Guides for the South Africa to UK import
Written by the people who do the work. Each one answers a question people ask us, with a tool to apply it to your own car.
- Checklist Before your car leaves South Africa Finance, police clearance, insurance, the tracker and the keys. The jobs to tick off while you are still there. Read the guide
- Buying Buying a car in South Africa for the UK What to check before you pay, and the documents the seller needs to hand over.
- Money Rand, pounds and the value we declare How a price in rand becomes a customs value in pounds, and why the exchange rate matters.
- Timing How long does it take? Where the weeks go between your driveway and UK plates, and the parts you can speed up.
- Deciding Ship it or sell it? A clear way to decide whether your car is worth bringing over at all.
- Compliance What changes on a South African car It already drives on the left, so the list is short. Here is what is on it.
- Returning Bringing a UK car back home Took your car to South Africa and now it is coming back? It can be simpler than a first import.
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Prefer to ask a person? Ring us on 01332 810442, or +44 1332 810442 from South Africa. One of our team will talk it through with you.
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