When you’re thinking about transporting your car interstate, one of your biggest concerns is likely to be price.
How much is it likely to cost? What affects the price? Which company should you choose?
While most car shipping companies do offer a similar service, it’s a good idea to get a rough idea of how much you need to budget.
To help you out, we’ve put together this quick guide to interstate car transport costs. We’ve included what influences the price and how you can choose the right car shipping company for your needs.
How much does it cost to have a car transported interstate?
Generally speaking, it costs around 40-60 cents per kilometre to transport your car interstate.
You can expect to pay somewhere between $569 – $1,078 to transport your car from Brisbane to Melbourne or $714 – $1,299 from Sydney to Perth.
However, this does depend on a variety of factors including the destination, the size and condition of your vehicle and even market prices. This means it’s always better to get a no-obligation quote to help you better understand costs.
What affects the cost of interstate car relocation?
Here are some of the factors to bear in mind when working out how much it could potentially cost to transport your car interstate.
- The vehicle that you’re shipping
Expect to pay more for shipping if you have a larger, heavier vehicle such as a van, campervan, or SUV. The size of your tyres and any changes you’ve made to your suspension are also likely to alter the price. This is because, the less space your vehicle occupies on the trailer, the more vehicles the shipping company can carry.
- Whether you choose protection
Many people choose to ship their vehicle in an enclosed space to protect it from the elements and ensure that it stays in decent condition, especially if the vehicle is of higher value. This will also increase the price of transportation, especially if your vehicle is on the larger side.
- How far you’re transporting your vehicle
The distance also influences the price, for obvious reasons. The further your vehicle needs to travel, the greater the cost. However, this isn’t always as linear as you might think. The cost per kilometre can come down the further you travel.
- Whether you choose door to door delivery or pick up from the depot by Third party Logistics
As with most things in life, you pay for more convenience. If you want door to door delivery, you’ll likely pay more than if you have to go and pick it up from the depot.
- Fuel prices
How much petrol costs at the time of shipping will also affect the cost. Prices often fluctuate according to global market events- for example prices dipped considerably during the COVID-19 lockdown. Expect to pay more if fuel prices are high.
Considering your caravan to be your sole or main residence if you:
- have ownership of another home elsewhere but it is occupied by someone else
- stay at your caravan for large parts of the time the site is open
- cannot provide enough evidence to show you live somewhere else.
The following issues will not stop you from being responsible for the payment of Council Tax:
- having your post re-directed because the site does not allow post
- paying rates to the site owner separately to the rent
- having to leave the site when it is closed
- overnight stays at a friends or relatives address.
Reference-
https://transport.vic.gov.au/