International vehicle trade
Trade Compass sources premium and 4x4 vehicles from established, verified exporters and carries the deal end to end. You pay in stages, and the balance is released only once the chassis number and photographs confirm the exact car. Serious supply, structured so you are never left exposed.
I will walk away if I cannot improve on your existing supply. A bad deal costs more than ten good ones earn.
Start a conversationBuilt by Michael Costello — 20+ years in vehicle trade, £12m delivered across 8 markets
Tell me the vehicle you need. I source it from established, verified exporters, including stock that never reaches open listings. If it exists, I can find it.
Before you commit a penny, the supplier and the exact vehicle are checked. You know what you are buying and who it is coming from, not a name and a bank account.
You pay in stages. A deposit secures the car; the balance is released only once the chassis number and photographs confirm the exact vehicle. The deal runs through me, from source to delivery.
Twenty years in vehicle trade taught me what actually matters. Here's what drives every deal.
You're sending money across borders to someone you've never met. That's not careless—it's business. I structure every deal so you're never exposed. Staged payment, proof at every step, one person accountable.
Suppliers flake. Deals fall through. I've been on both sides. When I say I'll find a Range Rover in two weeks, that's not optimism—it's a commitment backed by 20 years and a supply base that knows I don't waste time.
Chassis numbers get transcribed wrong. Shipping docs have typos. Customs creates surprises. Every deal has fifty things that can go sideways. I catch them before they do.
If you import, you need a supply partner who understands your business—not just the car. If you export, you need a buyer base that's serious. Either way, you get someone who's in it for the long game, not a quick commission.
Driven to deliver. Proof first. Every time.
I built and ran Oak Automobile, a vehicle export business that moved premium stock, Porsche, Range Rover, BMW, Mercedes, to dealers and importers across multiple international markets and reached around £12 million in trade. I know how to find the right vehicle, verify a supplier, structure a cross-border deal and get it delivered.
Trade Compass is that same trade, built around trust. I work with established, verified exporters, I structure the payment so both sides are protected, and I carry the deal from first enquiry to delivered vehicle.
The way I work hasn't changed in twenty years: get the documentation right, tell people the truth, and do what you said you would do. In cross-border vehicle trade that is rarer than it should be, and it is why buyers come back.
My supply base sits in Europe and reaches the markets that want it, from 4x4s into Africa to premium marques further afield. New corridors open as the demand is there.
Converge Solutions Ltd (SC828801), trading as Trade Compass, Edinburgh, Scotland
"OAK Automobile Ltd are a pleasure to work with as they have strong systems that ensure accuracy and reliability. Michael Costello is a man of integrity and easy to do business with."
— Bangkok importer
"In our experience OAK Automobile Limited meet the highest possible standards of professionalism and honesty. OAK's trading record with us is unblemished. We have close business relationships with many of OAK's customers and know that OAK are held in the highest possible esteem by their clients in the UK, SE Asia and the Indian sub-continent."
— Freight forwarder, England
The payment structure is the protection, and it is simple:
No wiring a large sum to a supplier you have never met and hoping. You pay in stages, against proof, through someone who carries the deal alongside you.
If you import vehicles and want a stronger, safer supply line, or you export and are looking for serious buyers, email me. No sales pitch, just a conversation.
michael@trade-compass.co.ukConverge Solutions Ltd (SC828801), trading as Trade Compass, Edinburgh, Scotland