(https://www.atacarnet.com/HowCarnetsWorkAnswersToYourFAQs.aspx) The length of time one would be able to keep and legally operate a car in the UK is bound by the international carnet (see above) and is generally 12 months. Otherwise one would be forced to go through the steps of formal importation. (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=316599) I shipped my '93 Mitsu 3000GT VR4 to the UK around (wow) 6 years ago. Actually I really must post a picture to the Photos of your Car thread. Anyway I lived in Mountain View, drove it down to LA (I could have dropped it off in Newark CA but fancied one last burn) it then got transported to Galvaston and onto Southampton. The company I used was called Alligator Exports which was basically a retired Florida customs guy who was therefore quite well known to the Customs people in Southampton, so everything went really well. It only cost $1400. Unfortunately Fred (I think he was called) retired a couple of years ago. As far as converting the car in EU, well most of the EU is probably the same as the UK: the car has to pass a Single Vehicle Approval test. This is a test for a car which isn't available for sale in the EU, even though there's a UK version of the 3000GT, my US model (as would a JDM model) hasn't ever been approved for use in the EU so they have to check things like the positioning and height of the bumpers, lights etc. Main things are indicators must be amber, running lights on the indicators need to be disabled, if there are no side repeaters then they'll need adding, you might have issues finding a licence plate that fits the bumper's licence space, you need to add a read fog lamp and there's probably a few others too. Fortunately the 350Z is available in the UK so you'll be able to source new light clusters etc (to effect the amber indicators). The other issue is that to avoid paying both import tax and duty (in the UK I think the combined import and duty is 35% - I could be wrong) you need to have owned the car for 6 months I think. I'd bought my car from a friend then visited the UK for holiday and decided to move back home, so I'd only just owned the car for 6 months when I finally moved back. If you move to the UK Adrian Flux is a good insurance broker who runs an American Car policy, your car will be classed as American and not Japanese. And for SVA conversion in the UK, my regular garage tuning-japanese.co.uk might be able to help.