Importing a car from Melbourne
Collected anywhere in Melbourne or Victoria, shipped from the Port of Melbourne and registered on UK plates at our site.
- From
- Melbourne, VIC
- Port
- AUMEL
- At sea
- 6 to 10 weeks
- Door to door
- 10 to 16 weeks
From Melbourne to Castle Donington
The Port of Melbourne is Australia’s busiest container port, which makes Melbourne one of the most straightforward places in the country to ship a car from.
We collect from across the city and regional Victoria, and plan how the car gets to the port from wherever it is.
We are often asked about Geelong, the Mornington Peninsula, the Dandenongs, Ballarat, Bendigo, the Yarra Valley, Gippsland. All fine.
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Collected
Week 1
From your driveway, a dealer or a storage yard, anywhere in Melbourne or Victoria.
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The Port of Melbourne
AUMEL
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 Victoria
Three local jobs to sort while you are still there. Everything after collection is ours.
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The rego
Registration in Victoria is handled by VicRoads. Talk to us before you cancel it, so the timing lines up with the collection.
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Tolls
If you use CityLink or EastLink, there will be a tag on the windscreen and an account behind it. Take the tag off 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.
Falcon country
Ford built the Falcon in Broadmeadows, in Melbourne’s north, right up to the end of Australian production in 2016. If you are bringing one home, there is a good chance it started life just up the road.
The Australian cars we see mostRinging us from Melbourne
Melbourne is 9 to 11 hours ahead of the UK. Victoria and the UK both use daylight saving, but in opposite seasons and on different dates, so the gap moves through the year.
9 to 11 hours ahead
Questions from Melbourne
Do I need to take the car to the port?
No. We collect it from your address, a dealer or wherever it is being kept, and take it to the port for you.
How do I cancel my Victorian rego?
Registration in Victoria is handled by VicRoads. Talk to us about timing before you cancel, so it lines up with the collection date.
Can you ship a Falcon from Melbourne?
Yes. A Falcon is right-hand drive like nearly every Australian car, so the usual changes apply: the speedometer, a rear fog light, and the IVA or MOT test depending on its age.
Somewhere else?
Tell us about the car in Melbourne
Make, model, year and where it is. A person here prices the whole job, and we aim to reply the same working day.