Decided not to take any insurance out on the stuff we are shipping. Are we mad????
Really not sure if we are doing the right thing!

Crown are in right now packing...all going well so far.

Your doing the right thing. Don't throw your money away. I hate paying insurance premiums for anything. They are all a rip off.

Even if you did get insurance and god forbid something did happen to your possesions there's always some clause the insurance company finds to enable them to screw you over.

You know we should have a poll on how many people have been screwed over by an insurance company in the past. I bet it would be at least 80%.

God luck hope everything goes well with the move.

Thanks elksa,

U've made me feel much better about the decision!

Crown have been brill so far with the packing...it's much less stressful than moving down the road and doing it all yourselves. I've left them to it and I'm playing on the laptop!

Nice to see others working hard whilst your relaxing isn't it. Better make sure that your off the laptop before they finish packing!!!!!!!

Where you off to Gryff?

That's funny just noticed that we've both sent the same amount of posts. Had to write this just to move ahead!!!!!

How do some of you guys record 1000's of posts. I've sent 28 opps 29 now but it feels like I've been registered and posting forever. I think we'll have to have a party when I reach 100 posts, cause I'll be 100 myself before I reach 1000 and I'm only 24 now.

Hi

Well, I registerd in April 03!!
In the first few months I only posted a handful of posts, from about oktober/january I started getting addicted.....
The thing is, you start getting to everyone sort of 'personally', so you start chatting!
And I like helping people with their questions. And I like posting pics of my years in Oz!

And I'm only 22, imagine my number of posts when I'm 24

:scared:

Oh, and to stay on topic We haven't got insurance either. Not possible when you're packing and loading yourself!
Thinking about a total loss insurance though. Would be 1% for us.....

Blimey Simone you must be a post junkie? See the thread I've just start entitled the same. Nice to meet you by the way. At this rate you could be the first post millionaire?

Off to Brisbane....getting scared now! They have just left with all my belongings (not my laptop though thats on the plane with me!). When and where are you going?

Still can't get over how easy it was.

Now I'd better get posting more...you're winning me!!!!!

depending on the value of your belongings, in general it is advisable to take out at least a total loss insurance.

if you have 30,000.00 GBP worth of items, with a 1.5% premium you pay 450.00 GBP.

Is it not worth paying 450.00 to avoid loosing 30,000.00 when the ship sinks, never mind the sentimental value that some items may have?

what you should consider is taking out insurance not with the relocators, try a saearch on insurance in here, and you'll see a thread intitled
for those who decided to take insurance

another one with
things to do - part 1 , 2 and 3.

they recommended a company in liverpool ....

try this


http://67.15.12.206/forum/showthread...ghlight=part+1

Yes I did read those threads, thanks. But to be honest we are really only taking sentimental stuff, only one piece of furniture and 4 bikes...so been thinking if the ship sinks the only thing I'll be sad about is the photos and you can't replace them with money. Hardly even ride the bikes but hoping the ozzie weather will inspire us!

The quotes ive been getting are for around 3.5% - 4% permium.. Please let me know if this is bad?

for that much stuff, you could probably take it on the plane with you, and even if you had to pay excess luggage, would still be cheaper than paying a relocator....

but then again you said you had the relocators in already,
so I am not sure as to how much you are taking with you...

can do much better if you take it with someone other than the relocators themselves.

Can someone name a few .. ?
We are shipping everything 20ft container, you get competative rates with most of the shipping firms, however the insurance adds up to a lot of money if you are ping 4% of 20-30k, would be nice to know a few other insurance firms to use for shipping everything.