Miss Clinique

They charge by weight or capacity, which ever is the greater.

T4T

Thanks for the advice. I'll compare the packing materials and agents used in Canada.

helcat12

Then I am glad we ditched the thousands of books my husband and me had collected (bar a few we really want to take with us.)
They weighed a tonne when I took them to the charity shop!

Dave n Ailsa

Excellent thread! thanks to the OP for starting it.

Picking up on an earlier post where folk were buying items on Ebay etc to take with them...

It might even make sense to buy certain items new over here, like flat-pack furniture, kids beds etc. This is ideal, as it is already expertly packed, specifically designed to be shunted about warehouses and distributors.

Ailsa is currently in Canada with work, and she visited Ikea. Aparently it is MUCH more expensive over there.

I have been searching Kijiji etc, and they really don't have the same price range as we do over here with the likes of Gumtree. We once picked up a FREE suite from Gumtree and it was brilliant. The nice folk had even cleaned and Scotchgaurded it for us, lol. Don't see any of that on Kijiji. (We just got a new dog and thought it a bit daft to spend hundreds on a new suite)

This GB Liner lot are definately sticking out to me. Not necessarily cheap, but possibly worth paying extra if their rep is anything to go by.

Has anyone used a 40 footer and used half for household and half for a car?

I know they have to build a crate round the car, but no idea how much that all costs.

cxx

We did - they packed the furniture etc. into the container at the house then took the container to their depot to create the partition and we drove the car to the depot the following day for loading. Don't recall seeing a separate cost but don't think it was anything major - basically what we expected for a 40 footer. As expected Canadian Customs opened the container and charged us $$$ for an inspection!!

helcat12

This is not allowed and if they find new things in your consignment they will not be happy and you will have to pay import duty on them. The rules say the items must be yours and must have been in use by you prior to shipping. I suppose with second hand things from something like E-bay they look used because they are second hand anyway and who is to know that they haven't been used by someone else rather than you, but clearly new stuff in original boxes? You might not get away with that.
The GB Liners rep specifically asked me if I was buying any new furniture prior to moving, so they do ask!

joepublic

In the interest of getting a good service, as opposed to the cheapest price, I have decided to go with GB Liners for our move from Bristol to Ontario. After a bit of haggling I asked them to send me the revised quote (down from £4,595 + 2.9% ins to £4,300 + 2.6% ins) which they did, however, when I read through the details the shipping method had changed from 'Shipping in an exclusive shipping container (20')' to 'Shipping in a container with other consignments.' I wasn't particularly impressed and they've now agreed to provide the original sole 20' container at the lower price.

In terms of insurance, I'm looking at either Letton Percival or insure-your-move. Both have received decent feedback on BE and come in at £200+ cheaper (with no excess) than using the remover's provider.

I'll let you know how it all goes in due course.

Dave n Ailsa

Damn, thanks for the heads-up though.

So, I would need to buy new things, take them out the boxes, build them, scratch them, dissassemble, and re-package, lol. Would probably still be worth it

Dave n Ailsa

I'm going off the idea of taking a car, there just seems to be too many hoops to jump through. Thanks for the reply

helcat12

Now you can see whay other people buy off E-bay - they let other people buy new things, take them out of the boxes, build them, scratch them, disassemble and then re-package them
And then they buy them on E-bay and take them to Canada!
The furniture isn't so expensive if you hunt down good places. My husband bought a lovely solid wood bed in the Langley area (frame and mattress) for a very reasonable sum (about $500). It meant sleeping on an inflatable bed for a couple of months, but now he has found this place we may well get all our beds there. It is a warehouse and I mean a real warehouse, so no shopfront and just an arrow ad on the Highway. Low overheads, I suppose.
I think it is worth taking your time to look thoroughly for good, reasonable furniture because otherwise, yes, furnishing a house in Canada can be very expensive.

samjr400

We originally were shipping a car and 3 quad bikes and quickly went off the idea due to all the hassle it would cause!!!

glennster

moving to PEI anyone got recommendations and what sort of price to expect for around 500 cu ft.

cxx

Our car was over 15 years old so apart from steam cleaning, inspection cost and pulling together some paperwork it wasn't too much hassle. Less than 15 years old is a different story although we also bought a car from the US without much fuss too

woodywoodside

Just had my quote leaving 10 june I am paying £2500.00 20ft container sole use collect in Devon and then on to Vancouver. We are packing our selves

ducktastic

GB Liners took us out to Vancouver, we thought they were so amazing that 7 months later they are taking us back to the UK. As I have said here before can't recommend highly enough.

Shipping costs UK to BC

20 ft container - £4000 (with insurance)


Shipping costs BC to UK

20 ft container - £5000 (with insurance)