How to choose the right mover or transport company

by TM Maria Be a king in your own kingdom

There are many users who are wrong when choosing the right mover. Due to the large amount of supply that we can find in the market, it is important to know how to choose the right company.

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Do not accept quotes by phone. It will avoid possible later modifications.

Formalize a contract. Any verbal commitment can be broken and there is no record of it.

Check that the removal company complies with the requirements established by law. That it is registered, that it has insurance of civil responsibility and merchandise, and that its personnel is insured.

Insurance. Check the insurance of goods offered to you. There are companies that give insurance less than the real value of the merchandise. For example, if your belongings cost €30,000, they give you an insurance of €12,000 and charge you an important supplement to arrive at the real value, with which the price of the move increases considerably. The insurance must be of the real value of the merchandise, without supplements.

Packing. If you want the content of furniture, books, kitchen utensils, clothes, there are companies that perform the day before, at no cost to the consumer. It is much better and safer to pack your belongings the day before the move.

Remember that if you decide to pack your belongings it will be cheaper but you may get worse results. Moving companies usually have more means and variety of packaging systems: cup holders, cupboard boxes, quality bubble wrap. In addition, they do not take care of the breakage of the contents of the boxes that you pack as they do not know how it has the packaging and the condition of the objects have been made before packaging.

If you decide to have the contents of the furniture packed, choose a company that performs this operation the day before the move. You can find removal services that offer this service at no additional cost and with all the guarantees of security for your belongings.

Dismantling and assembly of furniture. Dismantling is an operation that usually does not present problems. It is in assembling furniture where you have to be careful. Make sure all the furniture is properly assembled and, very important, that all the shelves, showcase, shelves, are properly installed and fixed to the wall. There are moving companies that provide this service at no additional cost. Beware of excessively cheap companies, bargains do not exist and the final quality may not be the desired one.

Try to choose a company that is part of a regional moving association or FEDEM. These companies usually pass some filters to be registered in these associations, which can give more guarantee.

That the company you choose is subject to consumer arbitration.

Do not look only at the price, the services offered for that price is an important fact when choosing a removal service.

Before hiring, ask the moving company:

Are you sure? Customized to my name or global? For the real amount of my merchandise or with supplements?

Are all the personnel of the company, or do you hire ETTs or porters without documentation? (Non-professional waiters) Is there a problem to teach the TC2 of those workers before the move?

Do they pack everything? Do they unpack in the new address and leave it in place? Do you have cabinets for hanging clothes? At what price? Do they have cuppers for crockery and fragile objects?

Do you dismantle everything? And the glued? Do they leave all the furniture assembled in the new address? Even shelves and furniture that need to be fixed?

With these guidelines and advice, you are sure that you are right when selecting the best Portland movers.