My new rover, and importing experience

[bmohan55]

Planning on going back there this fall for a game, not sure which one yet. Hoping to take the Series just to relive the past, they say you can never go back but nothing prevents you from "visiting the garage" now and then!

So you may see another Series chugging up Snake Hill, Bull Run or Chestnut Ridge fire tower road. Ahh, the memories!

[MSmyth]

Planning on going back there this fall for a game, not sure which one yet. Hoping to take the Series just to relive the past, they say you can never go back but nothing prevents you from "visiting the garage" now and then!

So you may see another Series chugging up Snake Hill, Bull Run or Chestnut Ridge fire tower road. Ahh, the memories!

Let me know if that happens... Pat and I go to most games and like to tailgate. We can do an all Rover/Mountaineer celebration.

[derekchace]

what was the shipping cost and imports taxes cost if I may ask. I am also looking at importing a rover.

[Broadstone]

I shipped two from U.K. to port of Newark in 2003 and paid per vehicle $100 duty and $1500 shipping (Roll on Roll off), plus $9 processing fee. Looked into agents to clear vehicles for me but decided to do it all myself and it was very easy. From getting to the port to actually going down the road on a trailer was 3 hours which I thought was good. Keep in mind duty is based on sale price, Mine was 2.5% per vehicle. Mine were purchased from private owners.

[MSmyth]

what was the shipping cost and imports taxes cost if I may ask. I am also looking at importing a rover.

Total cost, not inclusive of vehicle, was $1450 for shipping Southampton to Baltimore, import duty of 2.5% of vehicle cost, $75 fee for the escort service, and $75.48 for destination freight charges not covered by the shipper.

[MSmyth]

While the shipping arrangement were being finalized, I started my phone calls. First of all, WV Department of Motor Vehicles (representatives hereinafter to be called either Moe, Larry or Curly).

Call #1: Curly says I can't license the Rover in West Virginia because (I kid you not) it is a right hand drive. I retort that postal carriers do it all the time. Curly asks me if I'm a postal carrier. I ask to talk to Curly's supervisor.

His supervisor, Moe, is not in. He will return my call.

Call #2 (after Moe does not call me back): I get to speak to Larry. Larry seems to think there is no way I can legally drive my car in WV, but can't give me a reason why. I again ask to speak to Moe.

Moe, who actually knows his stuff, puts my fears to rest that I've not just purchased a very expensive tool shed and assures me that I can legally drive my vehicle in WV. He forewarns me to be prepared for fun times at my local DMV office with the UK title certificate. He actually laughed.

Update: Just got back from the DMV... I was in and out in 15 minutes. All the paperwork they were looking for to transfer the title was already filled out, as their requiements were almost idential to the forms I had prepared for customs.

Guess this is my lucky day.

[daveb]

This is about equivalent to my experience, though i was out of state when the vehicle arrived, and the escort services had not been established so nobody knew how to get the vehicle off the docks. we ended up paying someone who worked there $50 to do it on their lunch break.

so, any contact info for the escort services?

thanks
Dave

btw...my shipping costs- 735gbp using wallenius s.hampton to b'more
2.5 % duty
75 US port charge
plus a few greenbacks to various folks for their help on both sides of the pond...all in all about the same. when I tell people my total outlay for my 90 they usually don't want to talk to me anymore

Total cost, not inclusive of vehicle, was $1450 for shipping Southampton to Baltimore, import duty of 2.5% of vehicle cost, $75 fee for the escort service, and $75.48 for destination freight charges not covered by the shipper.

[MSmyth]

so, any contact info for the escort services?

I used American Ship Service, 410-342-8810. They were good to work with and didn't get their panties in a bunch when we got off schedule due to customs. I'd use them again. Email: amershipser@yahoo.com

[nate6472]

I imported an 82 SIII this year and the whole experience was very easy. I bought through eBay and my goal was to spend what I am willing to loose. Once the Landy was in the shipper's hands, the risk of loss decreased a lot. Once it hit the US, the paperwork and red tape were very minimal. My only suggestion is get it throughly cleaned in the UK, I had to pay $400 for a sloppy pressure wash (still dirt on the underside) in order for Customs to clear it. Again, the process was easy and will do it again.

[NickDawson]

Just a quick note of thanks to MSymth - been speaking with Johnathan at Chuchhill Rovers. Still not 100% sure I'm going to go that route, but they really are plesant guys to chat with.

They have sent me all the pictures I have asked for and are more than willing to work with my budget (although they admit it may be tight)