One exciting development since ’BREXIT’ happened is the expansion of our team to have physical presence in the UK now with representatives in Birmingham and London. For our friends and customers in the UK – they can be rest assured that apart from shipping timelines being slightly erratic due to COVID-19 – we have not seen any adverse impact on our ability to deliver quality vehicles to the UK and Europe.
The process remains broadly the same with separate paperwork for the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom so this should not have any effect on the end user whilst ordering cars from abroad.
There has been a significant surge in demand however for Left Hand Drive (LHD) cars in recent months.
The surprising factor in this has been the interest coming from the UK where traditionally there has been a lower demand for LHD cars due to a number of factors such as driving on the left side of the road, insurance, parts etc.
We will deal with these one by one in a moment.
However the core reasons for the increase in demand has been twofold:
1) The popularity of American Muscle Cars:
There is a growing niche market within the UK of acquiring special American muscle cars that are extremely rare on British roads.
You will be aware that certain American cars were designed specifically for the UK market and therefore came in Right Hand Drive examples such as the Ford Mustang GT, Ford Raptor and few more.
However the Corvette for example along with Camaros and plenty more were only ever made in LHD and which makes them all the more special and desirable in countries such as the UK where they can hardly be seen. It makes them a unique collectors item as per say and one that you could use as a daily driver even.
2) The appeal of driving your rare LHD car across Europe.
This is something everybody dreams of doing – and what better option would there be to take your daily/classic American LHD muscle car from the UK across the border into France and throughout Europe! We can smell the fresh French baguettes and brewed Italian coffee already!
LHD vehicles are the norm in many EU countries already and so this would make it very seamless and comfortable during the epic road trips.
In addition to the above one always thinks about possible drawbacks of importing a LHD vehicle into the UK or an EU country where RHD cars are the norm.
Firstly people are always concerned about Insurance premiums and how they might be paying a lot more to insure LHD cars in the UK for example this has always been a question that we are asked regularly.
The answer is: not a whole lot difference really! We suggest you do your research thoroughly and inquire with either your own insurance company or contact a few others to see the impact it will have on premium. These days you also have the advantage of price comparison websites like moneysupermarket/gocompare/confused.com etc. – however we think you will be in for a surprise and that the cost is not dear as you might have expected!
Many of our customers who buy LHD cars from us especially American Muscle Cars are very proud to be one of the select few in their home country to own and drive one. Why blend in when you can stand out?
Here at Concorde we have a specialised team in the UAE who have a wealth of experience in sourcing American muscle cars and can help you own your dream LHD car.
If it is your first time buying or even thinking about a LHD vehicle, our experts can advise you accordingly and talk you through the whole process along with what to look out for. We will also advise you of any Brexit related implications which you have nothing to worry about.
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