Shipping my pride and joy.

[ilikeAstons]

Mrs. IlikeAstons and I are probably emigrating from the UK to Canada, because as a film director, I shoot most of my work either in Toronto, or Los Angeles and it makes sense.

I found my happy place with a particular DB9 - and so I want to take it with me.

What are your shipping recco's/watchouts/advice?

James

[anonymous-user]

I used Kingstown Shipping several times for container shipping from the USA to UK. This varied from a pallet of engine parts to a race car body. I'd use them again without hesitation - excellent service. Once it's on the water, you can track the vessel(s) progress via the marine traffic website. It's a slow process (perhaps 6-8 weeks in transit) but it's made easier when all the paperwork's taken care of for you.

www.kingstown-shipping.co.uk

Only other bits to note that you're probably already aware of; marine insurance - it's worth having, and it's cheap. Towergate Risk Solutions are who I used, and they can process paperwork quickly and have your policy documents to you within a day or two. It's peace of mind when your P&J is on the high seas. There's not much risk of anything going wrong - in my case the sea air got to some parts and started to surface corrode them. It'd be worth spraying some ACF-50 on any parts of the DB9 that might be prone to corrosion, just in case.

As a guide on price, I shipped a 20ft container from New Jersey to Felixstowe for £1250. Marine insurance came to around £80 for an insured value of $17,000.

There'll be different tax rates to apply with it being a running vehicle rather than parts, but hopefully the above helps a little. Kingstown are good at providing guidance and advice in any case.

[ilikeAstons]

Many thanks for this Jon. If indeed, it happens, I'll be sure to give them a call. And thanks for the note about insurance too!

James

[NickCW]

I would think long and hard as to whether or not its worth taking, do you want a RHD car in a LHD country?
It might seem odd at first but if you emigrate I would imagine you will convert to LHD, and then you will be stuck with a car that's hard to sell because its a RHD model.

If it were me I would sell it, and buy a LHD model whilst out there. Also means you don't have to worry about shipping..

Of course if there is a sentimental reason or something else behind this then that makes sense - if so ignore the above!

[AyBee]

As NickCW says, RHD in a LHD country would drive me mad, so unless there was an absolute reason for taking it, you're probably better off selling here and buying there. Cash is far easier to travel with and I'd be looking forward to the search/buying experience again

[Shnozz]

Not a hard car to find a LHD example in Toronto. Prices also seem to be broadly on a par.

As well as shipping costs you have decontamination costs and re-registration. To sit on the wrong side of the car in something not "that" rare in Ontario.