Today on the M6 and M42/M40 I passed a few transporter loads of Land Rovers and there seem to be an odd mix of shrink wrapped and not shrink wrapped RRS's on some of them. Does anyone know what qualifies your RRS for shrink wrapping for transport and why your lovely new car is not shrink wrapped. The only thing I can think of is that it depends on the final market that the car is destined for, it was the same with FFRR L405's and Discovery 4's, some were wrapped and other not. Could it be that cars for some export markets like the Gulf or USA get special treatment whereas those destined to Europe don't? Even the Corris and Firenze SVR's that were on one transporter were not wrapped yet the D4 on the same trailer was........... 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Could it be for deck cargo ? In Spain - 2018 F Pace - Frightened away from the Sports due to crank failures
Gone - A couple of RRS, A couple of Disco's. However thinking of another Sport.

Not these days, the cars mostly get shipped in specialised car carriers, basicall 12 storey high floating carparks that are totally enclosed, but it could be to stop settling on them inside the ship. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Perhaps some were new and others are already used / demo vehicles.

I know my "loan" vehicle arrived on a transporter of new vehicles...