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Comprehensive Cover For Imported American, Japanese, and Grey Vehicles
From your American Muscle car to your 4x4 Pick Up
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All types of vehicles and modifications can be looked at, on a fully comprehensive basis, or if you prefer, Third Party cover with limited mileage. We have a range of specialist insurers for all owners, collectors or traders of imported vehicles.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Insuring your grey or parallel import can be a stressful time. However, here at Advance Insurance, we have a team built on a wealth of knowledge, whether it be a grey import or a parallel import car. Providing excellent customer service is a non-negotiable here at Advance Insurance, and we aim to ensure a seamless process when insuring your vehicle with us.
Many insurers will not offer cover for import vehicles. We have access to a range of specialist insurers that understand the requirements for owners of import cars, so rest assured that we are here to help.
Grey imports are vehicles that have been imported from outside the EU into the UK.
Most often, the grey import cars are American or Japanese models. Some of the most well-known grey imports are Mitsubishi, Subaru, Nissan and Toyota. With these being rare, high-spec and sometimes high-performance cars, the parts can often be harder to replace or fix. The upshot, insuring your grey import car can often be less straightforward than insuring a standard or parallel import car.
Advance Insurance specialises in imported cars, and our top tips to help you save money on insuring your grey import car are:
- Off-road parking
- Additional security
- Reduced annual mileage
Parallel imports are cars that are built and bought within the EU and imported into the UK. Unlike your grey import car, parallel imports are less complicated as they are designed and built to meet European road standards. This leads to no additional tests, and as a result, the insurance on your parallel import car will be similar or slightly more than your standard UK cars.
Some of the most well-known and used parallel import cars are Opel, BMW, Eunos and Mercedes. Our top tips to help you save money on your parallel imports are:
- No claims bonus (even if built up from another country)
- Off-road parking
- Additional security
- Reduced annual mileage
There are a range of different motor insurances types we provide, including classic car insurance or modified car insurance.
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