Take a look at these, Chughes163:
eBay stripes
I got myself a pair & think they're rather smart looking.
The inventor is making these specifically for the Cooper or Cooper S models, thus they will fit perfectly. They're also members herein MINI2.com, thus, maybe they'll cut you a break on the pricing, to make them more affordable overseas. [You would be helping expand/advertise their product.]
Since the wife didn't want them & I did, these Magnetic Stripes were brilliant solutions.
Of course care
must be used when installing them, - make sure both your bonnet & your stripes are clean, but otherwise they hold perfectly & one can't tell they're magnetic without very close inspection.
good luck either way,
-sb