Is this removals quote too cheap?

usupnorth

We've been quoted £250 (in the rural North) to move from a 4 bed house, to a new house 5 miles away, by an established local company, with insurance. Packaging materials are extra and we'll do our own packing.

We have plenty of small and medium sized stuff, but only an average amount of furniture, and no white goods to go.

This sounds very cheap to me. I will look at getting our household insurer to cover it, as some say to do on these forums, so we're not relying on the removals company's insurance or goodwill. Even then, it would still be much cheaper than the upper-hundreds quotes many seem to have on here - even doing their own packing.

shegirl

That does sound very cheap!It does vary though.

I had a discounted move (relatives firm even though I barely know them) years ago for £280 from a 2 bed,5 miles and I didn't take everything with me.

Next week I'm using a local,year old, 2 man and van company to do it instead at £25 an hour to save the daft amount it would cost elsewhere!Also having friends taking some of the boxes over too to bring it down lol

Notmyrealname

Sounds about right for a local job where you've packed everything. At most there's 5hrs total, probably half that if they get a move on. Fuel costs maybe a gallon or two of diesel so they'll be making £50/hr or so which is far more than a "man with van" would charge.

To put it into context of moving goods, a haulier with an articulated lorry moving a 26 tonne load wouldn't get even half that for a 5 mile run even though with loading and unloading those type of runs have a habit of turning into half a morning.

SailorSam

We talked about removal costs a few days ago.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4227875