logistical problem

[sidekickdmr]

Hey all, after some advise on the best way to get 13 members of staff and 10 non roadworthy vehicles around the country?

I will be doing 1 event a week and it will last approx 3 days a time.

Would i be best buying one of these?


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/52-PLATE-SCANIA-114-380-...
and one of these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ford-transit-mini-bus-15...


OR


Get 5 of these?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-AXLE-2-CAR-TRAILER-TRA...
and 5 of these?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-Hilux-Surf-very-c...

OR

Hire a haulage company twice a week to take vehicles and we go up in minibus?

OR

Do you have any better ideas?

Thanks all

[-Pete-]

If it's something you're going to do on a regular basis, 10 roadworthy vehicles would be the cheapest option.

[sidekickdmr]

-Pete- said:

If it's something you're going to do on a regular basis, 10 roadworthy vehicles would be the cheapest option.

Not possible

[Blakeatron]

I imagine to tow a twin car trailer you would need the tow part of a licence.

If it were me I would be hiring someone else to do all the moving and then sit back and relax as all the burden is on their shoulders.

[mildmannered]

I would have thought using the services of a company would be ideal. No hefty up-front costs, maintenance and other running costs.

They must be quite competitive at the moment too, I don't think many new cars are being sold.

It would also be scalable if and when your needs change.

Very intriguing?

[vit4]

I'll bite.


Why?

[poing]

Do enough of you have the relevant driving licence for some of these vehicles?

[P I Staker]

What are you planning?

[Crafty_]

Are all the cars and staff going to the same place at the same time? or is one car and a couple of staff going to location A for a few days, then moving on to location B, meantime another car is at location Z for a few days then off to location Y ?

Wondering if this is one of those "pay a few quid for a ticket and win a car" things you see in shopping centres etc ?

[sidekickdmr]

Crafty_ said:

Are all the cars and staff going to the same place at the same time? or is one car and a couple of staff going to location A for a few days, then moving on to location B, meantime another car is at location Z for a few days then off to location Y ?

Wondering if this is one of those "pay a few quid for a ticket and win a car" things you see in shopping centres etc ?

All staff and all cars in same location!

And no it's not a win a car scheme lol

[Justin Cyder]

Always a haulage company. Incidentally, I own one.

[anonymous-user]

Just hire a logistics company to shift the cars (Ontime etc) and hire a minibus for the bods. Job done.

[Matt UK]

Banger racing?

[zaphod42]

Justin Cyder said:

Always a haulage company. Incidentally, I own one.

Genius login name...

[P I Staker]

Justin Cyder said:

Always a haulage company. Incidentally, I own one.

Are you also powerfully built?

[Crafty_]

sidekickdmr said:

All staff and all cars in same location!

And no it's not a win a car scheme lol

Then I'd just hire a company to shift em and a minibus to get the staff around.
Less hassle.

[adsvx220]

Get the lorry. More fun to drive and IMO look the part.

I do love my lorrys.

Adam

[sidekickdmr]

Max_Torque said:

Just hire a logistics company to shift the cars (Ontime etc) and hire a minibus for the bods. Job done.

Going to give Ontime a buzz tomorrow!

Thanks

[Fun Bus]

Personally I'd avoid the likes of Ontime, ECM, Paragon, Autologic and so on. They generally only want the BIG contracts (and have them). Try a smaller, more local company who have transporters too. If the vehicles are heading anywhere into the East Midlands then call Mobile Services of Leicester much smaller but just as professional outfit - in fact they may consider it no matter what the route is. If Scotland is involved try Nelson Car Transport - proper blokes who are brothers and owners of the company. They do run into England but generally immediately backhaul back out and into Scotland. Carlson might be worth a try - Essex based but cover national work. John Cook, Sensible Transport are others.

Buying a transporter (like the Wagon and drag you linked too) will involve overheads like you wouldn't believe. To be fair though, the one you linked to does have a (British) Transporter Engineering body which are considered to be the best for car transport. LOHR (French I think) are ok but avoid the Italian company Rolfo - the threads in the moving decks fail more times than you've posted on PH in your time. They're full of hydraulics too and you'll probably get very friendly with your local branch of Pirtek.

Forgive me if I come across as teaching you to suck eggs, it's not how I mean it! Let me know if you need more information as I was in car transport for 3 years earlier in my career.

[sidekickdmr]

Fun Bus said:

Personally I'd avoid the likes of Ontime, ECM, Paragon, Autologic and so on. They generally only want the BIG contracts (and have them). Try a smaller, more local company who have transporters too. If the vehicles are heading anywhere into the East Midlands then call Mobile Services of Leicester much smaller but just as professional outfit - in fact they may consider it no matter what the route is. If Scotland is involved try Nelson Car Transport - proper blokes who are brothers and owners of the company. They do run into England but generally immediately backhaul back out and into Scotland. Carlson might be worth a try - Essex based but cover national work. John Cook, Sensible Transport are others.

Buying a transporter (like the Wagon and drag you linked too) will involve overheads like you wouldn't believe. To be fair though, the one you linked to does have a (British) Transporter Engineering body which are considered to be the best for car transport. LOHR (French I think) are ok but avoid the Italian company Rolfo - the threads in the moving decks fail more times than you've posted on PH in your time. They're full of hydraulics too and you'll probably get very friendly with your local branch of Pirtek.

Forgive me if I come across as teaching you to suck eggs, it's not how I mean it! Let me know if you need more information as I was in car transport for 3 years earlier in my career.

Wow thanks for your brilliant advise!

Would you mind if I pm'd you sometime with a couple more questions?