johnjohn Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 HiI buy lots of stuff on Ebay. Some is for a house I have in France. Now small items are no problem, most Ebayers are happy to Royal Mail within EU at extra cost. So far fine. But large items cause a problem. We are all meant to be one big happy European family now but for simple carriage France might as well be on the other side of the world! Items up to about 50 kilos can be sent via people like DHL at crazy high cost, but like if you want to ship an armchair, hardly an unusual item, then it just becomes impossible.( just in case anyone says 'why don't you buy an armchair on Ebay France' - just you try - there ain't none!)So my question is, does anyone out there know of a good competitive & reliable carrier who can move individual items of furniture ( carpets chairs, hifi etc etc ) from UK to France? I would be greatly obliged for any help.JohnJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dotty0 Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 JohnjohnI don't know of any carriers personally, but maybe it would be worth you posting a note on here to see if anyone is coming to France from the UK. My husband regularly returns to the UK with his van, I'm sure other people do the same. If it helps with the ferry costs then everybody wins.Dotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phylisbide Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 When moving furniture to France last year, I used a website - www.loadup.co.uk- and was inundated by dozens of van and lorry drivers offering to take the stuff as a part load - or a returning empty load, on my behalf. The prices quoted varied hugely, but in the end chose a very good firm from Canterbury, who collected from me as agreed at 9am in Wiltshire, and delivered to 24 (he got there 3 hours early by going on different ferry crossing) and he waited outside the house for me to arrive - in full sun. Brilliant - can let you have name if you would like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnjohn Posted January 14, 2006 Author Share Posted January 14, 2006 Hi Many thanks that's really kind, yes I would love to know the name of the chap you used - he sound like thge answer to a prayer! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domi Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 have a look at this link from an article in today's Sunday TimesA friend who recently moved from London to France saved himself more than £1,000 by using a removal broker. These people take all the details of your move and then find the best quote. ET Brokers, the firm my friend used, charged a £35.25 fee (0870 800 3880, www.etbrokers-removals.com).Dominique Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasputin Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 just a thought, ask pallet trasport companies for Groupage rates, they wait until they have a full load and charge much less, could take a few days or a week longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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