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Do Australians need an international driving permit to drive in the US, or is an Australian drivers licence sufficient?
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Australian Drivers Licence is fine, though an IDP is helpful (apparently I have never got mine out).
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Can Australians register a car in the US without being a resident?
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Varies from state to state, very easy to do in Arizona, and I have been told New Mexico and Nevada.
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How do you get the car insured? any other tips on insurance?
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Very easy online, I used Progressive.
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Hey. I am a complete beginner to this. In april I am flying into the US and plan on buying a car in LA,
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California is expensive and more difficult than say Arizona to do this.
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driving round US and Canada on a climbing trip for 6 months and selling the car in canada before I go home.
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This means importing the car into Canada, not a simple process.
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I was hoping I could get a bit of advice from anyone here with knowledge:
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If you search under my name I have made a couple of posts outlining what I did.
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