freedy50 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Should be going to Australia by late February, early March. It is just me and my wife on a parent visa. We have just got an ordinary 3 bed semi detached house and was wondering is it actually worth getting at least 3 removal quotes or would just going for one company we like the look of be ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopoke Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Go for three. We did and there was quite a price differential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedy50 Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 2 hours ago, Mopoke said: Go for three. We did and there was quite a price differential. May I ask what 3 you chose for quotes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopoke Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Sure. Britannia, PSS and Pickfords. We are going with PSS as we like their customer service so far. Some people use Australian ones directly but we didn't head down that route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedy50 Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 Ok. Thanks for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 We had 3 - PSS, Britannia and John Masons - we went with the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedy50 Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 4 minutes ago, ali said: We had 3 - PSS, Britannia and John Masons - we went with the latter. I was also thinking of John Mason. I've seen them mentioned a few times in various places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 12 hours ago, freedy50 said: I was also thinking of John Mason. I've seen them mentioned a few times in various places. A fair few years since we migrated but they still have a good reputation. We couldn't fault them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unzippy Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 We shipped this time last year, got two quotes (PSS and another that I don't remember). Went with PSS and Letton Percival providing the insurance. Very happy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
can1983 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 get 3 quotes the prices vary wildly sometimes. One thing is guaranteed - they will say it will take x weeks and it will take twice as long. They are all about the same for that my sister experienced the same with Pickfords. We used SantaFe, good service at either end and everything package well but appalling slow transit time it took 6 weeks to leave the UK whilst waiting for other stuff to fill the container. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicF Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 On 30/11/2018 at 13:30, can1983 said: get 3 quotes the prices vary wildly sometimes. One thing is guaranteed - they will say it will take x weeks and it will take twice as long. They are all about the same for that my sister experienced the same with Pickfords. We used SantaFe, good service at either end and everything package well but appalling slow transit time it took 6 weeks to leave the UK whilst waiting for other stuff to fill the container. This is only an issue if you go the shared container route. If you have a full container to yourself or use a move cube the shipping times are usually fairly accurate. Our container took 9 weeks door to door but we had a container to ourselves. You regularly see on here people who have used a shared container where the container sits waiting to be filled for weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Our shippers quoted that it would take up to 12 weeks for our goods to arrive - and it was 12 weeks to the day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedy50 Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 On 30/11/2018 at 02:22, unzippy said: We shipped this time last year, got two quotes (PSS and another that I don't remember). Went with PSS and Letton Percival providing the insurance. Very happy. Slightly off topic, but I was looking at their online quote form and it asks " Value of ALL belongings as new at destination." How does that get worked out? I've got no idea what value all my belongings would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unzippy Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 10 hours ago, freedy50 said: Slightly off topic, but I was looking at their online quote form and it asks " Value of ALL belongings as new at destination." How does that get worked out? I've got no idea what value all my belongings would be. Combination of https://www.ikea.com/au/en/, https://jbhifi.com.au, https://www.thegoodguys.com.au and some wild ass guessing! Remember they don't really care what the figure isas you will be paying a percentage of the final total, I think we paid 1.3% Hang on, their form was on GBP.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil-99 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 (edited) Just a salient note on this Freedy, Some things to think on. We had a bad experience, no particular people to blame except the dock handlers. Went like this. We we’re suddenly moving with a couple of days notice, we then had to do the insurance estimate. Estimate the whole value of all of your stuff in 30 minutes. Being completely honest I’m thinking, how much are my second hand clothes worth, etc etc. I didn’t want to overstate the value of my things so put honest prices on them. I put $1000 on my amplifier which is what it cost new. The same item in Australia was $3000. So we get a call from the shipping company - there is some good news and some bad. Your container has arrived. The bad news, it was dropped in the Brisbane River. They held it unopened for three days in 38 degrees, then opened it. At this point I was accompanied by a loss adjuster (a captain from P&O). I recorded the whole conversation by accidentally leaving my video recorder on. It went like this, each item’s value was questioned, because if you undervalue an item by 20%, they then reduced the payout by 20%. So my amplifier, undervalued by 60% is now paid out as being worth $400. I asked the loss adjuster how much the amplifier would cost in Afghanistan, he had no idea, so how was I to know how much they were here. Anyhow, I luckily have a friend who is a specialist maritime lawyer. He said, do not engage any arguments, just tell them to pay the full amount, or get ready to go to court. I said my valuation was in good faith and asked if they would like to talk to my lawyer. They didn’t and paid out the full amount. So if you reckon your Spurs jersey is worth $200. Don’t hold back on the valuation. Good luck with your move. Edited December 4, 2018 by Phil-99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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