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Man and van
sali_mali
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Hello all,
I wondered if anyone could give me an idea of a fair quote for a man and van service. I am moving out of a shared house in Warwickshire to a flat in Bristol. I will be taking bedroom furniture (Double bed, dressing table, small bookcase, chest of drawers, wardrobe, full length mirror) and around 10-15 boxes of personal belongings (at a wild guess!)
I've been having a ring around and the quotes I'm receiving are close to £300! Ouch! When I moved from Cardiff to Warwickshire 3 years ago, it cost me £165 and I can barely afford that! Does anyone have any idea of how I can get from A to B on less money??
I looked into hiring a van and doing the lifting myself, but then it occurred to me I would need to simultaneously drive the van and my car at the same time, so not really an option..!
I wondered if anyone could give me an idea of a fair quote for a man and van service. I am moving out of a shared house in Warwickshire to a flat in Bristol. I will be taking bedroom furniture (Double bed, dressing table, small bookcase, chest of drawers, wardrobe, full length mirror) and around 10-15 boxes of personal belongings (at a wild guess!)
I've been having a ring around and the quotes I'm receiving are close to £300! Ouch! When I moved from Cardiff to Warwickshire 3 years ago, it cost me £165 and I can barely afford that! Does anyone have any idea of how I can get from A to B on less money??
I looked into hiring a van and doing the lifting myself, but then it occurred to me I would need to simultaneously drive the van and my car at the same time, so not really an option..!
Total abstinence is so excellent a thing that it cannot be carried to too great an extent. In my passion for it I even carry it so far as to totally abstain from total abstinence itself. Oscar Wilde
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Looks like £300 is the going rate then.Eat vegetables and fear no creditors, rather than eat duck and hide.0
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Hire Van
Load Van
Drive van from Warwickshire to Bristol
Unload Van
Return van to Warwickshire
Drive car from Warwickshire to Bristol
That was even easier than the Fox, Chicken and Grain puzzle0 -
Haha thanks guys, ask a stupid question I suppose...Total abstinence is so excellent a thing that it cannot be carried to too great an extent. In my passion for it I even carry it so far as to totally abstain from total abstinence itself. Oscar Wilde0
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google: uship.com & shiply.comANURADHA KOIRALA ??? go on throw it in google.0
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Hire a van, probably less than £100 if it's Transit sized. Then get a friend who lives in Warwickshire to drive the van and return it afterwards. That way you also get someone to help you load and unload. You drive down in the car. Easy peasy!I can afford anything that I want.
Just so long as I don't want much.0 -
Drive to the new place, hire a van, drive back, load it, drive to new place, unload it, take van back, pick up your car.0
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Hire a van, probably less than £100 if it's Transit sized. Then get a friend who lives in Warwickshire to drive the van and return it afterwards. That way you also get someone to help you load and unload. You drive down in the car. Easy peasy!
I live in Kenilworth, used to driving vans, and can be free with around a weeks notice so would welcome a little earner!0 -
There you go then OP!I can afford anything that I want.
Just so long as I don't want much.0 -
Hi
I had the same problem, I was getting silly quotes for not many items. I am borrowing a van from work to shift boxes etc but I have a couple of heavy items which I really need help with.
A work mate suggested doing an advanced search on Ebay putting in "man and van" and my postcode. I emailed a couple and the cheapest quote came back at £60! Result :-)0
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