Importing a car from Cape Town
Collected from your door in Cape Town, shipped from Cape Town, then cleared, tested and registered by us in the UK.
Cape Town at a glance
Cape Town is the port we usually ship from, so a Cape car has the shortest road leg of all.
Killarney, the city’s motor racing circuit, has been running since the 1940s.
- Province
- Western Cape
- Main roads
- N1, N2 and N7
- To Cape Town
- 0 km
- To our site in the UK
- 9,840 km
- Time
- One or two hours ahead of the UK, depending on UK summer time
Distances are straight lines between coordinates, rounded to the nearest 10 km.
From Cape Town to UK plates
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Collected in Cape Town
From Cape Town, it is a short run to Cape Town harbour. We book the truck and agree a collection time with you.
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Loaded at Cape Town
Into a shared container usually, which keeps the cost down. Export clearance happens here.
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4 to 6 weeks at sea
Insured for the voyage, and trackable in our customer portal.
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Customs, prep and test
Our own customs agents, our own unloading, our own workshop and IVA lane in Castle Donington.
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Registered
DVLA registration in around 10 working days on our dealer account, then collection or delivery.
Cape Town questions
Do you collect from Cape Town?
Yes. We arrange the road transport from Cape Town to the port. You do not need to drive it there yourself, and you do not need to be there if someone can hand over the keys and documents.
Which port will a car from Cape Town ship from?
Cape Town, which is also the nearest of the ports we list, about 0 km away in a straight line.
How long will it take?
The sea passage is usually 4 to 6 weeks. Collection, export, UK customs, testing and registration sit either side, and your quote gives dates for your car.
Tell us about the car in Cape Town
Collection, shipping, customs, testing and registration, itemised in one quote. A person here writes it, and nothing is charged until you say go.
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