Importing from the US

[Aprilia99]

Just won an auction for a classic 60s car on the west coast of the U.S. From what appears to be a reputable dealer.

Does anyone have any experience:
Safely paying
Importing
Or companies who specialise in either of the above

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

[healeyneil]

I bought a car from a dealer in Oklahoma last year. They got it to Houston for me, then Kingstown Shipping, based in Hull brought it home for me. Freight and charges came to £1200, and I felt they did a very good job. Phone No is 01482 374116
I had to arrange a bank transfer for payment. I would have preferred paypal

[TonyBrooks]

I have used these twice - recently in Feb 2014. Miranda is based in the UK and her dad, Max,looks after the US side based in the desert outside of Los Angeles. Extremely helpful and I would use again. Max collected my car from a junk yard, sorted out the documentation with the US equivalent of the DVLA and then shipped to the UK with all taxes paid and NOVA documentation sorted.

http://www.apincorporated.com/index.htm

[TonyBrooks]

I have used these twice - recently in Feb 2014. Miranda is based in the UK and her dad, Max,looks after the US side based in the desert outside of Los Angeles. Extremely helpful and I would use again. Max collected my car from a junk yard, sorted out the documentation with the US equivalent of the DVLA and then shipped to the UK with all taxes paid and NOVA documentation sorted.

http://www.apincorporated.com/index.htm

[Aprilia99]

thanks for the response. did you pay AP or the scappy directly?

just concerned about the bank transfer, a lot of trust is required and having an intermediary would be helpful.

[Rich G]

The info in the link below might be useful too for anyone importing from the US...

http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/licensing-legal-s...

[TonyBrooks]

I paid AP direct here within the UK