kibanje Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Hiya, So am trying to get my head around how we are going to get from the airport to our rental property in Rockingham. There are going to be 4 of us (2 adults and 2 little ones in car seats) plus 4/5 big bags plus hand luggage plus a bugaboo pushchair. We have been offered a minibus for about £100 which actually isn't too bad but are also going to need to hire a car for 2/3 weeks so am thinking maybe we hire a people carrier or something similar at the airport. What have others done? Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walkabout Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Hi, we hired a people carrier from the airport for a couple of days and then took it back and swapped it for something cheaper for a couple of weeks, bit of a faf but better than having a huge car for longer than we needed! Also dont forget that UK car seats are not technically legal over here unless they have been tested to Aus safety standards (most arent as standard practice), so worth checking out if you were planning on bringing some over with you. we hired seats with the first hire car and bought ones in the first couple of days to use from there on in (given that we were going to need them going forwards we figured we were as well to make it a priority to get some as hiring them was really expensive!) Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkiwd Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 We hired a Rav4 from Bayswater car hire as cheaper than airport car hire companies. We got 9 bags/cases a bike and 2 kids into ours :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesw Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Sorry if I read this wrong, but there are only 4 of you in total? If so, take the mini bus option to Rockingham, then hire a car the next day. No need for a people carrier unless there were 6+ of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druid Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Get a taxi from the Airport to your holiday rental in Rockingham, most of them are huge Ford Falcon Wagons, they will swallow you and your luggage up no probs, then arrange a hire car from either Ambrose or Port Kennedy car hire, much cheaper than hiring a huge car from the airport, even with the taxi fare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<Dan> Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 When we activated our visas we hired a Commodore SV6 from the airport. We managed to fit our luggage, pushchair / pram (Travel system) and seat in the car with three children. Although they kids did not enjoy the journey to Rockingham with everything between their legs / on laps. If you can, get a taxi to Rockingham, then hire a decent car from Bayswater, a lot cheaper than at the airport! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou8670 Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 There were 5 of us with 14 pieces of luggage (37kg each) and 2 car seats. We took taxis to Bayswater hire car and hired a 4x4. We managed to just about get everything in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest6235 Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Sorry to hijack this thread but do car seats ever get checked to make sure you're using one to oz regs. The UK ones will probably be the same if not better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<Dan> Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 We are taking ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plimthing Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Sorry to hijack this thread but do car seats ever get checked to make sure you're using one to oz regs. The UK ones will probably be the same if not better. Its not a case of being better, its a case of complying with Australian law, God forbid you should have an accident and any insurers find out the type of seat you were in was illegal. Besides what value do you put on your childs safety? Also have you seen how they drive over here! Please, get the right child seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest6235 Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 (edited) It's more A to B until we can get out to actually buy the seat. It's like having a qualification that isn't recognised in oz but basically they are the same thing. I don't think it's that I don't value my childs safety at all! (Bites tongue) We've seen our seat on websites over there and they are exactly the same, all apart probably from a label saying it's to oz standards. Edited September 9, 2014 by Guest6235 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<Dan> Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Besides what value do you put on your childs safety? I think thats an unfair thing to say. You make it sound like using a UK seat means you don't care about your child's life. they are perfectly safe and legal in the UK and indeed Europe, but Australia have a different system therefore they do not comply. I care about my children and would NEVER put them at harm. I will continue to use the seat until he no longer needs it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druid Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 I'm sure your seats are perfectly safe, and probably made to a higher standard the Aussie standard, but it's the same old story, no one will even bother to look at them until there's an accident or incident, any car seat is better than no car seat, when I imported the Mini a couple of years back, one of the requirements for the Aussies was to have isofix child's car seat anchors fitted to the boot floor, I quizzed the inspector and apparently the child seats are pretty much permanently strapped into the isofix anchors, we always used to use the car seat belt to fix the chair in in the UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou8670 Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 It's more A to B until we can get out to actually buy the seat. It's like having a qualification that isn't recognised in oz but basically they are the same thing. I don't think it's that I don't value my childs safety at all! (Bites tongue)We've seen our seat on websites over there and they are exactly the same, all apart probably from a label saying it's to oz standards. We took ours because we flew to the UK for 2 weeks (we're not from there) then to Cyprus, Singapore and finally Perth. We figured they'd be safer in the UK compliant ones than nothing at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkiwd Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 the aussie one we bought when we got here is way flimsier than the uk one we left behind, the uk one was much better quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kibanje Posted September 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Thanks for all the suggestions, still haven't quite decided how to do it but have a lot more food for thought! Think I have cracked how we are getting to the airport this side so at least that is one job done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plimthing Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 I think thats an unfair thing to say. You make it sound like using a UK seat means you don't care about your child's life. they are perfectly safe and legal in the UK and indeed Europe, but Australia have a different system therefore they do not comply. I care about my children and would NEVER put them at harm. I will continue to use the seat until he no longer needs it. So why not a buy a child seat that is legal and forfils the safety requirements of the country you are moving to? Lots of people who moved here did and so did i. There are lots of people moving back to Uk so maybe you could pick one up cheap that way if you dont have to fork out big bucks again for something you just bought in UK. Apologies for being blunt, but i aint a touchie feely kind of person. Sometimes you have to just suck it up and obey the law. See the car in my avatar, i would love to take my family out in that with the roof down to the beach. However i cannot as it doesnt have a 3 point seat belt in the back so i cannot put my child's seat in as it only has lap belts in the back. So it sits in the garage for another year, or until the ADR approve a means of me fabricating reinforcments for a 3 point system. The law sucks sometimes but its there so thats it. We paid $60 for ours and the 2nd one was given to us for free by someone who was leaving. $60 is a half decent carton of beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisef Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 We got a taxi for all the luggage and pre hired a car from Hertz the airport - handy as we followed the taxi to our holiday rental - too easy : ) ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<Dan> Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 So why not a buy a child seat that is legal and forfils the safety requirements of the country you are moving to? Lots of people who moved here did and so did i. There are lots of people moving back to Uk so maybe you could pick one up cheap that way if you dont have to fork out big bucks again for something you just bought in UK.Apologies for being blunt, but i aint a touchie feely kind of person. Sometimes you have to just suck it up and obey the law. See the car in my avatar, i would love to take my family out in that with the roof down to the beach. However i cannot as it doesnt have a 3 point seat belt in the back so i cannot put my child's seat in as it only has lap belts in the back. So it sits in the garage for another year, or until the ADR approve a means of me fabricating reinforcments for a 3 point system. The law sucks sometimes but its there so thats it. We paid $60 for ours and the 2nd one was given to us for free by someone who was leaving. $60 is a half decent carton of beer. So you are saying the at Australian Safety Law is Better than the EU safety Law? Why would I buy a cheap one which would be worse than my decent UK one? why would I buy a second hand one, one which may have been in an accident? It isn't a money saving exercise, its a common sense exercise. Also, if you wanted to retro fit 3 point harnesses in your car, you can. I have worked on enough cars / track cars to know it is possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest6235 Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 So you are saying the at Australian Safety Law is Better than the EU safety Law? Why would I buy a cheap one which would be worse than my decent UK one? why would I buy a second hand one, one which may have been in an accident? It isn't a money saving exercise, its a common sense exercise. Also, if you wanted to retro fit 3 point harnesses in your car, you can. I have worked on enough cars / track cars to know it is possible. Mate, although we agree, I would let it be now, I've stopped short of having a further online 'discussion' about this. People can have their opinions and ours are different to his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy little Vegemite Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 The point that plimthing is making is not whether or not australian safety standards are better than those of the EU, just that they are in fact the safety standards that apply in the country that you are talking about. God forbid you have an accident caused by one of the many atrocious drivers over here and their insurance company finds out that your child's car seat does not meet the appropriate local safety standards, I wouldn't like to be the one trying to get any sort of payout or compensation from them to fund any ongoing medical expenses for my children that may arise from said accident, no NHS here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest6235 Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Ok, last one from me...Yes understand that HLV about not possibly getting the insurance money through not complying with having an oz standard seat. So if that's all he's saying what does he mean by saying 'what value do you put on your childs safety' when in fact one or two have touched upon the UK seat being stronger than the oz one. Having a UK seat would not detract from the childs safety, it would just be an issue with the legalities/insurance. As I've mentioned earlier we've seen our seat on an oz website but ours just won't have the oz standard label on or whatever. No doubt we will get an oz seat as we are law abiding citizens but if we find the seat not to be as strong then we won't hesitate to revert back to our UK one, after all our childs safety is the main concern and not claiming money, however expensive. Promise I'm done now Gridstar whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossmoyne Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 (edited) Geez guys this thread was supposed to be about taxi from the airport to Rockingham..... if you want to have a discussion about child seats and what you should use in Oz, just start a new thread!!! Edited September 10, 2014 by Rossmoyne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<Dan> Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Geez guys this thread was supposed to be about taxi from the airport to Rockingham..... if you want to have a discussion about child seats and what you should use in Oz, just start a new thread!!! Sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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