Car Shipping from Coventry — UK Collection, RoRo & Container Export

We collect vehicles from any address in Coventry (West Midlands) and transport them to Southampton — the nearest major export port at approximately 145 miles. Collection is by enclosed transporter or open trailer depending on vehicle value, with handover to our port warehouse for RoRo or container loading.

Typical Coventry-to-port transit is 1 working day, with vessel cut-off 48–72 hours before sailing. Most Coventry bookings move on the next available weekly RoRo sailing or fortnightly container service.

Every shipment from Coventry can move RoRo, shared container or sole-use container — your quote shows all three side-by-side so you can pick on cost, transit and security.

RoRo is cheapest and fastest for a running standard vehicle. Shared container is the value pick for a single car under £40k. Sole-use 20ft or 40ft container is right for classics, supercars, EVs, non-runners or shipments with personal effects.

Coventry customers most often ship to West Africa (Lagos, Tema), East Africa (Mombasa, Dar es Salaam), Southern Africa (Durban, Walvis Bay), the Middle East (Jebel Ali, Hamad, Dammam), Australia (Fremantle, Sydney, Melbourne) and North America (Baltimore, Halifax). Live RoRo and container pricing is available for all of these on our instant quote.

Less common but supported lanes include Asia (Singapore, Hong Kong, Mumbai), Europe (Hamburg, Rotterdam, Limassol) and Latin America (Veracruz, Santos). If a destination isn't in the quote dropdown, ask — we run consolidations on most lanes within 2–3 weeks.

Once you book online with a 20% deposit, a coordinator is assigned within 4 working hours. We schedule collection from any Coventry address — home, dealer compound, auction yard or workshop — usually within 5–10 working days of booking.

Collection drivers carry photo ID, a printed booking sheet and a condition-report form. Vehicle is inspected at pickup, photographed front/rear/sides/dash, loaded onto the transporter and delivered to our port-side warehouse where it's re-surveyed before handover to the carrier.

To keep your shipment on the next available sailing, have these ready at the point of collection: V5C original (logbook), photo ID, proof of address, vehicle service history if shipping to a market that values it (Australia, USA, UAE), and any keys for accessories (locking wheel nuts, roof boxes, alarm fobs).

We notify the DVLA of permanent export on your behalf using the V5C — you don't need to handle this separately. For trade exports we generate the customs declaration (CDS) via our broker and an HMRC NES export entry is filed within 24 hours of receipt.

A Coventry car shipping quote has four components: (1) UK collection Coventry → Southampton at approximately £250–350, (2) UK port handling and customs entry £85–150, (3) ocean freight + BAF (varies by destination and method), and (4) optional marine insurance at 1.5–2.5% of declared value.

Destination charges (port THC, clearance, duty) are estimated on the quote and confirmed by the destination clearing agent. Duty is paid to the destination government — we never mark this up. Our instant quote shows live FX-adjusted estimates for every supported lane.

We're a UK-based vehicle shipping specialist with direct carrier contracts (Grimaldi, Höegh, Wallenius, NMT), our own UK collection fleet, and a single coordinator from quote to door. No callback delays, no marketplace bidding, no surprise charges.