Interesting cross section of opinions and advice, thank you all for that. It's most appreciated.
At this point I should mention that I drive a Mini Cooper, LOL at the thought of fitting a 12" in there. My other car is a Jeep, it will fit in there for sure but it's for sale and then it's up to the Mini for transporting. I will have to measure the space between the boot and the fold down seats and see if it's at all possible.