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  1. 21st May 2013, 09:51 PM #1
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    Anyone shipped anything weighty from the UK recently ?

    If so, which company did you use and was it reasonably priced ?

    Shipping seems to have rocketed since I last had anything sent over

    Just been quoted £322 ($500) for 4 Minilite wheels for our classic car, almost as much as the wheels! Total weight is only 32kgs, even splitting it into singles doesn't make a big difference

    Shippers finally cashing in on all the stuff coming here ??
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  2. 21st May 2013, 09:55 PM #2
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    Not particularly weighty, but got a D4 bonnet, front wing, dashboard and a few other minor bits (total of about 35kgs, and clearly very bulky) on the way. Had to come by seafreight and is costing me just over £200.

    The company was called Compare Cargo Rates.
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    I shipped 4 steel 16x8 Mach 5 wheels 18 months ago - heavy and cost 260 pounds via TNT.

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    I'm considering the sea freight option to be honest, I'm in no rush for them.

    Fiddling around on parcels2go I can FedEx each wheel singly for £60, about $100. Voovit by sea would be £100 for 2 boxes.
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    Seafeight may require a "clearance agent" and when all these costs are included courier door to door may be be cheaper.

    You need to research just in case this is the case.

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    I got a towbar in January for £100 shipping.

    Happy Days.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sheerluck View Post
    The company was called Compare Cargo Rates.
    That's a good website
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  8. 21st May 2013, 10:28 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike_S View Post
    That's a good website
    The rates they quote include collection too. I thought it was a good deal.
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    Juddy made a post in March offering some room in a shipping container he is bringing over from the UK - http://www.aulro.com/afvb/verandah/1...uk-spares.html


    See if there is any room left?
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    Quote Originally Posted by garrycol View Post
    Seafeight may require a "clearance agent" and when all these costs are included courier door to door may be be cheaper.

    You need to research just in case this is the case.

    Garry
    It's a bit of a faff, SWMBO did it about a year ago with 2 boxes of stuff we'd left in the UK and yes, she was rather irritated at the customs hassle when they arrived here.

    It's much better when someone's bringing over a car you can pack stuff into
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