AL TR250 Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 Just wondered if any of the knowledgeable folk on here know of anyone/reliable company who might be able to nip across the Channel to Holland and collect a TR5 for me? It is a non-runner but would roll onto a trailer/flatbed OK. I am based in the North of Scotland so it is major expedition trying to tie in ferry/tunnel timings with a 1500 mile round trip. If it was on this side of the channel it is a bit easier to come and collect it. Happy to pay the going rate. Thanks Ali Picture for attention, as they say!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tr graham Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 CARS UK provide a good reliable service , and have moved cars all over for me , providing you do not want a specified timed door to door service , they will fit you in whilst in france and deliver when they have a couple going up to scotland and quite resonable as well. graham Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 I use this guy, very good and efficient. http://www.coveredcars.co.uk/ Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 CARS UK provide a good reliable service , and have moved cars all over for me , providing you do not want a specified timed door to door service , they will fit you in whilst in france and deliver when they have a couple going up to scotland and quite resonable as well. graham Direct link for them https://www.carseurope.net/ Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
openroad Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 Hi Al, good luck with the car collection, it looks like you are going up Market !!! Cheers, Conrad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AL TR250 Posted July 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 (edited) Thanks for the suggestions everyone, I will check those out tomorrow. Hi Al, good luck with the car collection, it looks like you are going up Market !!!Cheers,Conrad Yes Conrad. I thought I would get a proper TR5, not one of these fake knock offs with the 250 badge (now how can I change my Forum name.......) Edited July 25, 2018 by AL TR250 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AL TR250 Posted July 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 Anyone had any experience using Shiply.com?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rex Wyer Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 Anyone had any experience using Shiply.com?? Hi Ali, yes I used them to transport a TR6 from Somerset to Nottingham. I just put in what I wanted to do and received about 8 quotes to carry out the work. The chap who got the work on that occasion was brilliant. In essence you pay shiply about £ 40 and the rest goes to the carrier Would certainly use them again . Rex Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AL TR250 Posted July 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 Hi Ali, yes I used them to transport a TR6 from Somerset to Nottingham. I just put in what I wanted to do and received about 8 quotes to carry out the work. The chap who got the work on that occasion was brilliant. In essence you pay shiply about £ 40 and the rest goes to the carrier Would certainly use them again . Rex Thanks Rex. I had already decided to go with them. I don't entirely like it, as you don't know who you are dealing with before you accept the quote and of course Shiply are just the facilitator, so you have no comeback with them if things go pear shaped. But..... for £1200 from Austria to the North of Scotland..... Supposed to be here by Monday. We will see.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nowtelse2do Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 I used Shipley, Mk 4 Spitfire from Rochdale to Eastleigh. I was re-embersed by the buyer, £190 they did everything we asked. Pick up 7.30 pm deliver by 8am following morning. 1st choice for me. Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rex Wyer Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 Thanks Rex. I had already decided to go with them. I don't entirely like it, as you don't know who you are dealing with before you accept the quote and of course Shiply are just the facilitator, so you have no comeback with them if things go pear shaped. But..... for £1200 from Austria to the North of Scotland..... Supposed to be here by Monday. We will see.... Ali, The quotes I had also had recommendations from previous users so I took those into account when picking the carrier Good luck anyway, Does this TR5 yodel since its come from Austria ? Rex Quote Link to post Share on other sites
openroad Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 Hey Rex, maybe it Yodels now, but soon it Will have to master the dreaded bagpipes !!! Conrad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AL TR250 Posted July 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 I think it has the soundtrack from the Sound of Music playing continuously on a loop. It originally spent the first 14 years of its life in the Sarf of England so probably still a bit cockney. Just need some snow tyres and it will fit right in up here Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomtr250 Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 Nothing wrong with bagpipes Conrad!!! I’ve use Shipley a lot, no problems at all Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pfenlon Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Anyone had any experience using Shiply.com?? Just bought a pair of MX5 seats from North yorkshire, Shiply delivered then for £48 Excellent service polite and careful, worked well for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David B2 Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Ali, This guy is in Kent and i used him recently to collect a non runner TR4A USA import from Felixstowe docks. Very professional, classic car enthusiast, and a real nice guy. Good to deal with, good price. Kept me informed all through process. Would definitely recommend. He kept the car overnight as I couldn't take delivery on the day he could collect and he sent me photo of car covered and secure. Worth thinking about as he may 'nip over to holland and back to his place' one day, hold the car as he did mine and then nip up to Scotland the next day. Contact Colin Townsend. www.thetransporterkent.co.uk Regards, David B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David B2 Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Ali, Ahh, just read all the posts and see you've already kicked off. Best of luck. David B Post may be useful to others. I don't like dealing with a facilitator either. Prefer direct. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AL TR250 Posted July 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Ali, This guy is in Kent and i used him recently to collect a non runner TR4A USA import from Felixstowe docks. Very professional, classic car enthusiast, and a real nice guy. Good to deal with, good price. Kept me informed all through process. Would definitely recommend. He kept the car overnight as I couldn't take delivery on the day he could collect and he sent me photo of car covered and secure. Worth thinking about as he may 'nip over to holland and back to his place' one day, hold the car as he did mine and then nip up to Scotland the next day. Contact Colin Townsend. www.thetransporterkent.co.uk Regards, David B I did try him and left a message on his phone but never heard back...... Ali, Ahh, just read all the posts and see you've already kicked off. Best of luck. David B Post may be useful to others. I don't like dealing with a facilitator either. Prefer direct. The car was picked up this afternoon so I'm keeping my fingers crossed....Looked like 2 or 3 guys, so maybe they just drive continuously. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Good luck with that, Im not keen on open transport unless its a basket case in for full restoration hence my suggestion of Covered cars. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AL TR250 Posted July 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 Good luck with that, Im not keen on open transport unless its a basket case in for full restoration hence my suggestion of Covered cars. Stuart. Let's just say it's not concours condition.......... I think covered transport would have been astronomical!! Even for open transport I was quoted nearly £3.5k by one of the big companies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nowtelse2do Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 Is it back yet, if so how did things go? Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AL TR250 Posted August 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 Is it back yet, if so how did things go? Dave Sorry, nothing more annoying than a thread that gets left hanging. Yes, it all worked well. Nice Polish guy picked it up on Friday evening and dropped it off on Monday afternoon. The only downside was, for whatever reason, Shiply charge a massive commission when you book pickup in another country £300 instead of £50, so the guy only got £900 of the £1200 it cost me. At least I have his number now for next time...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nowtelse2do Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 (edited) That's good, glad it all work out for you. Don't worry to much, a good wage in Poland is about £550 a month. Shiply would have found him another run down South or even back over to the Europe mainland. Do you know if Shiply paid the ferry and the paper work? Dave Edited August 1, 2018 by nowtelse2do Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AL TR250 Posted August 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 Shiply don't do anything except put the buyer and seller in touch. He would have paid for the ferry. Sounds like he does it a lot, he came from St Tropez to Austria. After me he was off to pick up a car in Inverness and take it to Nottingham. It works a bit like ebay, in that people leave feedback so you can get an idea of how good they are. This guy had 700 'feedbacks' 99.2% positive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nowtelse2do Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 He's a graffter that's for sure. On the other hand he could be a danger to himself and others by not taking sufficent rest's. Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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