chubb
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Post by chubb on Jun 8, 2015 23:47:38 GMT 1
We need to get our standard 14 barn find moved from about 7 miles up the road. What would be a reasonable price to be charged? We've had one quote of £70 plus vat to come out plus £40 an hour on top of that and a lot of huffing and puffing concerning access and difficulty in actually moving it due to perhaps seized brakes etc. We live in the Scottish Borders and haven't a clue as far as the going rates would be.
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Post by markaren76 on Jun 9, 2015 4:15:09 GMT 1
Have you tried asking for a quote on "http://www.anyvan.com" ?
I would definitely recommend it . Its quick and has for me reduced my transport charges greatly. I moved Bertie around 167 miles for £150 (TonbridgeWells to Stourbridge) and am about to move a Morris from Swansea to Stourbridge on Wednesday for £186 (about 155miles)
Can't do better in my view
Mark
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Post by Eternal Optimist on Jun 9, 2015 5:24:21 GMT 1
Google Shiply (similar service to the one Mark has suggested above).
You might find it difficult to get a firm price as it's a short, relatively isolated job which isn't straightforward. To be honest, what you've been quoted is reasonable. You might get a quote for less, but you probably want someone who will take a bit of care to move the car safely and without damaging it rather than someone who will rush the job and (eg) drag it out and cause the car to be damaged if it is seized.
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Post by johndoc on Jun 9, 2015 7:37:35 GMT 1
Totally agree with EtOp re the care and attention bit. I was in transport for 30 plus years, and cringed while watching the recent Channel 4 series called "Transport wars" or something similar. There were highly professional, well equipped outfits, bidding for business against Muppets with a foreign registered van, and cheapo eBay trailers for haulage jobs.
Experience, professionalism, proper equipment and a modicum of brainpower are worth paying a bit more for.
The cheapest will not be the best. I would get any prospective carrier to quote, but also to have to supply contact details of someone they have done a similar job for before. A total fool trying to get the car out of the barn could scupper your project before it even starts!!!
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Post by misterm on Jun 9, 2015 9:09:50 GMT 1
Agree wholeheartedly with John and Etop's posts. I do this for a living and I charge £50 call out - which includes the first hour - and then £30 per hour on going. But then I am very busy, so perhaps I'm too cheap! I don't do the sort of distance jobs that Mark has had done, because they are usually done by transport firms that do it as a return journey. So, I assume they did it when they wanted to rather than when Mark specified. But I could be wrong.
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Post by johndoc on Jun 9, 2015 11:34:59 GMT 1
Another thing you can, and may already have done, is get a price for trailer hire locally to do it yourself. For instance, here in Ireland, one outfit charge 70 Euro, about 50 pound, but the trailer has sides, and is narrow and high, so the ramps are very steep, and there is no winch on trailer. Another crowd charge 85 Euro, so 65 ppound-ish, for a proper, low loader type with a winch and long ramps, so the load angle is much less steep. Budget in a four wheel drive jeep, and several "volunteers", who will need some liquid or food payment- and you will probably end up paying more than the quote you already have. You can also make it cheaper by clearing the exit path from the barn, and jacking up each corner of the car, and freeing off the brakes, checking the steering works,and possibly making up a sling and getting the engine out to where it is easier to load onto the trailer.
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Post by magnet on Jun 9, 2015 15:30:29 GMT 1
Shame I hadn't appreciated that you had to transport the Series E, Mark - I could have given you a contact here in S. Wales who would have been worth a try at what I would guess might have been a cheaper rate. He has a lovely rig and uses a Brian Williams tip trailer and a gigantic 4WD. Kind regards, Gareth.
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Post by markaren76 on Jun 9, 2015 21:36:20 GMT 1
Thanks Gareth. Good offer. I'll keep it in mind for the future.
to be fair the Anyvan site is pretty good. you do get to confirm the means of transport, the record of the transporters that quote and their insurance details. I've only used them once for Bertie. I was so impressed that I have engaged them again for the Morris 8. last time they arrived spot on time and everything went ticket boo.
Tip: give them at least two days to offer the quotes. The process is an auction so the first price will not be the lowest by a fair margin. Then choose the one you want and chat via email. if they don't come up to scratch move to another provider.
I collect the morris with the driver tomorrow so will let you know how it goes. I'm primarily driving down just to hand over the cash before the car is moved.
I cannot complain on the AnyVan pricing either. As the charge amounts to around £1.20 per mile (one way). I had considered hiring a trailer. The cost would have been the about the same and I'd have had the hassle. Its a no brainer to me.
Oh yes. I set the date & time parameters at the outset of the quote process and they have stuck with me on that aspect throughout.
And they move anything any distance. Including very very short hauls of smallish objects like boxes, fridges and three piece suites.
Big recommendation from me so far.
Mark
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Post by magnet on Jun 10, 2015 10:23:50 GMT 1
Well worth knowing Mark, and as you say, just not worth the hassle of hiring a trailer etc. I guess you will heading back north and East through some lovely countryside (but I am biased) - if you were heading east there would have been a cup of tea for you near Bridgend. Keep it in mind incase I can assist in any way in the future. Good luck with the Series E. A definite refinement ( 4 speed gearbox etc.) over my first car - a series three 8.? Kind regards, Gareth.
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Post by petefoster on Jun 12, 2015 21:56:58 GMT 1
One of my sons has just had his Mark 1 Escort project moved about 6 miles to his new home by a local recovery specialist & they charged him £50 which seemed fairly reasonable.
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Post by markaren76 on Jun 13, 2015 2:24:09 GMT 1
OK So here it is.
the cars still not here. Why because the chap who won the auction to move it from south wales got caught on the M56 for 8 hrs in an RTA traffic jam and ran out of Tachometer time for the next day. He contacted asap and arranged for the following day. The he contacted early in the morning to say his truck had broken down, I have no reason to disbelieve him. Turns out he got back on the road two days later (he phoned me to ask if I still needed the job doing. The AnyVan.com folk immediately resisted the job as priority, apologised & refunded the deposit. A new transporter was engaged, then the chap who I bought the car from phoned to say his wife had been admitted to hospital with Pleurisy (not good), so we agreed to delay the car move till Sunday.
Sometimes life is just like that (sigh). So we roll with it.
Yes, Id still go with Anyvan.com. Their comms and disappointment with their own service was positive (if it could indeed be positive) and all previous experiences have been good.
Life is like a box of chocolates......
Mark
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chubb
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Post by chubb on Jun 14, 2015 8:26:44 GMT 1
Thanks everyone for your replies I think we shall go with our original quote with the garage that knows about old cars and don't want to see her damaged. She's in a very awkward position so needs someone with some brains! We shall go over first to clear the way to the barn etc. so we don't have to mess around doing that.
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Post by markaren76 on Jun 14, 2015 19:23:58 GMT 1
Had a call from the transporter this morning to say he had collected and was on his way. Also had the seller call to say they had loaded the car carefully and all was well. The car arrived within 10 miles Ms of the time advised. Unloaded and pushed to my garage. Nice lads keen to show other quite expensive cars they had done recently. These transporters are well aware of the care needed to move classics. Again I'd recommend them to anyone looking for short or long hauls.
Mark
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Post by Eternal Optimist on Jun 14, 2015 19:44:54 GMT 1
Thanks everyone for your replies I think we shall go with our original quote with the garage that knows about old cars and don't want to see her damaged. She's in a very awkward position so needs someone with some brains! We shall go over first to clear the way to the barn etc. so we don't have to mess around doing that. Get some photo's up when you move it.
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Post by Eternal Optimist on Jun 14, 2015 19:45:53 GMT 1
Had a call from the transporter this morning to say he had collected and was on his way. Also had the seller call to say they had loaded the car carefully and all was well. The car arrived within 10 miles Ms of the time advised. Unloaded and pushed to my garage. Nice lads keen to show other quite expensive cars they had done recently. These transporters are well aware of the care needed to move classics. Again I'd recommend them to anyone looking for short or long hauls. Mark Mark.....get some photo's up! Want to see your new car!
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