CrozierFamily Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Hi So we are moving to Sydney in about 3 months. I have started to look around for quotes but I would appreciate the views of people with experience. We have a 4 bedroom house in England, which is not really that big. I am trying to work out roughly what size of container would be required to ship all of our furnituture, white good, clothes etc etc. From what I can see we are looking at a 20ft container. Would this be about right? I am also guessing that to ship this kind of container from Swindon to Sydney will cost about £5k and will take between 6-8 weeks to arrive - does this feel like a decent ball park or am I way off? Also - does the service offered normally include the company packing up your stuff and then rebuilding things like beds when they arrive in Australia? I am not sure if this is part of the package normally offered or is this is an extra? Any help would be appreciated. I just want to have a good ball park in my mind before I start speaking to people to ensure I do not get ripped off or duped! Cheers, Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 The company will give you a quote against what goods you want to take - may all fit into a 20ft container. We were quoted at 10 - 12 weeks for shipment port to port (Southampton to Fremantle) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrozierFamily Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 The company will give you a quote against what goods you want to take - may all fit into a 20ft container. We were quoted at 10 - 12 weeks for shipment port to port (Southampton to Fremantle) Hi, thank you for coming back to me. Did you move a similar amount of stuff? How much did it cost and did you pack your own stuff or did they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachhart Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I have been quoted £5310 (not inc insurance) for a 20f container, we have a 4 bed house but its not full. That price includes them packing everything and unpacking everything at the other end. It's our first quote so I don't know how good it is yet but it's one of the more expensive companies I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig2222 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 normally a 20ft including door to door will be around £5200. The prices we got varied only by about £300, but does depend on where in the uK you are moving from. We had prices from Doree Bonner, Anglo Pac and Excess . we went with Doree Bonner who gave a better insurance rate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrozierFamily Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 Hi guys. Thank you so much for your input. I have apparently got access to a discounted rate with my employer through Wridgeways and have asked them to come out and have a look at my property to give me a robust quote. I just wanted to have a rough ballpark in my mind before I get them out as I am always suspicious of being ripped off by guys like this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrozierFamily Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 p.s. Anyone have any experience of Wridgeways? Any thoughts on them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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