Removals - how much is it to get a man in ?
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Small cottage in cornwall to suffolk, all packing done, all humping and loading done, unloaded at other end, two big chaps who did it all.
£1600.plus VAT.
Large house in London, street parking, parking tickets even though we got exemption,brought back to Cornwall, two chaps in big lorry, hired help in London (borrowed from other removal co) two extra chaps in cornwall to help unload, house in cornwall has long drive, lorry at bottom of drive.
£2300 plus Vat.
One bed flat from cornwall to cornwall, normal old lady furnishings, cat, knitted tea cosys etc. total miles about 25, two cahps, transit luton, half day work.
£300 plus VAT
£1600.plus VAT.
Large house in London, street parking, parking tickets even though we got exemption,brought back to Cornwall, two chaps in big lorry, hired help in London (borrowed from other removal co) two extra chaps in cornwall to help unload, house in cornwall has long drive, lorry at bottom of drive.
£2300 plus Vat.
One bed flat from cornwall to cornwall, normal old lady furnishings, cat, knitted tea cosys etc. total miles about 25, two cahps, transit luton, half day work.
£300 plus VAT
2 (large) bedroom apartment, 170 miles, 2 men, 1 van. 300 quid and a slice of lemon cake.
I also own a hell of a lot of s
t and they did it all without complaining (except forcing me to carry some of the stuff upstairs to teach me not to own so many books and magazines every again 
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I also own a hell of a lot of s
t and they did it all without complaining (except forcing me to carry some of the stuff upstairs to teach me not to own so many books and magazines every again )Edited by littlegreenfairy on Thursday 14th October 22:05
I forget what the websites were called now but googling should find them.
'Sites where you request quotes for house removals, enter some relevant details and you get either prices, requests for more info, or offfers to visit and quote.
Sometimes you might find someone wanting a "backload", meaning a possibly better deal.
'Sites where you request quotes for house removals, enter some relevant details and you get either prices, requests for more info, or offfers to visit and quote.
Sometimes you might find someone wanting a "backload", meaning a possibly better deal.
I paid just shy of a grand. They arrived the day before, loaded everything except the bed, then reappeared at 9 the following morning tom finish up. They also packed everything for us.
There is simply no way you can argue that the savings achieved by doing it yourself can outweigh the attraction of sitting in a deckchair with a cider on the go handing out instructions whilst someone does it all for you.
There is simply no way you can argue that the savings achieved by doing it yourself can outweigh the attraction of sitting in a deckchair with a cider on the go handing out instructions whilst someone does it all for you.
JulianHJ said:
£500 minimum, maybe up to £1500 depending on how much stuff there is to move. This is based on quotes I got when we were moving three years ago. It was only a short distance so we did it ourselves. Next move I'm definitely paying someone else to do the lugging...
Sounds about right, it cost us £600 to move 4 miles across doncaster with pickfords, but then we managed to fill the wagon to the top. would suggest that you may need a White Van Man, with perhaps WVM renting a 7.5 tonner.
We had this for moving 4 bed (with a lot of offce stuff and even more crap that should have been chucked) for £500 in this way, albeit over a much smaller distance.
WVVM insurance cover may (will) not be as good, and will not normally include packing service. In fact I am beginning to wonder if those qoutes are all that bad, if they inclue packing.
We had this for moving 4 bed (with a lot of offce stuff and even more crap that should have been chucked) for £500 in this way, albeit over a much smaller distance.
WVVM insurance cover may (will) not be as good, and will not normally include packing service. In fact I am beginning to wonder if those qoutes are all that bad, if they inclue packing.
We used http://www.5valleysremovalsstonehouse.co.uk/ on someone's recommendation. I can't remember the exact price but it was under £1000 and that was packing up a 3 bedroom house plus garage in Bristol (full of crud), 90 miles to Dorset and then unloading using a separate van as we can't get a truck of that size down our lane. 3 people the day before packing and an additional bloke to drive the shuttle vehicle. They didn't want to survey at all, the only time they turned up was on the day of the packing.
I was really pleased with them and Gloucester isn't that far from Oxford...
I was really pleased with them and Gloucester isn't that far from Oxford...
Ken Sington said:
The likes of Pickfords will be at the upper end, a more local outfit with fewer vans will be at the lower.
Ii would certainly second the pricing of smaller local outfits. My last move 6 years ago Southampton to Epsom, the local to Southampton company were half the quote of Pickfords & Whites. Packing service only added £250, they dropped the boxes off 2 weeks early at my request so I could pack some stuff myself etc.
I couldn't actually see how they made any money from the £1,000 odd bill when you break it down into 3 men for 2 days, fuel and cost of running truck and office etc.
Ive just paid £575 for moving a 3 bed (no packing) 30 miles. The other quotes I had were £1200+. Interestingly the firm I used commented that they are now travelling 'darn sarf' as they can charge more and still be cheaper than the local firms even with the additional diesel cost. Removal work for them is quiet at the moment, PM me if you want the name. They were excellent.
Actually, I'd be surprised if you can rent a 7.5 tonner as a private individual nowadays anyway. Most hire companies will only let you take out a vehicle heavier than 3.5 tonnes if you have an O'Licence.
Something to do with cowboys hiring them as a private user, but then using them for commercial purposes without the expense of meeting the O'Licence conditions. I believe the onus was changed to fall on the hire companies to ensure that their vehicles would be used legally. If not they could be fined and/or have the vehicles confiscated.
Something to do with cowboys hiring them as a private user, but then using them for commercial purposes without the expense of meeting the O'Licence conditions. I believe the onus was changed to fall on the hire companies to ensure that their vehicles would be used legally. If not they could be fined and/or have the vehicles confiscated.
anonymous said:
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No, definitely agree the prices have been ramped up. I did exactly the same move in 2005 and it was around £400, and choice of several quotes. I think they are quite busy with work and picking off jobs - imagine it's the same in any line of business -the crunch has wiped out some of the smaller outfits leaving the big boys to set the prices. I'm sure you could get some eastern european (for example) to do it for half the price but i have a feeling you won't trust them with your mum's possessions .. ?Have you had a try uploading a request onto something like shiply.com?
You might have to be very specific about the size of vehicle required so you don't have your time wasted by some bloke with a transit but if you used a free email address to sign up and got a few quotes it might work out cheaper.
You might have to be very specific about the size of vehicle required so you don't have your time wasted by some bloke with a transit but if you used a free email address to sign up and got a few quotes it might work out cheaper.
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