There are different kinds of interstate car transport companies and services including:

• provision of  car transport through rail
• specialised car carrying equipment
• terminal-to-terminal service
• door-to-door service; and
• enclosed car shipping.

No matter what sort of company you are looking for, the first thing you will have to do is to provide information about the car and the destination to the car transport company. The typical questions that Australian Car Transport will need you to answer include:

• the name of the organisation/customer
• date of departure
• destination
• Year, make and model of the car
• Identifying features of the car such as registration and colour
• Contact names and numbers at both the pick up and destination locations.

Do a little market research by asking for a quote from several companies so that you can compare the rates. Most companies have hidden clauses which imply additional costs to the customer.These include adding on GST onto the quoted price, adding credit card surcharges and more. So, you must read the agreement thoroughly before putting your name of the dotted line. Look for cancellation policy and waiver of fees if the car is not picked up during the time frame that was agreed upon. Some companies also give the facility of a rental car as compensation if there is a delay in the delivery of the car. But typically, the transport companies do not give an exact date for the delivery. Make sure that you get the inspection report when you hand over the car for shipment.