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Services at those prices are usually restricted to 25kg and/or 4-5 cubic feet.
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Rossyra wrote:Services at those prices are usually restricted to 25kg and/or 4-5 cubic feet.

Yeah thats what i thought, but i inputed the dimensions and weight and it didnt 'spit it out'
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Could be a bug in the booking system I guess, parcel2go doesn't even give the option, definitely restricted to the above with CityLink on there.
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Does anyone know if the couriers mentioned in this thread are still active etc and if so who would you recommend?? I am looking at getting a quote on a cab shipped to not so sunny West Wales :awe:

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Just ask Martin :)
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instant_classic wrote:Does anyone know if the couriers mentioned in this thread are still active etc and if so who would you recommend?? I am looking at getting a quote on a cab shipped to not so sunny West Wales :awe:

Thanks y'all
Yep Martin is still alive and kicking. He's done 3 cab picks ups/deliveries for me this past few months. Top bloke, very flexible and can be as silent as a ninja when needed. We managed to move two cabs on and off his van at midnight on my silent street...and he managed it without waking a soul.

Top guy, top service.
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Thanks guts i will call him on Monday ;)
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Hello again :awe:

Can anyone give me a timescale of how long Martin takes to return calls?? I have left a couple of messages this week and no response yet, I have also put an ad on shiply and had no response, West Wales is clearly not adesirable delivery destination :awe:

I would not normally worry but i need to get something sorted sooner rather than later.

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Can anyone recommend a company to ship sea freight, UK > Brazil?

All the quotes I've had so far are insane, I mean really insane.
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for a cab ? :shock:

unless your getting a billion $ for it , skip it , its not worth the hassle.
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I know my work place uses db schenker in ireland to send freight to brazil, they have offices all over the uk so might be worth a shot , no idea on rates but if we use them they must be cheapish !
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@Jan - $1 billion is just the shipping cost :?

@geotrig - thanks, I'll have a look. I'm not optimistic though. I think the buyer might need to look elsewhere.
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its not only the shipping itself , chances are high that you will have to put it into a wodden box if you want insurance and you will also have to check the import regulations in brazil. :crazy:
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I've had bad experiences with shipping into the country from overseas for equipment/machinery etc. Apart from being bloody expensive it tends to be a whole bunch of hassle :crazy:

Beware of hidden charges unless the shipping company etc have been transparent and included everything within their quote - As well as the costs quoted for the shipping itself there'll likely be dock charges for storage and decanting too. I expect the buyer would be liable for these costs though and I'm not sure how this would work in Brazil?

Worst one I had was an CAN$80k machine we shipped from Canada, it sat for a week at Grangemouth before there was any movement on it as there was a backlog and they couldn't decant the container shortly after it landed - we bore the brunt of the storage costs as well as decanting, then VAT etc on top of that - it all soon mounted up to around £18k on top of the shipping!

The dockyard's unlikely to release anything until payment's taken care of.

I understand that there's a difference between a cab & heavy machinery but I wouldn't choose to go through the entire process if I could at all help it!
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Hopefully an easier request, anyone recommend a company to ship a cab to holland from the Uk?
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Neo_Arcadia wrote:try DB Schenker
http://www.dbschenker.co.uk/"
Thanks Jan
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not fot that ;)
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Hey guys - Mark, Jan. :)

Well, I'm the one in Brazil causing the hassle and all. Not intended, of course. I really hope we can work things out, it's just not possible to buy candy cabs here in Brazil, there's none, simple like that. :(

Please, don't give up on me! As soon as we find a way, next time will be much easier! :D

I contacted DB Schenkerl, let's see what they say.
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have you considered to get a container load, like 10-12 Cabs from HK ? this will definitly the the easiest and cheapest way.
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