Expert Car Shipping & Auto Transport Companies in Gloucester

The simple answer yes you can. You do not need to be in the country your vehicle is being shipped from and our team will be on hand to make it as easy as possible for you to coordinate everything from overseas. If you have left your vehicle in the care of a friend or family member and it would be easier for you; we will be happy to speak directly with them to make it as easy as possible them to deliver on your behalf or for us to collect your vehicle at a time that suits them. If you are purchasing a vehicle either from a car dealer or from a private individual, we will also be happy to deal directly with them to coordinate collection or delivery if it would make things easier for you to manage from overseas.

We can provide insurance cover against the loss or theft only of any items being shipped in your vehicle. We cannot insure for damage or breakage as we have not professionally packed your items ourselves. You will need to complete our insurance application and advise us of descriptions and values. If you are shipping to a destination where items cannot be included with your vehicle, or you simply have too many items to fit into your vehicle we can still help. You can find further information about shipping your personal and household effects using our dedicated International Removals services here.

If your vehicle is subject to a finance agreement, you will need to obtain written confirmation from the finance company that they authorise the vehicle to be shipped out of the country. If the finance company do not authorise the vehicle to be exported, it will not be possible for you to ship your vehicle.

Once we have received your booking our team will email an export invoice, settlement of which is required before we can arrange for your vehicle to be collected or provide you with delivery details if you are delivering your vehicle to the port yourself. Payment can be made by Visa, Mastercard or American Express either over the phone or by using our secure online payment portal. We will also provide you with our full bank details should you prefer to make payment by bank transfer.

Cars which are shipped by container are driven inside the container via a ramp and secured to the floor by ratchet straps to the steel loops on the floor of the container. We have produced several videos on how we load and ship a car in a container here. Shared container services. We also ship cars using the RRak system where we can now load 4 cars into 1 x 40ft container using a levered racking system. You can see how we load cars into containers using RRak here.