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Man with a van or van rental

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  • 30-09-2013 10:18pm
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    mimihops
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭


    Need to get two armchairs bought on adverts.ie from Dublin to Cork at the weekend, had collection arranged but that has fallen through and the quotes I have gotten for bringing the two chairs down has been crazy, and van rental is coming up equally expensive - any recommendations of companies for either delivery or van hire before I have to forget about the chairs?!


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    cantdecide
    Registered Users Posts: 11,465 ✭✭✭✭cantdecide


    Without trying to rain on your parade, unless these are of some special interest to you, such as antiques maybe or an amazing bargain, I'd consider letting them go tbh. There will be no door-to-door service that won't cost you an arm and a leg. I don't know what renting a van might cost for a day but you'd burn a tank of diesel going to Dublin and back in a suitable transit or similar.

    The only hope you have is that if the seller was in a position to drop them to a courier depot in Dublin that would overnight them to their depot in Cork for you to pick up via a local man-in-a-van. It'll just be a question of ringing the freight companies in Dublin to see what they can do...


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    Miaireland
    Registered Users Posts: 4,065 ✭✭✭Miaireland


    There is a man based in Macroom who operates a man with a van business. I have used him five or six times now. He is very fairly priced and very pleasant to deal with.

    I will pm you his number.


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    Milly33
    Registered Users Posts: 8,651 ✭✭✭Milly33


    there is a sign up for a chap in the garage on the ballinlough road


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    pwurple
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    mimihops, I have a van, but a trip to dublin and back two weeks ago cost me 15 euro in tolls, plus a tank of diesel (~100 euro). And that's before any rental.

    A courier or delivery company is bound to be able to do it for less than that.


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    Milly33
    Registered Users Posts: 8,651 ✭✭✭Milly33


    you could try fastway couriers, we use them in work and they are great. just ring and ask im sure they will give you a quote


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    mimihops
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭mimihops


    Thanks everyone for the help, much appreciated!


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    cantdecide
    Registered Users Posts: 11,465 ✭✭✭✭cantdecide


    If you manage to sort this out, OP, please do let us know how you managed it.


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    Miaireland
    Registered Users Posts: 4,065 ✭✭✭Miaireland


    How did you get on?


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    mimihops
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭mimihops


    I had to leave it in the end as the seller wasn't able to wait until the weekend for collection, but the site anyvan.ie looked promising in case anyone is looking again.


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    morgavan
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭morgavan


    you can also try www.logideal.ie, looks easy enough. Good Luck ;)


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    bubbletea
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭bubbletea


    Beware of this company if looking to have furniture or any items transported or delivered.
    Got a quote through their website..... read all T&C, so knew I was covered (or so I thought)
    Paid my deposit to Logideals....
    however the appointed transport carrier, called to say he was unable to do the delivery at the appointed time.. I was pretty flexible so gave him the opportunity to offer a different date time etc but he declined...
    I then got on to logideals to get my deposit back, but they are adamant they are not going to return as the carrier fulfilled the task in question...
    the carrier was most apologetic etc but he appears to be out of the loop at this point....
    BUYER BEWARE..... THIS WAS A RIP OFF.


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    bubbletea
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭bubbletea


    And for the record Logideals will not respond to emails, calls and a written letter recently posted to them.... in their t&c states that when requesting deposit back you must do so in writing?? but as they cut phone off and don't respond to emails, I doubt that they will be responding to my written letter.
    Next one will have to be signed for tho!!!


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