donovandenese

Hi - my mum has been granted her parent visa and will be moving to Oz in September with what we expect to be half a container (or possibly a full container) of furniture/personal possessions. She has 3 shipping companys coming to give her quotes next week.

* Any suggestions on the types of questions she needs to be asking them when they visit?

* The companys are PSS, Arrowpak and AngloPacific - if anyone has any notable good or bad experiences with these companys we'd welcome your thoughts (feel free to do this by PM if you'd rather keep it private)

* Also, if anyone has a glowing recommendation for a different shipping company - we'd also be interested in hearing that too

Many thanks

andrew4

Can recommend Doree Bonner who work with grace International in australia.
There web address is www.doreebonner.co.uk

hantsfamily1

I used PSS and they were great in the UK, not quite so good in Oz but my gear turned up ok and the guys were all good, only problem was a 10 day delay due to them being busy and no trucks, wasnt my problem so hire more trucks in my opinion, they had 2 months notice on their requirements.

Make sure shoes and any outdoor gear or equipment is thoroughly cleaned

trehere

Will you pack the shipment yourself, or would you like the shipping company to do it for you?
Would you like the shipping company to arrange the customs clearance and delivery at your destination, or would you prefer to do this yourself?
Items to be shipped – do your items include any 'special' packing requirements - we had a glass top table which was going to cost us 100 pounds to ship due to a special box being created to ship it in (it cost less to buy!)
Storage - ensure that any storage requirements are fully listed. We discovered that despite not causing any delays at customs or at delivery we still had to pay storage for a week while the goods cleared customs!
Detail what the pick up and drop off addresses have in terms of access / stairs etc. otherwise you could be charged extra at the end
hope this helps!

CDM

I've contributed to a number of threads here on BE regarding containers and shipping. You might find some of these are useful.

- CDM

Sunbound

I used Allied Pickfords. Very good price ,very professional during quote process. It is Allied Pickfords in Uk AND here in Oz so no third party removal firm used this end (proves VERY sticky when making claims) AND they had their own proper marine insurance(no need to go with Letton Percival) so insured from beginning to 1 week after arrival.Watch out for the standard liability they all offer you it covers bugger all and definately not while your stuff is on the boat.
One cracked picture frame glass was all we had so highly recommended and i can say that both ends of the loading and unloading were well done AND done with care !!
Good luck Sunbound

spartacus

"How much for all this?"

man_called_Horse

anyone any idea about getting a bicycle shipped to Australia from the UK

CDM

How much for all of what?

- CDM

LouiseR

spartacus

Now just stop it!

How much for all dat over dere?