Importing a car from Brisbane
Collected anywhere in Brisbane or Queensland, shipped from the Port of Brisbane and registered on UK plates at our site.
- From
- Brisbane, QLD
- Port
- AUBNE
- At sea
- 6 to 10 weeks
- Door to door
- 10 to 16 weeks
From Brisbane to Castle Donington
The Port of Brisbane sits at the mouth of the Brisbane River, within easy reach of the city, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast.
Queensland is a big state. A car in Cairns or Townsville has a long way to travel before it reaches any port, so we plan that leg properly and tell you how it will go.
We are often asked about the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, Ipswich, Toowoomba, Townsville, Cairns, Mackay. All fine.
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Collected
Week 1
From your driveway, a dealer or a storage yard, anywhere in Brisbane or Queensland.
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The Port of Brisbane
AUBNE
Loaded into a shared container, or a 20ft to itself, and sealed for the voyage.
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At sea
6 to 10 weeks
Insured for the whole crossing. You can follow it in your online portal.
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Castle Donington
DVLA around 10 working days
Unloaded at our site, cleared through customs, converted, tested and registered.
Before it leaves Queensland
Three local jobs to sort while you are still there. Everything after collection is ours.
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The rego
Registration in Queensland is handled by the Department of Transport and Main Roads. Talk to us before you cancel it, so the timing lines up with the collection.
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Tolls
Brisbane’s toll roads and bridges run on tags. Take the tag off the windscreen before collection and close or update the account.
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Any finance
A car with money owing is usually recorded on the PPSR. It needs to be cleared, or the lender needs to agree, before the car can be exported.
Ringing us from Brisbane
Brisbane is 9 to 10 hours ahead of the UK. Queensland does not use daylight saving, so the gap only moves when the UK changes its clocks: 9 hours in the British summer, 10 in the winter.
9 to 10 hours ahead
Questions from Brisbane
My car is in north Queensland. Can you still collect it?
Yes. We collect anywhere in Australia. For a car a long way from a port, we plan the route and tell you how it will get there before anything moves.
How do I cancel my Queensland rego?
Registration in Queensland is handled by the Department of Transport and Main Roads. Talk to us about timing before you cancel, so it lines up with the collection date.
What is the time difference with Brisbane?
Brisbane is 9 hours ahead of the UK in the British summer and 10 in the winter, because Queensland does not change its clocks.
Somewhere else?
Tell us about the car in Brisbane
Make, model, year and where it is. A person here prices the whole job, and we aim to reply the same working day.