Renting a van?

For a small move like that, it would make a lot more sense to hire a "man with a van" rather than going through the process of renting a van and driving it yourself.

There are man with a van listings pretty much everywhere you look but very few of these will have the proper insurance for the work they do, even a lot of reputable looking websites advertising such services don't have adequate cover.

The cost can vary greatly, I've seen classifieds stating "pay what you want from as little as €1, you decide!" and all sorts, so you have a lot of choice. If you feel insurance is important for items of high value I would strongly suggest using a business who can provide insurance as if anything goes wrong, you wont have much comeback using the aforementioned services. Also, with such anonymous set-ups, there is little risk of bad press for cancelling a job if they get something more profitable.

It's up to you whether you want to just get the move done as cheaply as possible or paying a bit extra is worth it for peace of mind and a reliable service.

Most jobs I do I'd charge based on time and if you choose a business who charge the same way, you can make it cheaper for yourself by having everything packed and ready to go to make the move as quick as possible. Use strong and sturdy boxes which can be fully closed and taped over for easy moving, packing and stacking in the van, put clothes, duvets, sheets, pillows into heavy duty bags. Try and have as little loose items as possible as the smallest things end up taking the longest to move and try and protect for transport in the van. Most supermarkets are more than happy to give boxes away for free but ask in advance if possible and again, try and not get open top boxes.

Best of luck

No problem Unfortunately I've no personal experience of any outlet in Limerick so couldn't suggest anyone, but best of luck

I know someone who might do it.

Even if it onle a 5 to 10 minute journey it would be cheaper to hire the van. Go up to Darren in Hiravan 50 a day for a transit. Man with a van would at least charge that price anyway. Plus you can do any other furniture moves or shopping when you have it for the day.

pappyodaniel wrote: »

It would work out cheaper to hire a minibus taxi. For a 5-10 minute journey and moving your stuff into and out of the taxi it would only cost you about €20.

I'm almost sure a taxi wouldn't have adequate insurance to do this work either and although it may just be a 5-10 minute journey, the load and unload time could take 10 times that, plus eclectichoney has pointed out they have a lot of things, so would it even fit in one taxi load? You should also expect that you may have to do all the lifting yourself while the taxi driver waits in the mini bus with the meter running. You mentioned you're moving from an apartment, which in general have lifts if you're on anything but ground floor and a million doors to get through. It's also doubtful the taxi will have a hand truck or anything to aid the move so could be quite risky.

kilburn wrote: »

Even if it onle a 5 to 10 minute journey it would be cheaper to hire the van. Go up to Darren in Hiravan 50 a day for a transit. Man with a van would at least charge that price anyway. Plus you can do any other furniture moves or shopping when you have it for the day.

Is that price including insurance and everything? If you don't have driving of commercial vehicles on your current insurance policy, or don't have a current insurance policy, this will most likely be extra. €50 is a very good price if insurance and everything else is included. The last van I rented, even though I already had commercial insurance, was around €100 for the day. There is the added hassle and cost of going to get the van and having to drop it back when you're already under enough pressure and stress moving. Also, if you're not used to driving something so big, the risk of damaging the hire vehicle increases. I know after buying my first van, I was used to driving a Ford Fiesta and Nissan Micra, after no more than 10 minutes of driving my brand new 2nd hand banger of a van, I had scraped the whole rear wheel arch off a low wall making a turn on a tight country road

Neon-Circles wrote: »

I've used vantasks.ie, no hassle with them.

Thanks a lot for the recommendation however I'm only based in Dublin at present and to do a Limerick-Limerick move would be far too expensive as it would have to take into consideration getting from and back to Dublin Dublin to anywhere or anywhere to Dublin would be fine though!

I can do it for you for 50 :-)

Im a out of work carpenter gone back to college, I have a vw transporter

Im in the city area !

holler if you want

Ah I suppose I would :-)

What was the total cost including your insurance company admin charge Raiser?