Transporting a car from the docks...

[lightyearman]

After much mental towing and froing I've decided to pull the trigger and buy a Japanese Import fresh from the land of the rising sun.

I've found the car, got the importation side of things all sorted through an agent I trust. Now I need to decide the most intelligent way to get it from the docks back to my house so I can have a faff with it before I get it MOT'd and registered.

The car is fairly large, say somewhere between a 5 Series and 7 series in size and weight. It's low. Not daft cambered wheels / stance pervert low, but low enough to take caution on speedbumps lets say.

I originally wanted to just hire a trailer and tow it back with my A4 but because of when I passed my test I'm pretty sure it's not strictly legal. Without opening up that can of worms and endless discussion lets just say that option is out.

I estimate the weight to be around 1600kg or so, meaning it wouldn't likely go on a transit type beavertail (they usually have a bit of a hideous ramp angle I imagine it would ground out on too)

What are peoples suggestions? What have you folks used before? If I end up paying for someone to collect it for me I'd want to be going with them, is that generally an option?

Cheers!

[Mike D]

Get it brought into Immingham and i'll just drive it back for you

[Mike D]

Or if it's somewhere else, insure it on the chassis number and drive it home to a pre booked mot

[optimusprime]

May 1, 2018 6:49:48 GMT Mike D said:

Get it brought into Immingham and i'll just drive it back for you

Or hire a trailer and i’ll collect from mingming with my Disco.

[lightyearman]

All fantastic ideas, driving it back insured on the Chassis number to a pre booked MOT - I absolutely love the idea of that but going down the motorway with no plates on is bound to get loads of attention isn't it. Won't they find a way of punishing me for such infuriating use of logic and common sense?

I imagine I could insure it on the chassis number through my trade policy...

Food for thought.

[Mike D]

You might get attention but I don't think there's a great deal they can do about it.. Are you about at the weekend? I'll pop over and discuss over a brew

edit: Just print the chassis number onto some appropriately coloured laminated paper and roll with that as plates

[lightyearman]

May 1, 2018 23:38:59 GMT Mike D said:

You might get attention but I don't think there's a great deal they can do about it.. Are you about at the weekend? I'll pop over and discuss over a brew

edit: Just print the chassis number onto some appropriately coloured laminated paper and roll with that as plates

I'll be about on Saturday for hot beverages and a natter merrt, sling me a message and we can do scheming

[igor]

Just drive it and don't get caught. Worked for my brother-in-law on a 450 km journey in a very dodgy house bus.

[incarsolutions]

trade plates are your friend here. My old import agent used to float about for months on them and never registered the car till it had sold.