Thinking of shipping a car from the UK to Australia? There are a number of factors to consider as well as the cost of getting the car there. We go through the process frmo obtaining a car shipping quote to import approval, asbestos, quarantine costs and more
Category: Frequently Asked Questions
Lost title / registration Are you trying to register a car with the DVLA but have misplaced the foreign registration or title? Have the DVLA rejected the original title / registration as evidence of the vehicle age? Don’t panic! We are contacted all the time to see what can be done with a lost or…
FAQ Guides
On this page we have compiled a list of guides that hopefully will provide you with lots of helpful car shipping information. Should you require any further assistance, please feel free to contact us at anytime on 01908 887 917. Some of our most popular guides are: Full example of shipping a car to the…
If you are importing a vehicle into the UK which is over thirty years old then you may benefit from the BTI / 9705 Scheme for import duty relief for Historic Vehicles. Car shipping experts ShipMyCar.co.uk explain in more details
The clever engineers at ShipMyCar have created a Light Control Unit (LCU) which is a universal control box to safely power the lighting modifications needed for IVA / SVA / MOT testing requirements here in the UK
How much import duty??
Shipping a car to the UK means you may be liable to pay import VAT and Duty. Import VAT and Duty depends on a number of factors which we will discuss below
How to import into UK?
There are many stages in importing a vehicle into the UK, which vary depending on the age, value and manufacturing origin of the vehicle in question. Our full import service includes: Shipping Collection of your vehicle from country of export and delivery to nearest port (currently US only), transportation of vehicle to UK by sea…