Many thanks everyone!

@steve/m - why did it take 11 days? Were you cleaning it more and more each day and it kept failing? Also if it is left in Quarantine for 4 weeks, does that cost any more to be stored? Did they still have to clean it etc?

@RogerM - ok, NSW sounds best, but any idea about WA or NT - these are the areas I'd prefer to ship to - but NSW sounds easiest so far.

@maple - did they search inside thoroughly - make you unpack everything, look inside each box, every corner etc?

Thanks all for your help - after two years in Africa my landy is extremely filthy, and also highly customised inside, so it is not easy to clean.

My fear is that after all of the shipping, flying, road tax, insurance etc that I get hit with a huge bill for quarantine, storage, cleaning etc. I'm receiving from a very bad bout of electrocution so spending 50 hours scrubbing is not possible without any chest, sholder and bicep muscles

One last question which may decide if I move to Oz for a while:

The Australian AA say that basically you can't leave Oz if you have your vehicle there on a Carnet which is fairly outrageous! Is this true and is it enforced?
Bringing Your Car to Australia - Australian Automobile Association

"It is a condition of use of a carnet in Australia that you, do not leave the vehicle that is covered by a carnet in Australia while you are not here. Should you do so, this is a breach of the provisions of the Customs Act 1901 and Customs Regulations 1926. Once a breach has occurred, the security amount equivalent to the duty and GST (and Luxury Car Tax (LCT), if applicable) will be called up by Customs."

What happens if your Mum is sick in Canada, you want to pop over to NZ or you need to travel for work (I'm thinking of mixing travel with a bit of work (as a Kiwi I can work in oz etc)

It all adds up to being a pain in the butt if true

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