lightyearman
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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!
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Mike D
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Get it brought into Immingham and i'll just drive it back for you
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Mike D
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Or if it's somewhere else, insure it on the chassis number and drive it home to a pre booked mot
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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. |
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lightyearman
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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.
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'89 Honda CRX siR Glassroof Flint black fully restored track beasty
'90 Nissan S13 Pignose - pass the mig wire
'86 Mini - matt orange, 13" Wellers, Project 2018
'97 LDV Convoy home built camper/tramper van
'04 Saab 9-5 Aero HOT. Anyone want it?
'91 Honda VFR400 NC30 17,000 km from new
'87 Honda XR80 4 stroke baby crosser
'03 Mini Cooper S - honestly, they are fun...
'15 VW T5.1 LWB daily brick
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Mike D
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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 |
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Last Edit: May 1, 2018 23:40:45 GMT by Mike D
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lightyearman
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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  |
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'89 Honda CRX siR Glassroof Flint black fully restored track beasty
'90 Nissan S13 Pignose - pass the mig wire
'86 Mini - matt orange, 13" Wellers, Project 2018
'97 LDV Convoy home built camper/tramper van
'04 Saab 9-5 Aero HOT. Anyone want it?
'91 Honda VFR400 NC30 17,000 km from new
'87 Honda XR80 4 stroke baby crosser
'03 Mini Cooper S - honestly, they are fun...
'15 VW T5.1 LWB daily brick
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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.
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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.
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Its not broken, its resting!
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