The reason your new car delivery has been delayed in Queensland
If you're waiting to get your hand on your brand new car it may have become clear it is moving at a snail's pace - but there's a reason.
With global supply chain issues and the pandemic causing extensive delays, waiting customers may have to hold on a little longer for their brand-new car as a new issue rears its head.
There are 1900 cars stuck at the Port of Brisbane for biosecurity concerns because they're contaminated with exotic snails, invasive weeds, and stink bugs.
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Thousands of new cars are waiting to be fumigated off the Port of Brisbane. Getty
A total of seven cargo ships loaded with cars are also stuck off Queensland's coast as of Thursday.
The Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry said there's been an 88 per cent increase in the number of new vehicles arriving in Australia with biosecurity risks.
The department also claims the cleaning capacity of commercial companies is responsible for the slow going.
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It comes after global supply chain issues and the pandemic. 9News
It's believed the cars have been left sitting in ports and paddocks in other countries while global supply chain issues wreak havoc which has caused the infiltration of insects and seeds.
The average wait time for a new car in Queensland is 134 days, radio station 4BC reported.
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