Buying/Insuring car with no fixed address
Sep 3rd 2006, 11:03 am
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Buying/Insuring car with no fixed address
Hello 
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Just wondering whether any of you who bought a car as soon as arriving in Oz, while residing in a hotel, had any problems with insuring/registering it?
PG
,Just wondering whether any of you who bought a car as soon as arriving in Oz, while residing in a hotel, had any problems with insuring/registering it?
- I'll only have a UK license
- We'll be in hotel for 3 weeks, so not sure if this is acceptable to insurance companies or car registration agency
PG
Sep 3rd 2006, 12:18 pm
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Re: Buying/Insuring car with no fixed address
Originally Posted by Pommie Granite
Hello ,
Just wondering whether any of you who bought a car as soon as arriving in Oz, while residing in a hotel, had any problems with insuring/registering it?
PG
,Just wondering whether any of you who bought a car as soon as arriving in Oz, while residing in a hotel, had any problems with insuring/registering it?
- I'll only have a UK license
- We'll be in hotel for 3 weeks, so not sure if this is acceptable to insurance companies or car registration agency
PG
We waited until we got our rental before taking out fully comp insurance as it's not compulsory to have it. With the rego, we used my Aunt's address (which probably isn't any good to you, sorry
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Sep 3rd 2006, 7:46 pm
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Re: Buying/Insuring car with no fixed address
Originally Posted by WendyC
We waited until we got our rental before taking out fully comp insurance as it's not compulsory to have it. With the rego, we used my Aunt's address (which probably isn't any good to you, sorry )
) Maybe someone else will be online in Oz soon who could help.
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Sep 4th 2006, 1:18 am
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Re: Buying/Insuring car with no fixed address
If you are only in the hotel for 3 weeks then why not wait? You will probably be made to swap your license over when you go in to the auhority to register the car as well so then when you change your address after 3 weeks you will be stuck with a change of address sticker on the back until your license need to be renewed, and believe me, they dont last 
Sep 4th 2006, 3:48 am
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Re: Buying/Insuring car with no fixed address
Originally Posted by Pommie Granite
Hello ,
Just wondering whether any of you who bought a car as soon as arriving in Oz, while residing in a hotel, had any problems with insuring/registering it?
PG
,Just wondering whether any of you who bought a car as soon as arriving in Oz, while residing in a hotel, had any problems with insuring/registering it?
- I'll only have a UK license
- We'll be in hotel for 3 weeks, so not sure if this is acceptable to insurance companies or car registration agency
PG
Sep 4th 2006, 6:35 am
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Re: Buying/Insuring car with no fixed address
Originally Posted by 4lex
Bayswater have a corolla for AUD 25/day inc CDW equivalent. So cheap you might as well just rent one while you get settled.
Sounds advice again
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