be legal, so this is something to bear in mind if you're considering buying a helmet overseas. Having the AS/NZ1698 sticker simply means it conforms to all the relevant standards of protection required by Australian law. There are various other foreign standards around such as Snell and British Motorcycle Sports' Gold Badge, but it's got to have that AS/NZ1698 sticker to be legal in Oz.
S
Oct 18th 2009, 6:51 am
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Re: HELP! How do I get a carseat from the UK to Brisbane cheaply?
[QUOTE=zenamethyst;8020456]If it got to that point i have a high court judge who's married to my cousin back in the uk who's legally able to represent me in court in australia [QUOTE]
Even if he is a High Court Judge in the UK, you would only have one representitive, while insurance companies can roll out heaps of lawyers, solicitors, QC's etc, especially if you have not complied with the legislation. I hope you'll have plenty of financial backing.
[QUOTE]Even if he is a High Court Judge in the UK, you would only have one representitive, while insurance companies can roll out heaps of lawyers, solicitors, QC's etc, especially if you have not complied with the legislation. I hope you'll have plenty of financial backing.
Oct 18th 2009, 6:55 am
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Re: HELP! How do I get a carseat from the UK to Brisbane cheaply?
I think you may have also missed the point of many replies which have come from concerned parents (me included), why is the OP trying to get around the laws of the country they've moved to just to save a few bucks? If their insurance company decided not to pay out over something like a car seat and their child was seriously injured then wouldn't the extra few bucks and peace of mind knowing that you've covered all bases seem like a good investment, than the possible cost of round the clock care and everything else that goes with an horrific injury?
Call it scare mongering, call it what you like..... I know what I'd be doing.