When listing an item, vehicle or general moves its difficult to understand the transport costs associated with your listing. Sometimes you may think it’s a great quote but on others wonder why is higher than you expected. So before buying your antique bureau for a bargain price on eBay consider how much it’ll cost to […]
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Transporting Boats, making sure it’s clean sailing
Aug
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Boats are one of the world’s main shipping vehicles, from goods to people to even other ships. Sometimes though, boats need to get somewhere that doesn’t have water and they need to be transported. This is where the DQC transporters can step in. Boats come through Delivery Quote Compare surprisingly often and our drivers have […]
Moving a shed, How to make it easy
Aug
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Every garden needs a shed. It’s a simple rule really. You need a place to put your garden tools because they’ll only clutter up the house. However, moving house presents a unique problem. What if the new place doesn’t have one for you to use? Well, you can buy a new one but they’re expensive […]
Timing your collections and deliveries
Aug
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Transportation is, like many things, time sensitive. Say you’re a student moving out of halls, you can’t exactly hang about until you’re kicked out. Maybe you’re selling something, the buyer is going to want it sharpish. The importance of timing can’t be understated. It is in every step of using a transporter. 1 Putting an […]
Tips on buying a used van, physical and legal
Aug
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No transporter is complete without a van. It’s literally one of the two components of “Man in Van”. However purchasing one can be expensive, you can expect to pay between £20,000/£30,000 for a brand new van. Plus their resale value drops off a cliff as soon as you drive them off the dealer’s parking lot. […]
Delivery Quote Compare: How to get more quotes
Aug
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Delivery Quote Compare allows customers easy access to transporters across the country. Because of this we get a lot of items put up for them to make quotes on. Following certain steps, you can get the highest number of quotes possible, and the best deal. Be flexible on timing: The basic overview of this section […]
Snooker tables, The bulkiest sports equipment
Aug
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Pumps, Dart boards, Slot-machines. All things you can find in your local pub. You can find of course as the centrepiece of the far corner empty space, the snooker table. It’s a staple of times out drinking with buddies and missing the easiest shots. It’s also a sport worth millions with tables that have to […]
Pianos, a basic guide to moving them
Aug
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Think of the classic slapstick comedy set-ups. A banana peel before a flight of stairs, painting a tunnel into a wall only to have the hero run straight through. The grand piano suspended dangerously from a building lies among these titans as one of the classic “There is no way this can go well” situations. […]
Trailer or Van? Which is best for you?
Aug
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Transporting goods is impossible without the proper equipment to carry it, obvious right? Well sometimes it can be a little difficult to predict what you’ll need for the job. Even if you know the size of the goods they might have certain needs you need to care for. Or perhaps you are starting out and […]
Famous Cars and how much they sold for in auction
Aug
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Transporting cars is special to the cars owners. The money can be high or low but to them the car is one of the most valuable things their household has. Some vehicles however get beyond this personal level and become valuable the world over. These are vehicles that require the same VIP treatment as the […]