If cars were actually cheaper pre-tax in Sterling when bought in mainland Europe, then broker businesses would have sprung up again to buy them for UK residents, as was the case 10 years ago. But in fact Sterling sank far more deeply against the Euro over the past five years than it has recovered. So, over the last five years, low UK prices have been subsidised by higher pre-tax prices in mainland Europe and this has been the reason why many Brit buyers have faced long delays in actually getting cars. If a factory can make more churning out LHD cars for lucrative markets that pay more for the cars than Britain does for RHD cars, then that's what it's going to do to stay in business.