our shipping company search
Apr 13th 2013, 9:54 pm
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Apr 13th 2013, 9:56 pm
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Apr 13th 2013, 9:58 pm
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So where you moving to Izzi? Do you have family there? We are going to Whitby I have my family there its a lovely suburb feels so much safer than where we are !
Apr 13th 2013, 10:09 pm
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Well we've made our choice! Finally. I'm disappointed I'm not feeling more like I ticked a major thing of my list, but I guess in just operating at panic levels permanently these days lol.
We went with the moving partnership. In the end we had 4 companies come down to essentially the same price. 2 we discounted due to bad reviews I'd read online (PSS, Britannia) which left us with MP and Whites. I was really having problems deciding, and in the end it was the sailing time that decided it. MP said it would be 16 days sailing (or we could pay more for 7 days but we really weren't in that much of a rush!) and Whites said it would be 35 days. 35! For what sounded like the same route... But which can't have been. I really can't work out why it would take so long to get from UK to Halifax, so the decision was made. Paid our deposit today! Fingers crossed everything goes OK, I'll update as the process develops :-)
We went with the moving partnership. In the end we had 4 companies come down to essentially the same price. 2 we discounted due to bad reviews I'd read online (PSS, Britannia) which left us with MP and Whites. I was really having problems deciding, and in the end it was the sailing time that decided it. MP said it would be 16 days sailing (or we could pay more for 7 days but we really weren't in that much of a rush!) and Whites said it would be 35 days. 35! For what sounded like the same route... But which can't have been. I really can't work out why it would take so long to get from UK to Halifax, so the decision was made. Paid our deposit today! Fingers crossed everything goes OK, I'll update as the process develops :-)
We also got a quote from MP and were about to go ahead when Matthew called me this week to advise that ALL shipments out of Scotland will be liable for an increase in costs in addition to the March 1st increases they've already implemented! He reckoned another £350 would need to be added to the £5k he's already quoted for us. Had you heard this too? It's 7 weeks till we go and 5 weeks till we ship our stuff.
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Apr 13th 2013, 10:25 pm
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Bcmama - no he didn't say anything about that to us, and we've already agreed a price and paid our deposit! Might phone on Monday to check... Does it depend where you're going in Canada? Or where your ship is leaving from? Not sure on that one!
Linda - we're going to kings county in Nova Scotia. Lovely rural farmland... Very different, in every way, from where we are now! We stay in anniesland just now which is ok, but I'm just not a fan of Glasgow generally...
Linda - we're going to kings county in Nova Scotia. Lovely rural farmland... Very different, in every way, from where we are now! We stay in anniesland just now which is ok, but I'm just not a fan of Glasgow generally...
Apr 13th 2013, 11:00 pm
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sounds lovely Izzy, we are in Cambuslang, been wanting to move for 20 years! teenage kids and hubby and I now orphans so its d day now! We are in Cambuslang , elec and gas going up to 240 a month, had enough of rip off UK !
Apr 14th 2013, 9:31 am
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Hi Izzi
We also got a quote from MP and were about to go ahead when Matthew called me this week to advise that ALL shipments out of Scotland will be liable for an increase in costs in addition to the March 1st increases they've already implemented! He reckoned another £350 would need to be added to the £5k he's already quoted for us. Had you heard this too? It's 7 weeks till we go and 5 weeks till we ship our stuff.
Thanks B
We also got a quote from MP and were about to go ahead when Matthew called me this week to advise that ALL shipments out of Scotland will be liable for an increase in costs in addition to the March 1st increases they've already implemented! He reckoned another £350 would need to be added to the £5k he's already quoted for us. Had you heard this too? It's 7 weeks till we go and 5 weeks till we ship our stuff.
Thanks B
Apr 14th 2013, 9:39 am
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Yes a lot of things cost a pretty penny in Canada such as cable TV, cell phone packages etc so canada is not cheaper than the UK it's just different. So we have had a quote from MP and from GB Liners, whites next week and fixes didn't bother to get back to me so their straight out of the running. We are going groupage though
Apr 14th 2013, 5:30 pm
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[QUOTE=Kaye5;10658003]
Our quote was obtained before 1 March and I spoke to Matthew immediately after as we were warned about 1 March changes - so our final price has already been revised. Izzy - it will I guess depend on when you got your price, if after 1 March should be ok as they know not long after what any changes will be in the shipping costs and would have taken it into account.
likewise our quote was pre 1st March and already incorporated the increases. What he said last week was that this is a separate increase applicable to anything being shipped out of Scotland regardless of which departure point
am waiting to hear back from GB Liners to see if they say the same...just when you think it's sorted...
Our quote was obtained before 1 March and I spoke to Matthew immediately after as we were warned about 1 March changes - so our final price has already been revised. Izzy - it will I guess depend on when you got your price, if after 1 March should be ok as they know not long after what any changes will be in the shipping costs and would have taken it into account.
likewise our quote was pre 1st March and already incorporated the increases. What he said last week was that this is a separate increase applicable to anything being shipped out of Scotland regardless of which departure point
am waiting to hear back from GB Liners to see if they say the same...just when you think it's sorted...
Apr 14th 2013, 7:51 pm
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likewise our quote was pre 1st March and already incorporated the increases. What he said last week was that this is a separate increase applicable to anything being shipped out of Scotland regardless of which departure point am waiting to hear back from GB Liners to see if they say the same...just when you think it's sorted...
Do you mean post 1 March?
Well, I won't be happy if they do that to me, considering the very lengthy discussion I had about the possibility and was advised that further increases were pretty much unheard of and not to worry.
Given our financial situation, I would not be very pleased to say the least. I went through that contract with him clause by clause. Let's see if I get a phone call tomorrow.
Unfair contract terms? Page 2, bottom left hand column.
http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/bus...rms/oft143.pdf
likewise our quote was pre 1st March and already incorporated the increases. What he said last week was that this is a separate increase applicable to anything being shipped out of Scotland regardless of which departure point
am waiting to hear back from GB Liners to see if they say the same...just when you think it's sorted...Well, I won't be happy if they do that to me, considering the very lengthy discussion I had about the possibility and was advised that further increases were pretty much unheard of and not to worry.
Given our financial situation, I would not be very pleased to say the least. I went through that contract with him clause by clause. Let's see if I get a phone call tomorrow.
Unfair contract terms? Page 2, bottom left hand column.
http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/bus...rms/oft143.pdf
Apr 14th 2013, 8:30 pm
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Just occurred to me bcmama, have you actually signed the contract with Moving Partnership, or just been quoted?
I read the T&Cs of GB Liners and they say the same about price increases. Looks like "standard" conditions - even if "unfair", although would be terrible business practice (to say the least) - and very bad publicity, given that forums such as this exist - to increase once the contract signed and deposit paid etc
But I guess if you have only been quoted, they can change the quote as much as they like as you don't have to take it?
I read the T&Cs of GB Liners and they say the same about price increases. Looks like "standard" conditions - even if "unfair", although would be terrible business practice (to say the least) - and very bad publicity, given that forums such as this exist - to increase once the contract signed and deposit paid etc
But I guess if you have only been quoted, they can change the quote as much as they like as you don't have to take it?
Apr 14th 2013, 8:47 pm
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Just occurred to me bcmama, have you actually signed the contract with Moving Partnership, or just been quoted?
I read the T&Cs of GB Liners and they say the same about price increases. Looks like "standard" conditions - even if "unfair", although would be terrible business practice (to say the least) - and very bad publicity, given that forums such as this exist - to increase once the contract signed and deposit paid etc
But I guess if you have only been quoted, they can change the quote as much as they like as you don't have to take it?
I read the T&Cs of GB Liners and they say the same about price increases. Looks like "standard" conditions - even if "unfair", although would be terrible business practice (to say the least) - and very bad publicity, given that forums such as this exist - to increase once the contract signed and deposit paid etc
But I guess if you have only been quoted, they can change the quote as much as they like as you don't have to take it?
Apr 15th 2013, 9:38 am
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no, nothing signed as yet and no deposit paid so yeah your probably right that they can just increase willy nilly but just pretty disappointing how he went about it. He had emailed the final price, I emailed him to accept the price the following day and he then called me saying really sorry but price now increased by £350 because he'd just heard that the shipping lines Maersk and Hapag Lloyd? Were increasing their costs from Scotland - grrr! GB Liners guy on hols till tmrw but will see what he says tmrw and get my deposit paid sharpish.
Will let you know if we do get a phone call / email.
Apr 15th 2013, 9:53 am
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I spoke to Matthew this morning about something else and he didn't mention anything about cost increases. However I know that we're not sailing with Maersk or Hapag-Lloyd, so that might explain it!
I'd like to know why exactly the shipping companies are putting prices up from Scotland, it's a bit odd...
I'd like to know why exactly the shipping companies are putting prices up from Scotland, it's a bit odd...
Apr 15th 2013, 10:00 am
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Spoke to GB this morning who were surprised by this news of increase anyway they're saying their quote is still 4,900 so they are now the cheapest after MP adding £350, so looks like they'll be getting my deposit today. Removals on 15th May eeek....better get my insurance inventory done ASAP!