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Well - after visiting several offices and after been waiting hours in lines I have now got third party insurance for WA valid for 6 months. If that covers and are valid for other states in Australia nobody could really tell. But I will pretend so if sombody asks....

I just cant be bothered to seek new offics and pay new inspections in every state I am visiting.
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If your bike is registered overseas & you entered on a carnet why did you get an inspection? there are two types of "third party" one is your compulsory insurance when your register your bike, the other is just purchased from any insurance company.

Are you just temporary riding/importing your bike in OZ & then leaving with it.?

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If your bike is registered overseas & you entered on a carnet why did you get an inspection? there are two types of "third party" one is your compulsory insurance when your register your bike, the other is just purchased from any insurance company.

Are you just temporary riding/importing your bike in OZ & then leaving with it.?

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Well - to get a third party insurance in Australia you need to get your bike inspected. And a third party insurance is mandatory after what I understand in Australia. So thats why I got it inspected, in Darwin and in Perth. I also belive that a vehicle temporary imported on a Carnet needs to be inspected and approved by the national authorities in Australia. However I could be wrong about this.
The third party insurance I got is the compulsory at the Department of Traffic.

But you might be right that it could be possible to get this insurance from a insurance company.

Anybody else who have information about this?
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Hi I arrived in Melbourne Victoria just over a month ago and went to the road office and all they wanted to see was proof that it was temporary (less than 1 year) and the bike belonged to me. I showed them my visa and vehicle doc (V5) and they gave me the third party (ACT) insurance and said it only covers Victoria and it was up to myself to ensure the bike was roadworthy.
I have also got full comp with Shannon Insurance for Australia.

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Trouble with Australia is that each state is effectively a sovereign nation with own laws and even Australians who stay in a particular state for more than three months are supposed to get drivers licenses and registrations in the new state and that always involves a safety inspection and payment of money.
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Hi I arrived in Melbourne Victoria just over a month ago and went to the road office and all they wanted to see was proof that it was temporary (less than 1 year) and the bike belonged to me. I showed them my visa and vehicle doc (V5) and they gave me the third party (ACT) insurance and said it only covers Victoria and it was up to myself to ensure the bike was roadworthy.
I have also got full comp with Shannon Insurance for Australia.

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That`s what i thought Darren, CTP basically ensures that if you kill somebody your covered.

Then what you have done is fully comp on top with Shannon`s

Im doing the same thing right now, i just got a old Tenere on the weekend (white 3AJ for the nerds) & im going for my blue slip inspection at 8am, with that & my green slip (CTP) which cost me $240 i can register the bike in NSW (on a VIC plate now).

Once done i will then get Shannon`s fully comp on top for $340 (with all its bonuses like recovery if you crash your bike & your riding gear covered).

I always thought the CTP`s from whatever state were valid Australia wide? or is that for Australian registered bikes only?



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