Hi,

This is my first post here and I did try to search and read up as much as possible but it either hasn't been discussed before (I doubt) or I couldn't narrow it down enough.

Current situation: I'm a Hungarian citizen living in Australia at the moment temporarily (last 2 years and another year to go). I own an Australian registered motorcycle here and I hold a UK license (but I'm neither citizen of the UK or Australia and I haven't been living in Hungary last 6 years).

I decided to do the usual OZ->Europe thing, but I have couple of questions with the Carnet:

1, Which organisation should I apply at? RAC in the UK, AAA in OZ or the one relevant to Hungary?

2, Would having an Australian license make things easier from general paperwork point of view?

3, Most importantly: I understand the Carnet process and the requirement of returning the vehicle to the country of origin. The problem is that I'm not planning on coming back to Australia after the trip is finished and would like to keep the bike in Hungary. The route obviously involves countries with 400%+ duties so paying that is not a solution. So the question: if I officially import the bike to Hungary, is that a solution for ending and returning the carnet?

I should probably just phone AAA, but if someone was through this and is willing to share, that would be most welcome.

Thanks,
Andras