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You pick the car. We sort out everything else.

Japan to your driveway.

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  • Coggy Journal · No. 01
  • Japanese dealer auctions → your driveway
  • Prices updated 5 October 2026

Japan to your driveway.

You pick the car. We sort out everything else.

Sourcing, inspection, bidding, export, shipping, customs, VAT, approval, DVLA registration, plates and delivery — all handled. One all-in price. One person to talk to.

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Orders start with a £30 sourcing deposit, fully refundable and taken off your final price.

Silver Suzuki Jimny off-roader on a dirt track among bare brown hills with a snow-capped ridge and blue sky
Photo: Jakub Hałun / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, edited by Coggy Cars Licence

Find your next car.

Cars we can source for you, with an estimated all-in price.

The Coggy Cars promise

You pick the car. We sort out everything else.

Tell us the car you want. From the auction hall in Japan to your driveway, we do the rest: one all-in price, one person to talk to, nothing for you to chase.

  • Sourcing We search Japanese dealer auctions for cars that match your spec and budget.
  • Inspection We translate the auction sheet for every shortlisted car and, where available, we inspect it in Japan before any bid.
  • Bidding We bid for you, never above the limit you agree.
  • Export & shipping Export paperwork and transport in Japan, then sea freight to a UK port.
  • Customs & VAT Port clearance, import duty and import VAT, paid and filed for you.
  • Approval & MOT Vehicle approval or MOT, plus any changes needed to make it UK road-legal.
  • DVLA registration & plates Registered with the DVLA, with UK number plates fitted.
  • Delivery Delivered to your driveway, or collect it if you prefer.

Our service fee is 8% of the estimated landed cost, minimum £600, already included in every all-in estimate. Fee shown excluding VAT if applicable.

Four steps. That’s it.

  1. Pick your car Choose from the cars we can source, or tell us exactly what you want with a custom order.
  2. Pay a £30 deposit It’s fully refundable and comes off your final price. It lets us start searching properly.
  3. We find, inspect & buy it We check auction sheets and photos and, where available, we inspect the car in Japan. We bid within your limit.
  4. We deliver it, road-legal Shipped, cleared, approved, registered and plated, then brought to your driveway.

£30 sourcing deposit, fully refundable and deducted from your final price. You get it back if you cancel within 14 days, or if we can’t find a matching car within the search window we agree with you.

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Popular cars we can source

Not stock on a forecourt: these are models we can find for you at Japanese dealer auctions, shown with a typical spec and an estimated all-in price delivered to your driveway. We only list models where, on recent figures, our all-in estimate comes in below typical UK asking prices.

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Estimates only — not a quote. Based on recent Japanese dealer auction results, exchange rates and typical import costs. Actual prices vary by car, grade, auction and timing. Savings are estimated against typical UK asking prices for similar cars, after our fee, and are not guaranteed.

Coggy Journal

For the love of the drive.

More than a destination. Cars chosen by people who care about them.

Japan looks after its cars. Strict inspections and short ownership cycles mean well-kept, well-specced examples come up at the dealer auctions every week, each with an independent auction sheet.

We read those sheets, ask the awkward questions and tell you plainly what we find before any bid is placed.

How it works

Bayside Blue Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 displayed on a grass lawn at a car show
Photo: Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, edited by Coggy Cars. Licence Reference photo, not a car for sale.
Empty winding coastal road along cliff tops in a black-and-white halftone print with a vermilion band

Good carslead tobetter days.

Illustrative image Illustration: Coggy Cars (AI-generated)

Quality Japanese imports for real drivers, sorted from auction hall to driveway.

Silver Honda Step WGN Spada people carrier parked on gravel beside a red-brick barn and countryside hedge
Photo: Delta 51 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, edited by Coggy Cars Licence
Sea cliffs and a winding cliffside road in a black-and-white halftone print with a vermilion band

Drive.Explore.Belong.

Illustrative image Illustration: Coggy Cars (AI-generated)
Cornish-style harbour village with fishing boats in a black-and-white halftone print with a vermilion band

A brighterroad ahead.

Illustrative image Illustration: Coggy Cars (AI-generated)

Auction grades

Read the grade like a pro.

Every car at a Japanese dealer auction is inspected and graded before the sale: an overall number for condition and a letter for the interior. We translate the sheet for you and explain the notes and the damage diagram in plain English.

How auction grades work

  • S / 6 As new Very recent, very low miles.
  • 5 Excellent Low miles, near-perfect.
  • 4.5 Very good Minimal marks for its age.
  • 4 Good Light, honest wear. A sweet spot.
  • 3.5 Fair Visible wear; read the sheet.
  • 3 Rough Needs work; often best avoided.
  • R / RA Repaired Past accident repair. Only with care.

Interior grade

  • A Like new
  • B Clean
  • C Some wear
  • D Worn

Order a car

Tell us the car. We’ll do the rest.

£30 sourcing deposit, fully refundable and deducted from your final price. You get it back if you cancel within 14 days, or if we can’t find a matching car within the search window we agree with you.

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