Shipping firms

RichardT10829 · #1 29-11-08, 21:18

Ok folks has anyone any recomendations for shipping firms, I had been quoted £1900 by shipmycar.co.uk but the owner has not returned any of my emails for over a month now (so i can confirm and book dates) i would like to shop and get some quotes but some net based firms want circa £3000 to do the job which is a tad hefty bill if i do say so myself.

Richard

Jim Price · #2 29-11-08, 21:29

Richard:
Be very careful when selecting your shipper. I arranged for shipping through a broker, which meant that they posted the need and waited for a response. After two weeks of building storage fees and I cancelled their contract. Although I was eleigible for a refund of my deposit I never received it, even when the State of Florida intervened on my behalf.
My suggestion is to check out the oversight agency which covers any firm you select to see if there's been any complaints. However, the best thing is to go with a firm someone has used and has given you a strong recommendation.

Regards,
Jim

RichardT10829 · #3 29-11-08, 21:34

thanks Jim thats what i would want to do for sure. so to that end folks any recomendations or bewares please feel free to fire them up here,

cheers

Richard

kevin powles · #4 29-11-08, 22:14

Hi, bring it in with John Grange Shipping, based at felixstowe suffolk, John brought my carrier in no problem, sorted out the import fees, taxes, port fees loading/unloading etc, he should have a commodity code on file from my carrier he brought in from Ontario, it's a historic item so you only pay 5% vat on the declared value, you have to pay vat on the shipping fees aswell. however you look at it will take up over half of a 20' sea contatiner, It will cost you £2500 all in Richard, this is based on a carrier weight of 3.5 tons, yours is less, I would quote 2 tons for yours, John has handled stuff for the imperial war museam, this is right up his street, he is very helpful, dont forget your vat paid form as you will need this when you come to register it with the DVLA as an imported vehicle, no road tax, no mot, pay £55 for an age relared plate £75 insurance and drive it around the streets on 'L' plates until you get your 'H' licence (you will have to take out the gunners seat) if the police stop you say there is no seat for a co-driver and on you go ? even taking the 'H' test is easy the examiner will come round your house. Give me a call richard when you get time i think i e-mailed you my number.

Anyone notice anything odd about the attached picture of a

carrier?.

RichardT10829 · #5 29-11-08, 22:57

excelent cheers Kevin. will do !!

the view visors have been put on upside down ? and the road wheel does not look like it is from a bren ? unless i am wrong...which is very very possible

Richard Farrant · #6 30-11-08, 00:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevin powles

Anyone notice anything odd about the attached picture of a

carrier?.

the div sign is on the wrong side?

Ledsel · #7 30-11-08, 02:26

Crank hole cap isn't original, and the drivers sight is missing.

Lynn Eades · #8 30-11-08, 07:45

The wheel is ok, its the back of it, thats all.

gordon · #9 30-11-08, 10:11

I would want to use someone as local as possible.

I've used Kingston Shipping in Hull for many years, personal service, recommended, and close enough to you that you can drive down and shout at them.

Ask for Alan or Mark and tell them Gordon sent you ...

http://www.kingstown-shipping.co.uk/aboutus-info.htm

RichardT10829 · #10 30-11-08, 10:24

Thanks for that Gordon, where abouts in Scotland are you from ? aolt of my family live in Perth, and My grandfathers regiment were based in Stirling before shipping out.

carrierbarry · #11 30-11-08, 10:47

Kevin

More pictures of your carrier please. it looks like its come on leaps !!
Is she up and running yet?
Where about are you in the UK?

I'm not sure now how may carriers still exist in the UK ? I quess Nigel can tell us. But its about time we organised a Carrier meet.

Lets all get together.

The record stands at I think 4 together in 2005 at W & P
( 3 x U C's + 1 x LP2 )
(There was another carrier at the show but never made it into the arena)

Should now be easy to break.

gordon · #12 30-11-08, 10:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by RichardT10829

Thanks for that Gordon, where abouts in Scotland are you from ? aolt of my family live in Perth, and My grandfathers regiment were based in Stirling before shipping out.

Myself and the Dodge collection are based in Falkirk, though I work in Aberdeen most of the time.

Good luck with the shipping.

Gordon

Nick Bullock · #13 30-11-08, 11:20

Hi Richard
I meant to drop you the contact of the shipping company I used, but it seems you already have it from Gordon. I also used Kingstown shipping, just down the road in Hull. Exceptional service, the final bill including onward shipping from southampton was around £2k from Toronto.

http://www.kingstown-shipping.co.uk/

Kind regards

nick

RichardT10829 · #14 30-11-08, 11:22

Thanks Nick, how you getting on with yours ?

Nick Bullock · #15 30-11-08, 11:50

To be honest we are not really making much progress, I seem to be working all the time! Any time we do manage to put in is spent keeping the C8As serviced and running, We ahd a few calamaties last year and that slowed us down a bit, my latest problem is that our youngest has descovered the Jeep in the shed,so theres another problem to resolve!, but we'll get around to it in time. I am currently working in getting it mechanically complete the engine and transmission arrived as a bunch of gravel dropped in the back of the carrier, following that the biggest headache is the stering selector which is very badly corroded, possibly because it sits below the battery tray, otherwise it seems quite sound.
regards
nick

RichardT10829 · #16 01-12-08, 10:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by gordon

I would want to use someone as local as possible.

I've used Kingston Shipping in Hull for many years, personal service, recommended, and close enough to you that you can drive down and shout at them.

Ask for Alan or Mark and tell them Gordon sent you ...

http://www.kingstown-shipping.co.uk/aboutus-info.htm

Gordon can you message me your full name as these chaps say they dont know who you are ?

zemsi · #17 02-12-08, 07:07

... has anybody some experience with shipping a Blitz from Aussie to mainland Europe?

Thanks
Chris

Hanno Spoelstra · #18 02-12-08, 10:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by zemsi

... has anybody some experience with shipping a Blitz from Aussie to mainland Europe?

Chris,

Contact Patrick Tierssoone of ABN Transport and tell him I sent you. I know Patrick has (had) vehicles shipped from Australia to Europe, notably an LVT 4 for the For Freedom Museum, Belgium. Even though his company is specialised in the international movement of abnormal loads, he should be able to point you in the right direction at least.

Regards,
Hanno

nigel ward · #19 02-12-08, 11:14

Hi Chris

There is a group of us Aussies attending the 65th D-day activities this year and we are bringing our own vehicles via Turkey, Greece, Crete, Italy, Switzerland and into france. We are freighting 17 Vehicles to Istanbul. I'm not sure of the costings but it is not off the planet.
Do you have the truck or are you looking for one?

Nigel

zemsi · #20 02-12-08, 19:18

Hi Nigel

Thank you for your tip. I'm going to contact Lang. Unfortunately, Istanbul is in European terms (but not in Aussie ;-) quite far away from Switzerland...

Chris

RichardT10829 · #21 02-12-08, 20:36

what we need is a MLU clipper ship to move carriers and vehicles around for members of the forum

nigel ward · #22 03-12-08, 11:53

Hi Chris
Yep. you are right. i will look at a map next time I comment on distance in Europe. Its a problem we Aussies have. Once we get to the other side of the world ( about 22 hours flying) we assume everything is close at hand.

Sorry once again.

We are passing through your neck of the woods on our way to France. I wonder of we can call in for a cuppa?
i take it you know lang.

Nigel

Quote:

Originally Posted by zemsi

Hi Nigel

Thank you for your tip. I'm going to contact Lang. Unfortunately, Istanbul is in European terms (but not in Aussie ;-) quite far away from Switzerland...

Chris

Hanno Spoelstra · #23 03-12-08, 12:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by nigel ward

i will look at a map next time I comment on distance in Europe. Its a problem we Aussies have. Once we get to the other side of the world ( about 22 hours flying) we assume everything is close at hand.

Nigel,

Never mind, it´s a problem other colonials have as well

A few (7, 8?) years ago Geoff W-B and I went to Beltring together. On this short day trip we went from Holland through Belgium and France, before crossing the channel to England. According to him, it takes the same amount of time to pass through a single Canadian province! Apart from that, he was appalled by the fact that as a EU citizen I could pass right though, while he, as a former colonial, was thoroughly scrutinised by a UK customs officer

H.

nigel ward · #24 05-12-08, 12:45

Hi hanno

Where use to the colonial trust issue. I can't think why it is so. Our nation was built on good honest people who set sail in the hope of finding the promised land.

er, sorry. I'll start again.

SOME of our great, great x6 grand parents MAY have stolen a loaf of bread to feed their poor, starving children and got nabbed in the act.

mmmm,

ok. Ok where the result of 200 plus years of breeding from the worst stock you could find..........................AND, where proud of it.

So, I understand how Geoff felt. Just because our 6x great grand parents were a bit rough around the edges.

Nigel

RichardT10829 · #25 05-12-08, 20:42

hehehehhe. The sea sucks but alas a requirement to life ! And yes those damn pommie's harsh on offenders, shame we are useless now, Nevertheless Australia what a beautifull country !

RichardT10829 · #26 03-02-09, 13:05

Right i have had a quote from MJS shipping (Yateley Hampshire) anyone know of this firm ? they have quoted £1677 from Fergus to Liverpool

break down of

Base Freight............£1512.00
Forwarding fee........£0045.00
UK customs............£0035.00
Marine Insurance.....£0085.00

have they or i missed anything ? is there anything i should be aware of, i dont want to get stung like others have as i cant afford it.

they have told me if i use wood in the loading / securing it has to be treated wood with a certificate present, and the vehicle needs blasted clean and certified by the seller.

I am stuck with the loading of the carrier as i have been told the container will be 4ft off the floor which i cant understand why ? why not load it on the floor then lift it onto the ship ?

cheers

Richard

RichardT10829 · #27 03-02-09, 13:24

ok update spoken to the firm the reason for it being 4ft off the deck is the wagon gets sent to the sellers address (with container) so need to figure some way of loading it in, blimey this is a task in itself.

we only have two hours to load it then its £50 per hour the truck has to wait.

on top of the quote is the costs for a broker that will need to be sought (at the Canadian end) to see it through Canadian customs. so god knows how much that will cost on top....

ron · #28 03-02-09, 13:58

Hi Richard,
No problem to load, find out if there is a a tractor in the area or close by, fitted with a bucket you are talking less tha two tons, that can be lifted easy with a front end loader or small mobile crane, a quick check of the local phone book will find someone, particuly if its in a rural area,
Regards Ron