Carnet for UK registered vehicle
 

Hi everyone currently in Turkey and wondering if any changes to Carnet requirements for the following countries I will transit through:

Iran
UAE

then plan to ship my Defender and Bike to Australia. (where it seems I need a Carnet). Any up to date info hugely appreciated, thanks dean

I would immediately check with your carnet issuer, they should know before anyone.
Good luck, and please let us know what you find!

Yes, you need a carnet for Australia.

You'll need CTP (Compulsory Third Party insurance) - we obtained ours in Queensland - initially they said that they didn't issue CTP for foreign vehicles however relented once we talked to a supervisor. AA of Australia helped us navigate the uncertainties with this. If you ship into NSW you may have a problem because in NSW CTP is in the price of petrol, however when you leave NSW you'll need a certificate. At first we (mis) understood that we would have to get CTP for every state and ACT, however we found that the Queensland CTP covered all of Australia.

There are lots of stories on various fora that you need safety inspection and some other state stuff, but with the carnet, as long as the vehicle and bike are legal at home you don't need state inspections. The stories have to do with people importing vehicles (and registering them in Australia).

If your Defender is LHD you don't need a LHD sticker (it's not over the limit for this in terms of GVM).

You will not have to pay road tolls - foreign-registered vehicles are ignored.

If you need an agent in Australia I can recommend one (the one we used).

If you have other questions on shipping into/driving in Australia let me know and I'll be happy to offer suggestions.

Agent recommendation
 

Hi Alan i really would apprciate any recommendation on the agent please, if you could send his contacts i will contact them. thanks dean

Unless things have changed in the four months that we have been enjoying the cool summer in Tasmania, the NSW CTP is not included in the price of fuel, but has to be purchased separately from a handful of approved providers

It might be out of date now but I shipped my bike into WA and needed a safety inspection to get insurance which was only available through their vehicle registration office, it was pretty much like a UK mot test.

I've sent you a PM

Good to know. Clearly every state (and the territory) is different. We didn't plan to enter via Queensland to simplify the process, however it seems that it was a good choice.

This is very useful information. Is there any info on the same process in Northern Territory (Darwin)? It's a very popular entry point for overlanders shipping their vehicles to Oz from southeast Asia (Dili, Malaysia etc.)

I suggest that you contact the Territory Insurance Office (contacts at https://www.greenslips.com.au/ctp-insurance-nt.html and https://nt.gov.au/driving ) and the AA of Australia (+61 2 6247 7311‬ ) to start with.