Highlands car transport

[Lefty]

I need to shift a Land Rover from Arnisdale to Aberdeen, any recommendations for car transport companies based up here?

Cheers,
Lefty

[Craigwww]

These guys cover all over and did an excellent job bringing the Ferrari up to Glasgow from Norfolk.

Big thumbs up, very professional and quality covered transporters.



Car Storage Scotland

Prestige vehicle storage and transportation

0131 663 9020

www.carstoragescotland.co.uk

[Lefty]

Thanks for that, will give them a shout.

Was thinking more along the lines of a beaver tail or 4x4 and trailer service, it's just an old Landy!

[Djdan]

Whack it on shiply.com usually get reasonable rates

[whirligig]

I'd ask the seller to see if he knows anyone local who'd be willing to do it for a fee. Knowing the west coast well there a quite a few v resourceful guys who might be in a position to do it. Or phone around garages in Glenelg or Kyle to ask advice (http://www.yell.com/b/MURCHISON%27S+GARAGE-Car+Body+Repairs-Kyle-IV408BY-532995 - my brother used to work with this guy in Kyle)

[BillyWhizz888]

This is something my friend does for a living and a also do it around my job with my yank pickup and trailer normal costs around £1.30 per mile with a min charge of £40 for low mile transport. I'm based in Glasgow so price range is around 260 for delivery.

Go on www.uship.com and there's haulers that are in the area traveling your way can bid and they compete right down to a cheap affordable price

[Djdan]

Another option would be to hire a car transporter trailer and go down yourself for it, Hire costs around 50quid per day from a lad in Huntly,

[Lefty]

BillyWhizz888 said:

This is something my friend does for a living and a also do it around my job with my yank pickup and trailer normal costs around £1.30 per mile with a min charge of £40 for low mile transport. I'm based in Glasgow so price range is around 260 for delivery.

Go on www.uship.com and there's haulers that are in the area traveling your way can bid and they compete right down to a cheap affordable price

Great, thanks.

I don't want to hire a trailer and go collect it myself because:

A: Taking time off work will cost me more than it will cost to ship
B: No weekends free for the next 6 weeks
C: The fking thing will probably break down in the middle of nowhere

[BillyWhizz888]

One thing is the weight for most, a land river will put few transits and cars overweight to tow

[Lefty]

Really? 110 2.5 van is gonna be about 1800kg. 3500kg trailer weighs about, what 750kg?

[Jefftav]

I used JLH to shift a Morris 1000. His num is 07748850304 and is based in Inverness

[Jamirecluse]

Lefty said:

Really? 110 2.5 van is gonna be about 1800kg. 3500kg trailer weighs about, what 750kg?

So added onto a suitable tow vehicle(atleast 1.5t?), will be over or close to limit and load will weigh more than what its being towed by.

I'm just guessing that you'd need bigger contractor for moving it.

[Lefty]

Jamirecluse said:

Lefty said:

Really? 110 2.5 van is gonna be about 1800kg. 3500kg trailer weighs about, what 750kg?

So added onto a suitable tow vehicle(atleast 1.5t?), will be over or close to limit and load will weigh more than what its being towed by.

I'm just guessing that you'd need bigger contractor for moving it.

No, anyone with a pre-97 l;icewnce can tow a 3500kg GVW trailer (I can't).

If your tow car is rated to tow 3500kg (many big 4x4's can) then you can pull a 3500kg-rated car trailer which weighs 750kg with a 2750kg car on it.

The 110 van I want to shift is 2000kg maximum so there's plenty of leeway there.

[Kananga]

Sorry to resurrect this thread but I need to move a car from Thurso down to London/Surrey.

Has anyone used a company recently ? Posted on Shiply but getting some annoying/aggressive messages from one company in particular, and it’s awkward not being able to speak to the companies before committing to the quotes.

[Phunk]

Kananga said:

Sorry to resurrect this thread but I need to move a car from Thurso down to London/Surrey.

Has anyone used a company recently ? Posted on Shiply but getting some annoying/aggressive messages from one company in particular, and it’s awkward not being able to speak to the companies before committing to the quotes.

If you really struggle (and I know this isn’t ideal!) but I’m up in Wick at the end of the month and could bring the car down to Glasgow airport.

[Kananga]

Phunk said:

If you really struggle (and I know this isn’t ideal!) but I’m up in Wick at the end of the month and could bring the car down to Glasgow airport.

Thank you! V kind.

Ideally want it sent down on a transporter to me in London !

[BillyWhizz888]

I work for falkirk car carriers it's something my work can do we do about 10 loads every week down to london.

Aic transport has a base at Aberdeen and they also run cars south

[Kananga]

BillyWhizz888 said:

I work for falkirk car carriers it's something my work can do we do about 10 loads every week down to london.

Aic transport has a base at Aberdeen and they also run cars south

Super. Gonna send you an email!

[k77nrs]

Hi there, did you end up getting a quote? If so, do you mind me asking how much?

[rev-erend]

I use 2 different companies..

Shipley
and
Any Van.

Give them a try.