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General Category => The Knowledge => OT Knowledge => Topic started by: andyoxon on 11 March, 2024, 12:27:13 pm

Title: Courier pickup of furniture?
Post by: andyoxon on 11 March, 2024, 12:27:13 pm

Need to get three items of large furniture, disassembled dining table etc, from North Yorks to oxfordshire.  DIY: train up, van hire, fuel etc may be too much (~£300) to be cost effective.  Any ideas on couriers who would pickup & deliver, & what approx cost?  Any experiences on this?

Title: Re: Courier pickup of furniture?
Post by: Tod28 on 11 March, 2024, 10:55:32 pm

My experience is a 24hr two way (return) rental of a van (if milage is unlimited viz Enterprise etc) is cheaper than train and one way hire premium. The deisel for the 200 mile outward leg would be about £40 @ 35 mpg which a "large" van should achieve. £70 van hire + £40 up + £40 return makes it ca £150 for the trip.

Title: Re: Courier pickup of furniture?
Post by: grams on 11 March, 2024, 11:18:18 pm

Stick details into shiply.com and see what happens.

Title: Re: Courier pickup of furniture?
Post by: aidan.f on 12 March, 2024, 06:09:45 am

If hiring take out your own excess insurance...

Title: Re: Courier pickup of furniture?
Post by: Mrs Pingu on 12 March, 2024, 06:18:30 pm

I didn't get any replies when I asked a similar question here last month, but the bloke at the place I bought my wardrobe off said they've had good experiences with proovia.delivery.

Title: Re: Courier pickup of furniture?
Post by: andyoxon on 13 March, 2024, 08:12:39 am

Thanks all for the info  :)

Didn't know you could take out own excess insurance. 

Title: Re: Courier pickup of furniture?
Post by: orraloon on 19 March, 2024, 06:15:32 pm

Bit late, but.  As you're in Oxon, check out Eurodrive in Didcot / Oxford.  Used them quite a bit for both van and car hire, competitive prices.  At least they were going back to 22 and earlier...