Expert Car Shipping & Auto Transport Companies in Newport

The vast majority of cars that are shipped worldwide are moved by Sea Freight. We provide Roll on Roll off car shipping services where vehicles are shipped using specialist vessels designed solely for the purpose of transporting vehicles. We also provide Dedicated Container car shipping and Shared Container car shipping services where vehicles are securely loaded and lashed into shipping containers for safe shipment. If speed is of the essence, Air Freight car shipping services are also available to many destinations around the world.

To export your vehicle from the UK we must have a copy of the Vehicle Registration Document known as V5 document. We will require copies of both page 1 and 2. If you have recently purchased your vehicle and the Vehicle Registration Document is not in your name, we require a copy of the Bill of Sale or Invoice in addition to a copy of the Vehicle Registration Document itself. For vehicles shipped to the USA, we will also require a copy of the photo page of passport or photo driving licence and social security number (if available) for the person importing the vehicle at destination. Some countries, such as Australia and South Africa need additional documentation such as Vehicle Import Approval for Australia or a Letter of Authority for South Africa car shipments. Please visit our Guides pages for detailed information or speak to one of our team who will guide you through the documentation we need. Your privacy is important, we will only ask you for copy documents, not originals and you can send them to us through our secure document transfer page here. No original documentation should be left inside your vehicle. Originals should be taken with you when you travel or sent to the individual importing the vehicle at destination as they will be needed when the vehicle arrives.

You will need to be road legal if you are driving the vehicle to the port so will require a current MOT and road tax. If you have requested collection using our chauffeur driver service, your vehicle will need to have a valid MOT but does not need to be taxed. If your vehicle does not have a valid MOT or tax, we will still be able to arrange collection using one of our transporter services so that your vehicle does not need to be driven on the road.

While most countries do require you to be to be in the country when your car arrives so that it can be cleared through customs, you do not have to be the one to collect it in person. Once your vehicle is ready to be collected, you can arrange for a friend or relative to collect it or you can arrange for a company to collect on your behalf and deliver it to you. If somebody other than you will be collecting your vehicle, you will simply need to authorise the local agents to release your vehicle to the person or company collecting on your behalf. In many instances the local agent at destination will also be able to offer an onward delivery service and while this is something that you will need to arrange directly with them at destination; we will be happy to discuss your requirements in advance and will be able to advise if local delivery services are available for your required destination.

As a specialist vehicle shipping company, we can assist with all formalities involved in arranging shipment of a vehicle you have purchased or already own. We do not offer car sales or escrow services, only shipping services.