Owners of Japanese and Korean import vehicles – new parts delivered in 48 hours

Sales of Japanese and Korean imported vehicles, also known as grey imports, have surged in recent years. Parts to service and repair these imported vehicles can be expensive with some spares proving difficult to obtain because they need to be specially ordered from Asia. A new distribution network offers owners of imported vehicles a door-to-door parts delivery service.

Whilst grey import vehicles can look similar to UK supplied models, many of the parts fitted are different. This has resulted in some owners of some imported vehicles being left stranded for several weeks waiting for parts to arrive to repair their vehicle.

The new distribution service allows owners of these vehicles to have the new parts delivered to their door within 48 hours. Five million parts are held in stock in the UK to service and repair virtually every make and model of Japanese and Korean vehicle. Routine service parts are available as well as other major components, including most of the parts that are likely to fail an MOT.

Mail order specialist, Carparts-direct.co.uk supplies the product range. Motorists simply provide their vehicle registration number and the Car Parts Direct computer system links to the DVLA information database to ensure the correct spares are dispatched.

Mark Cornwall of carparts-direct.co.uk said, “It’s a service we’ve provided for owners of European manufactured vehicles for many years; now owners of Japanese vehicles can expect the same level of service.”

Most of the parts are made in exactly the same factory as supplied by the dealers in Japan or Korea. Car Parts Direct has catalogues on its website and specialist staff to handle online and phone enquiries. For more information visit carparts-direct.co.uk.