Mustangs, Challengers, Chargers, Camaros and Corvettes — modern or classic. The approval route and the tax both depend on the year, so that is the first thing we look at.
A muscle car under ten years old needs IVA; one over ten needs an MOT instead. A car over 30 years old in original specification may qualify as a historic vehicle: no import duty, and import VAT at an effective 5% instead of 20%. The same badge can be a very different import depending on the year.
US headlights are aimed differently, and UK requirements add a rear fog lamp and side repeaters. Newer cars with integrated lighting units tend to cost more to convert than older ones with separate lamps.
One conversion that catches out European and Japanese imports does not apply — American cars already read in miles per hour.
There is no requirement to convert to right-hand drive. A left-hand drive car registers and drives in the UK like any other.
Pick the closest match and the quote form opens with it filled in. Not on the list? Any muscle car is fine — start a blank quote.
No. Left-hand drive vehicles are legal to register and drive in the UK, so there is no conversion requirement. The car still needs the lighting changes the approval test calls for.
Often, yes. A vehicle over ten years old takes the MOT route rather than IVA, and one over 30 years old in original specification may qualify as a historic vehicle: no import duty, and import VAT at an effective 5% instead of 20%. Heavy modification can rule that out, so it is checked vehicle by vehicle.
Send us the vehicle and where it is. You get an itemised landed cost — shipping, duty, VAT, approval and registration — usually the same working day.
