Going overseas?
Intend driving whilst overseas?
Naturally you would want to be a responsible Australian Tourist and make the appropriate arrangements to ensure you are legally able to do so.
The cost of doing the right thing is going to depend on where you live in the country.
The only places which are authorised by the Australian Government to issued International Driving Permits are the Royal Automobile Clubs (RAC’s)
An International Driver’s permit in Queensland will cost any applicant $25
Victoria will cost any applicant $32.50
South Australia - $30 for any applicant
Northern Territory - $30 for any applicant.
New South Wales - $31 members and $46 for non members
Tasmania - $25 members and $35 for non members.
Western Australia - $30 members and $50 for non members.
The RAC preforms no other duty or service other than to fill in the document and process it. Obviously this is harder to do in some states than in others.
It should be a regulated set fee across the country and as it is only a "one off" standard processing fee I can not see the justification in the discrepancies other than selective abuse of their authority.
Fortunately you can download the application and send it off to the RACQ. (Royal Automobile Club of Queensland) They obviously are more concerned about responsible driving rather than rorting travellers.
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