caro Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Can anyone recommend a good UK removal company. One that doesn't smash your furniture and can store it for a couple of months? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Daft question .............. if you don't say: where you are!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caro Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 Sorry about that, maybe I didn't explain myself very well. However, with a bit of lateral thinking, I think one could guess that I was asking about a removals company that picks up furniture in the UK and takes it to France. I know that LF mag is full of ads but it would be good to get a personal recommendation from someone. I hope I've made myself clear now, Gardian... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 [Www] I think Guardian meant whereabouts in the uk are you... we used a great company and I've pm'd you with details but they are based in Devon... so no good if you live in Manchester... although I guess if you're willing to pay? [Www] [:$] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caro Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 Thanks for that. The removals firms that I've looked at seem quite willing to go to any part of the UK. That's why I didn't mention a specific area. I would definately be willing to pay a bit extra for a good service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 [quote user="caro"]I hope I've made myself clear now, Gardian...[/quote]Ehm ........ no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babbles Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I know an English guy who is based in the SW of France but does regular trips to the UK and the rest of Europe , a good price ,really helpful and currently storing our furniture, he also does part loads if you need it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caro Posted September 24, 2008 Author Share Posted September 24, 2008 Oh dear, Gardian, what a shame... never mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicandJo Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 I can certainly recommend one NOT to use but I think the mods would object...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 So can I RicandJo but, when I said so on another, similar post, no one paid any attention and the OP didn't pm or anything to ask for details.Might as well keep schtump because, as long as I have volunteered, I have no further great desire to advice people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babbles Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 I couldn't agree more Sweet17, why ask the question if you don't want or need the info, very strange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caro Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 If you don't want to upset the moderator, could you please email me privately? Thanks very much for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Oh, for goodness sake. This is about getting a recommendation over a removal company, not the latest scam / fraud.These requests pop up regularly and are perfectly reasonable and important to the requestor - but really only of relevance if the recommendations are appropriate to the area. What's the point in knowing that Removal Company X from the W Mids were hopeless, if you live in Hampshire?My last words on the subject are:Unlike many other professions, removers generally seem to be highly professional and don't smash up your belongings. One hardly ever hears a bad word said.Having said that, some will undoubtedly be better than others, so just do your own local homework. Get several quotes, ask for references, etc,etc. Hardly rocket science.Oh, and say roughly where you are. Pseudonym X from Essex (or even as close as Basildon) hardly constitutes an invasion of privacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athene Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 People are trying to help you here! At the very least be polite!There are terrible companies about! AND YES they do smash up furniture and worse! They will demand more money before they release your effects than you have paid for them to deliver it! If you think they are all professional, you have a lot to learn!AND the moderators on here are very good and have a job to do! Please do not critise them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maricopa Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 CaroHave PM'd youM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caro Posted September 26, 2008 Author Share Posted September 26, 2008 Thank you for that, Maricopa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caro Posted September 26, 2008 Author Share Posted September 26, 2008 People are trying to help you here! At the very least be polite!There are terrible companies about! AND YES they do smash up furniture and worse! They will demand more money before they release your effects than you have paid for them to deliver it! If you think they are all professional, you have a lot to learn!AND the moderators on here are very good and have a job to do! Please do not critise them! I really don't know what you're referring to. I have been polite, and I said nothing critical about the moderators. I was simply responding to what someone else said. Perhaps you've misunderstood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caro Posted September 26, 2008 Author Share Posted September 26, 2008 Hello again, Gardion. If you take the time to read any of the removal company ads in LF mag, you will see that many of them travel throughout the UK to pick up furniture. They don't just stick to the one area. It would be rather counter-productive. For example, if a removal company based in, say, Wiltshire, only worked in that area they would have to hope that the whole of Wilts decided to move to France in order to get any business! I hope you understand now. I'm beginning to wonder why you seem so keen to know where I live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 [quote user="caro"]I'm beginning to wonder why you seem so keen to know where I live.[/quote]It's not such an unusual question when trying to give an answer to "Can anyone recommend a good UK removal company?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caro Posted September 26, 2008 Author Share Posted September 26, 2008 If you would only read my message properly, you would see that most removals companies will deal with people throughout the UK. Therefore it's not necessary to say where I live. OK? If you can't offer me constructive advice, like many other people have, why are you bothering to send messages to this thread??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caro Posted September 26, 2008 Author Share Posted September 26, 2008 Maricopa, I didn't get your email. Could you possibly resend? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 [quote user="caro"]If you would only read my message properly, you would see that most removals companies will deal with people throughout the UK. Therefore it's not necessary to say where I live. OK? If you can't offer me constructive advice, like many other people have, why are you bothering to send messages to this thread???[/quote]I bet she's wondering that herself now. She gave a fair answer to a fair question.With respect, once you've been with the forum for a while Caro, you'll find your feet and understand better how forums function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maricopa Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 [quote user="caro"]Maricopa, I didn't get your email. Could you possibly resend? Thanks![/quote]I PM'd you.On the forum home page, at the top one of the five choices is Private Messages. Select that and you'll find my message there.M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginia.c Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Caro I hope very much you have managed to find a decent company and that your move goes smoothly. It's a few weeks since I last looked at this forum, but boy, how little changes in a few weeks! Someone like you pops up and asks a perfectly reasonable question. Only a nano second later you are inundated with bad tempered/trying to be clever/nothing better to do/nothing constructive or helpful to add comments. I'm surprised you persevered - well done to you!I'm in the middle of moving myself and am just about to make another trip with van piled high. Please feel free to email me if you have any other "moving" related queries.[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caro Posted September 26, 2008 Author Share Posted September 26, 2008 Thank you, Virginia. Fortunately most people have been helpful. The silly ones are, thankfully, in the minority! I hope you have a hassle free move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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