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Importing a car from Pretoria

Collected from your door in Pretoria, shipped from Cape Town, then cleared, tested and registered by us in the UK.

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Port Cape Town, where we usually ship from Collection towns (select one)

Pretoria at a glance

BMW’s Rosslyn plant, its first factory outside Germany, is on the city’s north-west edge. It built the 325iS and the 333i.

Ford builds the Ranger at Silverton, in the east of the city.

Province
Gauteng
Main roads
N1 and N4
To Cape Town
1,310 km
Nearest listed port
Durban, 540 km
To our site in the UK
9,200 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 Pretoria to UK plates

  1. Collected in Pretoria

    We book the truck from Pretoria to the port. It is 1,310 km to Cape Town as the crow flies, more by road, so we will also look at Durban.

  2. Loaded at Cape Town

    Into a shared container usually, which keeps the cost down. Export clearance happens here.

  3. 4 to 6 weeks at sea

    Insured for the voyage, and trackable in our customer portal.

  4. Customs, prep and test

    Our own customs agents, our own unloading, our own workshop and IVA lane in Castle Donington.

  5. Registered

    DVLA registration in around 10 working days on our dealer account, then collection or delivery.

Map of the journey from Pretoria to the UK A straight line from Pretoria to Cape Town, 1,310 km as the crow flies, then an illustrative sea route up the west coast of Africa, across the equator and through the Bay of Biscay to Southampton, then by road to Castle Donington. About 11,800 km by sea. Equator Cape Town Pretoria UK port Castle Donington
About 11,800 km by sea, 4 to 6 weeks Pretoria to Cape Town is 1,310 km as the crow flies (dashed), further by road. Illustrative route. Ships vary, and some call at or transship through other ports on the way.

Pretoria questions

Do you collect from Pretoria?

Yes. We arrange the road transport from Pretoria to the port, usually Cape Town. 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 Pretoria ship from?

Usually Cape Town, 1,310 km away in a straight line. The nearest listed port is Durban, about 540 km away, and we will tell you if shipping from there works out better for your car.

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 Pretoria

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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