I guess car ownership is relatively cheap in the UK. On the other hand, public transport is expensive and pretty poor if you don't live in a town or city. The problem here is that the roads are getting choked at busy times.
It is government job to fix the roads are getting choked at busy times. Build more roads above and dig more roads underground will fix the issue. If government can not fix it, government has to resign or pay paper right (for apologize not doing government job) to citizen instead of forcing citizen bid among themselves to pay paper right to government.
I've shipped a few non-car related items to Singapore, I always found buyers from SE Asia countries to be some of the best buyers. However, it is very expensive to post anything from the UK to non-EU countries though, and I'm not sure if you face import duties, as we do.
Buyers from SE Asia countries tent to be some of the best buyers because we could not find the products that we need locally. Die die must buy from US and UK and bear high shipping cost. We are not rich customers, we are poor customers. I will face import duties if product values > S$400.
You can buy some of these sorts of items direct from China and Hong Kong, eBay is a good source for tools, and even some non-critical car parts - my last pollen filter came direct from China at a fraction of the cost of a UK sourced item.
Yes, before buying any product, I will do my homework to compare product price + shipping cost from amazon, ebay and aliexpress. I also need to do homework to compare forwarding services. i.e ship product to virtual address in US, then ship from that virtual address to Singapore.
I bought 3 following products from China. Prices quote are US Dollars and include shipping.
1. Portable Car Impact Wrench 12V 380N.m ($55)
2. Portable Air Compressor Heavy Duty 12V 150 PSI Pump ($34)
3. Tire puncture repair tool kit ($5)
For non-critical products, I will buy from China. However, for critical/safety products such as Rhino Ramps and Fumoto valves, I will buy from US even though China may have similar but cheaper products.