The guides can be viewed here: Shipping a Car to the UK Guides

Of course you can always use our unique car shipping calulator which gives you an instant breakdown of all costs to involve in regards to the shipping, testing and registration of your car here: Car shipping quote calculator

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Purchase of the Car

Might seem obvious but if you are shipping a car you have just purchased in the USA, you will need to make sure that you have the original title/registration document and a bill of sale from the previous owner to yourself. As of April 2014, you do not need to transfer title to yourself via the DMV, simply put your details on the back.

Lienholders

If there was an existing loan/finance on the vehicle, the title will be in the name of the lienholder / bank that has provided the finance. In order to ship the car you will need to prove there is no longer a lien on the vehicle. This can be done by either having the car re-registered in your name and removing the lienholder from the title, or by providing a letter from the lienholder stating they have no further interest in the vehicle.

Fuel

Car should ideally be shipped with no more than one-eighth of a tank of fuel.

Shipping Spare Car Parts

As we ship by container it is perfectly safe to place spare parts within the boot of the vehicle and to have them shipped back with the car, these can work out cheaper than buying in the UK. Also things like tyres/upgrades can be cheaper in the USA so have them fitted prior to shipping.

Car Shipping from New York

If shipping a car newer than 2010 from New York, we will need proof of payment for the car, this can either be a bill of sale showing zero balance remaining or a bank statement showing the payment to the seller from your account.

Car Shipping from Long Beach

If shipping from Long Beach we will require a Power of Attorney form completed and either notarised or witnessed by a solicitor and officially stamped. This is for US Customs and Border Control reasons and only currently (April 2014) applies to Long Beach.

Payment for Car Overseas

The best way to pay for the car is to use a foreign exchange broker. We recommend TorFX – they can carry out a same day transfer from UK to USA and will give you much better rates than the main banks will.

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There is a good market here in the UK for left hand drive vehicles from both domestic buyers looking for a certain vehicle specification or from European buyers who are happy to buy a LHD vehicle.

The vehicles we notice performing very well at the moment include:

1) 1955-1963 Mercedes 190SL

2) 1963-1971 Mercedes Pagoda

3) 2008 Mustang Bullitt

4) 2012-2013 Boss 302 Mustang

Anybody can ship a car into the UK and sell or keep as an investment and we are here to help. Our unique car shipping calculator allows you to instantly cost up the entire purchase including all overseas transport, shipping, insurance, testing, registration and taxes. This enables you to quickly decide on which vehicle you can import within your budget.

If you are importing a car you have already owned abroad (for at least six months, and you have lived outside of the EU for at least 185 consecutive days out of the last 12 months plus you are moving back to the UK permanently) then you will not have to pay any tax / duty on import. This can make great financial sense as you can own the car for a year here and then sell without having to pay any duties, this can mean not only cost effective motoring but also makes shipping your car back to the UK a profitable experience.

For more information please visit www.shipmycar.co.uk

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It also means, when applying for future tax discs, you will not need to show a valid MOT certificate

The car must still be in a roadworthy condition when used on a public road and we assume usual insurance criteria will apply for example if you had a crash in a pre-1960 vehicle with worn tyres, it should be your responsibility to ensure the car was in good condition and so if deemed un-roadworthy we would assume you would not be insured.

Shipping a pre-1960 car and MOT

If shipping a car to the UK through ShipMyCar, you will notice our instant car shipping calculator still adds an MOT test – this is going to be our company policy to put every car we ship into the UK to be put through a voluntary MOT test on import to the UK, this is to ensure the vehicle is safe for you to drive away.

The voluntary MOT will be carried out on the car’s VIN number as the car will not be registered yet as per usual with new imports and so will not be stored in the MOT system, and we will be able to provide a quote for any MOT work to get the car in roadworthy condition.

Cars being shipping for example from the USA may not have had a safety check carried out for many years and so we feel it right for your safety to ensure we have at least checked it has been deemed safe by a qualified MOT test station, or any defects are made clear to
you prior to collection.

Classic Car Shipping

We are specialists at classic car shipping – for further information or to try our unique classic car shipping quote calculator, please visit our classic car shipping website

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Car Shipping Quotes

First you will need sensible quotes for shipping your car, luckily for you we have been developing an instant quote system which can price up the import costs including US transport, shipping, UK modifications, testing, registration and tax/duty. When comparing car shipping quotes, ensure that you compare like-for-like as our service is fully comprehensive and your car is shipped in a container

Container or RORO

At ShipMyCar, we only carry out USA->UK car shipping by container, roll-on-roll off is not worth the risk of the likely chance of car damage or missing parts

UK Import Duty and VAT

As a rough guide, any car less than thirty years old will pay 10% duty and 20% VAT. Commercial vehicles are charged 22% duty. European cars are £50 duty and 20% VAT. Standard vehicles over thirty years old escape paying any duty under the BTI Ruling and just 5% VAT

UK modifications and testing

Cars under ten years old being shipped into the UK and registered here will require an IVA test, the wiring on this can be significant, our quote system will price up any make/model for you

Cars over three years old will also require an MOT which checks safety aspects such as worn tyres/suspension

Car Import Registration

The car then needs to be registered with the DVLA, we can do this for you

In summary

Visit www.shipmycar.co.uk – we take all the hassle out of car shipping and even have a unique instant quote system to give you a free, instant and no obligation full breakdown of all costs involved

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1938 Lincoln K Semi-Collapsible Cabriolet ($152,500) and a 1956 Lincoln Premiere convertible, which achieved the same price.

The following three days maintained a sale rate of 70%, with the top price of $285,000 going to a 1967 427cu in Chevrolet Corvette HP convertible (pictured)

How to ship a classic car back to the UK

So if you are one of the lucky bidders you will be more than likely wanting to get the car back to the UK as quickly and safely as possible. At ShipMyCar we ship rare classic and prestige marques back every day and have the following advise regarding classic car shipping

• Ensure your classic car is collected by enclosed transport which has the facility for low loading so the front bumper does not catch
• At port use specialist loading teams to load your car into your own 20ft container
• Container? Yes, never ship a rare classic by Roll-on-Roll-off, if you do, it would be driven from the port to the ship and then is open to the elements and ship workers. We can organise a sealed, weatherproof container to house just your car for the journey, this is sealed in our US warehouses and unloaded in one of our customs bonded warehouses here in the UK. All of our staff are specialised in vehicle shipping. Consolidated/shared containers mean your car would be shared with one or two other cars, if you choose this make sure there are no other goods in the container which could fall on your car
• UK Customs Clearance – any vehicle over thirty years old should not pay any duty and just 5% VAT
• MOT modifications – we ensure any modifications carried out do not alter the look of the original car in any visible way

You can obtain an instant quote for any classic car shipping for any USA collection address at our website Classic Car Shipping