I'm not 100% sure what I'm to take away from that link, but:
Algy's Autos wrote:1. Commission fee in advance to commence (Refundable at any time upon request).
2. Vehicle searched and located by our experience staff in Japan.
3. Details of all cars in your range emailed to you and then discussed with you on the telephone.
4. You select the car of your choice and we try to purchase within your budget price.
5. Purchase price in Japan within 3 days of successful purchase. (You send this amount to our UK bankers and we arrange Japan payments daily).
6. Vehicle shipped to UK.
7. Payment of all UK landing duties (Vat/Duty/Freight/Port Fees) upon UK arrival to release the vehicle from Customs. This fee is forwarded by you to our Clearing Agents (Penguin Shipping Ltd.) as the vehicle arrives.
So that's the £2400 sale price of the car in Japan, plus about £1800-2000 (consisting of inland shipping Japan, ocean fright Japan-UK, dockside fees, Duty @ 10% + VAT @ 20%), plus his £350 + VAT commission
