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Forum: The Barbie
Oct 26th 2015, 5:22 am
Replies: 22
Views: 2,026
Posted By Tom Pratt

Re: House, maybe :-)

Lovely to hear from you!

Mum used to work in a sweet shop called Nobletts but it's gone now, it was in the fairground (if that's still there - it was there 4 years ago) which was more or less as...
Forum: The Barbie
Oct 26th 2015, 12:49 am
Replies: 22
Views: 2,026
Posted By Tom Pratt

Re: House, maybe :-)

Spouse of Scouse, got on here to reply to a conversation we had last year but the thread had expired.

Got me all nostalgic, having done the immigration process the other way around!
Love the...
Forum: Australia
Sep 12th 2014, 3:49 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,293
Posted By Tom Pratt

Re: Time for goods to clear customs in Australia

Well, I've advised the shippers and they have chosen to completely ignore me.
As it happens, I'm not really all that bothered about the damage now, enjoying our life in Oz and not wanting anything...
Forum: Australia
Aug 30th 2014, 2:52 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,293
Posted By Tom Pratt

Re: Time for goods to clear customs in Australia

Goods arrived yesterday in a different container.

As I suspected, the original container was "de-hired" 4 days after it arrived in Oz.

Half way through unpacking the boxes and a little...
Forum: Australia
Aug 27th 2014, 11:58 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,015
Posted By Tom Pratt

Re: Points to note when choosing a shipper

Fresh coat of paint is an understatement! We painted every room in the house and laid a new floor throughout in a week.

The house is less than 3 years old but an ex rental, a bit tired but got...
Forum: Australia
Aug 27th 2014, 11:24 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,293
Posted By Tom Pratt

Re: Time for goods to clear customs in Australia

Thank you for that.

So pretty much not that exceptional for our shipment I suppose?

Hopefully, by tomorrow, we'll know if it's going to arrive Friday, I'll let you know. :fingerscrossed:
Forum: Australia
Aug 27th 2014, 11:19 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,015
Posted By Tom Pratt

Re: Points to note when choosing a shipper

Thank you so much!

House isn't what we dreamed of all those years ago (no pool, small garden) but I guess it's a sensible option at our age. Both our daughters have lovely big houses with pools...
Forum: Australia
Aug 27th 2014, 6:16 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,293
Posted By Tom Pratt

Re: Time for goods to clear customs in Australia

We must have been unlucky then mate, both my daughters had their stuff delivered in big vans after seeing it packed into containers in the UK.

Both of them had been physically checked by customs...
Forum: Australia
Aug 27th 2014, 5:00 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,015
Posted By Tom Pratt

Re: Points to note when choosing a shipper

Tracked the container all the way (even when it changed ship in Amsterdam), it went past WA to Sydney first then delivered our container on the way back.

Time wasn't of the essence as we assumed...
Forum: Australia
Aug 27th 2014, 4:52 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,293
Posted By Tom Pratt

Re: Time for goods to clear customs in Australia

Thanks for that mate.

Not sure if the container is even still in Oz as I understand that it is emptied out asap to reduce rentals.

Certainly, no-one I know has actually had a container arrive...
Forum: Australia
Aug 27th 2014, 1:42 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,293
Posted By Tom Pratt

Re: Time for goods to clear customs in Australia

Thanks guys, possibly we are unlucky but four weeks have passed and then we are told that our stuff will be presented to quarantine and delivered to us, all in just five days after I asked what was...
Forum: Australia
Aug 27th 2014, 1:18 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,015
Posted By Tom Pratt

Re: Points to note when choosing a shipper

Point of the post was not to name and shame but to give people some advice to ask the right question when making the choice. (Most people only ever do this once, if they do it more then it's usually...
Forum: Australia
Aug 26th 2014, 2:06 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,015
Posted By Tom Pratt

Points to note when choosing a shipper

Learnt a lot this year having had several companies quote for moving our furniture from Lancashire to Oz.

Thought I would pass on our experiences to help others.

After committing to a...
Forum: Australia
Aug 26th 2014, 1:37 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,293
Posted By Tom Pratt

Time for goods to clear customs in Australia

Not sure if we are being "messed about".

Our container arrived in Freemantle August 1st and the Agents of our shippers emailed us to say that we would have our stuff in 12 - 16 working days.

12...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 8th 2014, 1:55 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,693
Posted By Tom Pratt

Re: Diagnosed medical problem 12 wweeks before due to go to Oz

Thank you for your kind words BUT

Be nice if it does go smooth because it hasn't done so far! :(

We agreed a date that gave the NHS doctors time to do a full diagnosis and provide a full set of...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 8th 2014, 1:34 am
Replies: 26
Views: 2,693
Posted By Tom Pratt

Re: Diagnosed medical problem 12 wweeks before due to go to Oz

All sorted now. We fly out Saturday 24th May, our daughter (Tawkins1) has sorted appointment for me and my wife and I have a full set of diagnosis notes including MRI scan results to get things...
Forum: Australia
May 8th 2014, 1:30 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,405
Posted By Tom Pratt

Re: Double taxation tax relief on pension

Thanks everyone for your replies, everything pretty clear now :thumbup:
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 3rd 2014, 5:27 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,693
Posted By Tom Pratt

Re: Diagnosed medical problem 12 wweeks before due to go to Oz

Thanks everyone, read through the emails then read the one from our daughter without realising it was her at first (got quite emotional!)
Realised that we did indeed validate the visa when it was a...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 26th 2014, 11:47 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,693
Posted By Tom Pratt

Re: Diagnosed medical problem 12 wweeks before due to go to Oz

Got the news today that I do have prostate cancer! :-(
Also got news today from estate agent that completion date for house sale is April 25th. (Same good news, bad news when we found out we had an...
Forum: Australia
Feb 3rd 2014, 8:16 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,892
Posted By Tom Pratt

Re: email address in Australia

Many thanks, wife will probably do that I've got gmail now:thumbup:
Forum: Australia
Feb 3rd 2014, 3:30 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,892
Posted By Tom Pratt

Re: email address in Australia

Yup, that's about the size of it - looking forward to conforming to type! :thumbsup:
Forum: Australia
Feb 1st 2014, 7:47 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,892
Posted By Tom Pratt

Re: email address in Australia

Changed to gmail, many thanks for your help:thumbup:
Forum: Australia
Feb 1st 2014, 10:40 am
Replies: 23
Views: 1,892
Posted By Tom Pratt

Re: email address in Australia

Yup, that will be it!

Our youngest grand daughter was "Made In Australia" (the other 5 here made in UK)

So she's called "MIA" !:thumbsup:
Forum: Australia
Feb 1st 2014, 8:05 am
Replies: 23
Views: 1,892
Posted By Tom Pratt

Re: email address in Australia

Thanks for your help, have set up a gmail account today so good to go!
Flux capacitor is 11.5 in Oz by the way! :cool:
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