jasonpittman

Hello,
I will be moving to Spain next month I just got a job in Gibraltar and have to move with very short notice. I have decided on having my belonging shipped over rather than taking them in a van. I'm leaving most of my furniture apart from a book case, cot and a chest of drawers. I have about 25 boxes of belongings to ship.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a good company i can use to ship this lot ? and does anybody have a rough idea on what I should end up paying ?

Thanking you in advance

MikeJ

Big boxes? Small boxes? Total Volume?

Maybe a 1/2 container load, include your car? - Gibraltar is a sea port.

jasonpittman

15 small boxes, 5 medium and 5 large, bookcase, chest of drawers and a cot. The cot is in pieces but the bookcase and chest of drawers are not the whole lot fits into a 40 square foot storage room. I have been ruthless and ditched loads of stuff to keep the amount down.

The house we will be renting is in Spain and I will commute to Gibraltar.

MikeJ

: Good luck with that! Have you read the papers - have a look at the Gibraltar thread - particularly the older one.
Easily overcome though, check the Gib Police web site for the queue estimate at around 06:00 then phone your boss to say you will be 3,4 or sometimes up 7 hours late

GEEGEEGIRL

hi Jason ive sent you a pm I think we can help you

Neptuno

We have 36 cubic metres going, costing 2,600 euros, insurance included, packing it ourselves

EllisG

Union, Jack, Removals, Europe, Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein

I shipped a load of kitchen appliances down to Spain a few years ago with them ...highly recommended and reasonably priced

Neptuno

The problem with recommendations, is that for every good one there is usually someone who has used the same firm and who has a bad experience.
I am talking generally here, not about any specific firm.
Everyone will have a different experience.

Mitzyboy

Thats because with a lot of the removers they use subcontract teams. So just because you get a good service from a carrier, it doesnt mean that the next people get the same good service.

You have a good load there though. Be careful with your insurance if you are packing it yourself, make sure the ins company will cover you because if anything goes missing, the carrier will be signing for closed boxes. Buy a load of strong security tape so you can see if it has been tampered with. I wouldnt recommend anyone I'm afraid haveing been in the shipping and road transport business for years .... mainly for the reason I gave above.