Air, ocean and RoRo freight forwarding from the UK to every continent

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RoRo cargo service

Car Shipping from the UK — RoRo and Container Vehicle Freight

Cars, 4x4s, pickups, motorhomes, trucks and agricultural machinery leave UK ports every week on roll-on roll-off tonnage. Where personal effects need to travel with the vehicle, we ship it in a container instead.

Roll-on roll-off is the cheapest and simplest way to send a driveable vehicle abroad. The vehicle is driven onto a purpose-built car deck, secured for the voyage and driven off at destination — no container, no crating and no loading labour. It must run, steer and brake, and it must travel empty apart from factory-fitted equipment.

UK Car & Vehicle Shipping Rates

Get a firm rate
Saloon & hatchback cars
£695 – £1,450RoRo, port to port, based on cubic measurement
4x4s, SUVs & pickups
£850 – £1,850Priced on length, width and height as measured
Electric vehicles
£950 – £2,050Includes lithium battery handling declaration and state-of-charge check
Vans & light commercials
£950 – £2,200Transit, Sprinter and similar panel or tipper bodies
Motorhomes & campervans
£1,250 – £3,400Height and length driven; over 3m high is quoted individually
Trucks & buses
£1,650 – £4,200Rigid and articulated units, coaches and tippers
Tractors & agricultural units
£1,150 – £3,600Self-propelled units on RoRo; implements on flat racks
Plant & commercial machinery
£1,400 – £5,500Excavators, loaders and telehandlers by weight and footprint
Container option, one vehicle
from £1,75020ft container, allows personal effects to travel with the vehicle

Indicative only. RoRo rates are calculated on cubic measurement, so a firm figure needs accurate length, width and height. Port charges, marine insurance and destination duties are quoted separately.

RoRo or container — which suits your vehicle?

RoRo wins on price and is ideal for a single running vehicle. A container makes sense when you want personal effects loaded around the vehicle, when the car is a non-runner or a high-value classic, or when the destination has no RoRo service. Two to four cars can share a 40ft container, which often lands cheaper per unit than individual RoRo bookings.

Vehicle shipping process from the UKStart a booking
  1. 1

    Quote

    Measurements, destination and shipping method confirmed.

  2. 2

    Collection

    Transporter collection or drive-in delivery to the port.

  3. 3

    Documentation

    V5C, export entry and NOVA formalities completed.

  4. 4

    Loading

    Vehicle driven aboard and lashed, or loaded and braced in a container.

  5. 5

    Arrival

    Destination clearance, duty settlement and release to the consignee.

Vehicle types and services we handle

Every unit is measured and quoted individually — no guessing from a model name.

Cars & 4x4s

Saloons, hatchbacks, estates, SUVs, pickups and classic cars on weekly sailings.

Electric & hybrid

Lithium battery declarations, state-of-charge limits and carrier approvals handled.

Motorhomes & campervans

High and long units on RoRo, with temporary import paperwork for touring.

Trucks & buses

Rigids, artics, tippers, coaches and minibuses shipped worldwide.

Agricultural units

Tractors, combines and sprayers, cleaned to biosecurity standards.

Plant & machinery

Excavators, loaders and forklifts by RoRo, flat rack or breakbulk.

Booking formShipping ratesTalk to the freight desk

Car shipping destination guides

Choose a country to see the discharge ports, indicative RoRo rates by vehicle type, transit times and the import rules that apply to vehicles arriving there.

Africa

Shipping cars to AlgeriaShipping cars to AngolaShipping cars to BeninShipping cars to BotswanaShipping cars to CameroonShipping cars to Congo (DRC)Shipping cars to EgyptShipping cars to EthiopiaShipping cars to GambiaShipping cars to GhanaShipping cars to Ivory CoastShipping cars to KenyaShipping cars to LiberiaShipping cars to LibyaShipping cars to MadagascarShipping cars to MalawiShipping cars to MaliShipping cars to MauritiusShipping cars to MoroccoShipping cars to MozambiqueShipping cars to NamibiaShipping cars to NigeriaShipping cars to RwandaShipping cars to SenegalShipping cars to SeychellesShipping cars to Sierra LeoneShipping cars to SomaliaShipping cars to South AfricaShipping cars to SudanShipping cars to TanzaniaShipping cars to TunisiaShipping cars to UgandaShipping cars to ZambiaShipping cars to Zimbabwe

Asia

Shipping cars to BangladeshShipping cars to BruneiShipping cars to CambodiaShipping cars to ChinaShipping cars to GeorgiaShipping cars to Hong KongShipping cars to IndiaShipping cars to IndonesiaShipping cars to JapanShipping cars to KazakhstanShipping cars to MalaysiaShipping cars to MaldivesShipping cars to MongoliaShipping cars to MyanmarShipping cars to NepalShipping cars to PakistanShipping cars to PhilippinesShipping cars to SingaporeShipping cars to South KoreaShipping cars to Sri LankaShipping cars to TaiwanShipping cars to ThailandShipping cars to UzbekistanShipping cars to Vietnam

Caribbean

Shipping cars to BahamasShipping cars to BarbadosShipping cars to CubaShipping cars to Dominican RepublicShipping cars to JamaicaShipping cars to Trinidad and Tobago

Central America

Shipping cars to BelizeShipping cars to Costa RicaShipping cars to GuatemalaShipping cars to HondurasShipping cars to NicaraguaShipping cars to Panama

Europe

Shipping cars to AustriaShipping cars to BelgiumShipping cars to BulgariaShipping cars to CroatiaShipping cars to CyprusShipping cars to Czech RepublicShipping cars to DenmarkShipping cars to EstoniaShipping cars to FinlandShipping cars to FranceShipping cars to GermanyShipping cars to GreeceShipping cars to HungaryShipping cars to IcelandShipping cars to IrelandShipping cars to ItalyShipping cars to LatviaShipping cars to LithuaniaShipping cars to LuxembourgShipping cars to MaltaShipping cars to NetherlandsShipping cars to NorwayShipping cars to PolandShipping cars to PortugalShipping cars to RomaniaShipping cars to SerbiaShipping cars to SlovakiaShipping cars to SloveniaShipping cars to SpainShipping cars to SwedenShipping cars to SwitzerlandShipping cars to Ukraine

Middle East

Shipping cars to BahrainShipping cars to IranShipping cars to IraqShipping cars to IsraelShipping cars to JordanShipping cars to KuwaitShipping cars to LebanonShipping cars to OmanShipping cars to QatarShipping cars to Saudi ArabiaShipping cars to TurkeyShipping cars to United Arab Emirates

North America

Shipping cars to CanadaShipping cars to MexicoShipping cars to United States

Oceania

Shipping cars to AustraliaShipping cars to FijiShipping cars to New ZealandShipping cars to Papua New Guinea

South America

Shipping cars to ArgentinaShipping cars to BoliviaShipping cars to BrazilShipping cars to ChileShipping cars to ColombiaShipping cars to EcuadorShipping cars to GuyanaShipping cars to ParaguayShipping cars to PeruShipping cars to UruguayShipping cars to Venezuela