Do new cars get damaged at docks while unloading?
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Ordered a new car a few months ago, told car was in UK beginning on October, available for me to pick up at the end of November.
Dealer then tells me theres an issue with the documentation, but my concerns are, could the car have been damaged during the shipping process?
How good are these repairs if they do and can you tell easily if it has been repaired?
Has anyone any experience of this?
Dealer then tells me theres an issue with the documentation, but my concerns are, could the car have been damaged during the shipping process?
How good are these repairs if they do and can you tell easily if it has been repaired?
Has anyone any experience of this?
And it does a roaring trade too!
ked the paperwork up!I used to drive then off the boats.
For the first few one I took it easy, did not over rev the car etc due to my passion of cars.
After the second run, I had the manager screaming at to hurry up (that reads drive like it was stolen to keep up with others).
Time is money unfortunately- and yes they do get damaged, and ragged to an inch within of their life.
For the first few one I took it easy, did not over rev the car etc due to my passion of cars.
After the second run, I had the manager screaming at to hurry up (that reads drive like it was stolen to keep up with others).
Time is money unfortunately- and yes they do get damaged, and ragged to an inch within of their life.
The ones that don't get damaged are thrashed mercilessly from cold.
Such as by people on their summer break from Uni, who get a job at Motor Distributors Ltd in Dublin. 6 of us had to go down to Dublin docks to unload a new batch of Merc SLK's off the cargo ship. And then onto a tarmac carpark about 1 acre x 1 acre. Happy days...
Such as by people on their summer break from Uni, who get a job at Motor Distributors Ltd in Dublin. 6 of us had to go down to Dublin docks to unload a new batch of Merc SLK's off the cargo ship. And then onto a tarmac carpark about 1 acre x 1 acre. Happy days...
Transit damage warranty claim was on the computer for my last Volvo - I never did suss out what it was, just saw it when we were going through some of the history.
I would assume thats either at the docks or getting transported to the dealerships!
Imports used to be well known for bits going missing in transit too, often at the docks, not sure if its as prevalent now mind you.
I would assume thats either at the docks or getting transported to the dealerships!
Imports used to be well known for bits going missing in transit too, often at the docks, not sure if its as prevalent now mind you.
Kind of blowing a lot of it out of proportion here though....not really too unusual for PH!
I was at the docks dropping off my car to be shipped to Oz last week and they were unloading a transporter full of Astons' and another full of Minis', most of which were Cooper S Works; not one of them was screamed to within an inch of its life, mainly because they were driven off of a transporter, a few hundred metres to the storage compound where they would await to be loaded back up either in a container or on another transporter.
They don't have acres of space to race cars around and the roads where they have to drive them are hardly suitable for drag-racing, or other 'here-say' activities. I would be very surprised if the drivers at the docs are not penalised for any damaged caused to vehicles; I know the transport drivers get heavily penalised for any damage to any cars i.e. kerbed wheel etc.
I'm not saying that they don't ever get damaged as I know from personal experience that a lot of the do, it's just I would say it's more likely to do with very tight space constraints as opposed to from being hit whilst drifitng alongside a Daewoo Matiz!
I was at the docks dropping off my car to be shipped to Oz last week and they were unloading a transporter full of Astons' and another full of Minis', most of which were Cooper S Works; not one of them was screamed to within an inch of its life, mainly because they were driven off of a transporter, a few hundred metres to the storage compound where they would await to be loaded back up either in a container or on another transporter.
They don't have acres of space to race cars around and the roads where they have to drive them are hardly suitable for drag-racing, or other 'here-say' activities. I would be very surprised if the drivers at the docs are not penalised for any damaged caused to vehicles; I know the transport drivers get heavily penalised for any damage to any cars i.e. kerbed wheel etc.
I'm not saying that they don't ever get damaged as I know from personal experience that a lot of the do, it's just I would say it's more likely to do with very tight space constraints as opposed to from being hit whilst drifitng alongside a Daewoo Matiz!
Some don't even make it off the boat...
(Cribbed from http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5049806-... )
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Yes, worked unloading cars for a few months and cars were often bumped, scraped, thrashed mercilessly, occasionally stolen and recoevred, and pretty much treat like something being thrown away most of the time. It is worth remembering at least 50% of the people charged with driving your new car before you will be on a low wage with a strict time limit.
1500 cars to be unloaded in 4 hours (huge penalty for missing the tide out) by 24 men was not unheard of.
1500 cars to be unloaded in 4 hours (huge penalty for missing the tide out) by 24 men was not unheard of.
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