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We have many years experience of dealing with the RTA for export purposes and have an excellent and cost effective shared shipping route from Jebel Ali to the UK, to ensure your vehicle arrives safely and at the best possible price.
Prior to shipping the car out of Dubai you will need to visit the local RTA to have them put the vehicle on export plates. This is a very straightforward process and completed in relatively quick time. You then are given a timescale to get the vehicle to our depot (usually around 7-14 days) ready for export.
Our specialist handling teams will securely load your vehicle into either a 20ft dedicated container or a shared 40ft container. We only ship cars in our containers for the safety of the vehicles inside.
Your vehicle will be fully insured during the entire process; we take a full condition report on collection and a full condition report on UK arrival. Any damage is covered up to total vehicle loss.
To get an estimate of the taxes to expect or to see if you would be exempt, our comprehensive online quote system can provide a detailed breakdown.
All imports from Dubai will be subject to import duties and taxes unless you have owned the vehicle at least 6 months and lived in Dubai at least 12 months. We handle all customs formalities for you, ensuring you pay no more than what you should.
Regardless of whether the vehicle is a European built vehicle or not, because it is coming from outside of the EU, it will require an IVA test if it is under ten years old.
Usually for Gulf-spec cars this means changing the fog light to the right hand side, displaying MPH on the dashboard (usually by replacing the speedometer fascia or programming the digital readout to display MPH) and ensuring headlights have the correct beam patterns for the UK.
If the vehicle is over ten years old it will still need the appropriate lighting modifications to get through an MOT, which also means it will need to be roadworthy in terms of tyres, suspension components etc.
Once you have all the necessary testing completed the car can then be registered with the DVLA.