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Storage charges due to Covid
Glynne_uk
Posts: 4 Newbie
I’ve recently moved back to the U.K. my personal goods where shipped and supposed to be delivered to my house. The ship was delayed by a month which coincided with the beginning of the lockdown. The U.K. shipping company has taken the decision not to deliver during the lockdown, which is fair enough. However, the company is now charging me for storage. Is this legal, do I have any recourse?
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What does you contract say about being unable to deliver the items?
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Where are the company based? Or in other words, which country has governing law over the contract?
Consumer rights tend to be very similar (if not the exact same) within the EU and there is an active effort to harmonise commercial law internationally to help trade. But the law can definitely vary enough to make a huge difference.You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means - Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride1 -
They are based on the U.K. unfortunately my goods came into Belfast otherwise I would have hired a van to collect.unholyangel said:Where are the company based?0 -
Bump! Anyone know where I stand?0
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Arrange a third party to collect your items.0
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Movers and shippers tend to be members of BAR. (https://bar.co.uk/). Their advice isThere is no more pressing priority than continuing to heed to the Government’s instructions and cancelling all but the most essential move transactions, and even then only fulfilling those very few exceptional transactions once a full risk assessment has been completed and agreed by both the mover and the consumer. Any necessary* PPE will need to be procured and provided to all crew members, and any associated costs agreed before commencing the move.So you might need to find a shipper who is not a member of trade associations with strict rules - but then you may need to pay extra for risk assessments / PPE. Storage charges may be the cheaper option.
- All land is owned. If you are not on yours, you are on someone else's
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- All land is owned. If you are not on yours, you are on someone else's and their rules apply.
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See what your contract says? You can't be charged for a service you didn't agree toAn answer isn't spam just because you don't like it......0
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