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Moving a king bed and duvet from Dublin to Cork

  • 13-02-2021 12:34PM
    #1
    Gunner3629
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 220 ✭✭


    A relation in Dublin has a King bed and duvet that they are willing to give to me FOC but I need to transport it myself. I live in East Cork.

    Should I hire a van in Cork and travel to Dublin myself, would that count as essential travel?

    Or perhaps a courier service would do this, if so any advice which one since it would come in pieces and not in a parcel form?


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 15,801 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Is it urgent? Can it wait?

    Doubt anyone would class it as essential travel


  • #3
    GT89
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,770 ✭✭✭GT89


    That's entirely up to yourself. I personally would just go and do it and not bother making a thread about it on boards but that's just me.


  • #4
    bobbyss
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,354 ✭✭✭bobbyss


    GT89 wrote:
    That's entirely up to yourself. I personally would just go and do it and not bother making a thread about it on boards but that's just me.

    I suppose the OP is sounding out opinions on what to do. And it's interesting to get to see what the opinion of other people is. No harm in that.


  • #5
    BiggJim
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 149 ✭✭BiggJim


    Gunner3629 wrote: »
    A relation in Dublin has a King bed and duvet that they are willing to give to me FOC but I need to transport it myself. I live in East Cork.

    Should I hire a van in Cork and travel to Dublin myself, would that count as essential travel?

    Or perhaps a courier service would do this, if so any advice which one since it would come in pieces and not in a parcel form?

    Is it essential that you get it right now? You couldn't wait until after lockdown?


  • #6
    Rodney Bathgate
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,440 ✭✭✭Rodney Bathgate


    Not essential travel.


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  • #7
    BiggJim
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 149 ✭✭BiggJim


    Rodney Bathgate wrote: »
    Not essential travel.

    Is it really any wonder the numbers aren't coming down.


  • #8
    GT89
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,770 ✭✭✭GT89


    BiggJim wrote: »
    Is it really any wonder the numbers aren't coming down.

    Because the virus knows what's essential travel and what is not


  • #9
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,140 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Gunner3629 wrote: »
    ...Should I hire a van in Cork and travel to Dublin myself..
    Unless it a particularly expensive bed, would it make financial sense to take a day off work, hire a van, pay for diesel etc. It may be simply cheaper and less hassle to buy a bed in Cork.


  • #10
    sharpish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 178 ✭✭sharpish


    Gunner3629 wrote: »
    A relation in Dublin has a King bed and duvet that they are willing to give to me FOC but I need to transport it myself. I live in East Cork.

    Should I hire a van in Cork and travel to Dublin myself, would that count as essential travel?

    Or perhaps a courier service would do this, if so any advice which one since it would come in pieces and not in a parcel form?

    I've used anyvan before you'll get a few quotes might help you decide.


  • #11
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 15,055 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    GT89 wrote: »
    Because the virus knows what's essential travel and what is not




    Do you really not the fairly basic and straight forward reasoning behind essential travel only?


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  • #12
    cursai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,915 ✭✭✭cursai


    Ahh sure what difference could one trip make. Need that mattress asap, other one has typhoid on it.


  • #13
    monument
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 14,122 Mod ✭✭✭✭monument


    GT89 wrote: »
    Because the virus knows what's essential travel and what is not

    Please cut these types of comments down or further action will be taken.

    -- moderator


  • #14
    billybonkers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭billybonkers


    monument wrote: »
    Please cut these types of comments down or further action will be taken.

    -- moderator

    Get a lad on anyvan to do it for you. Won't be cheap


  • #15
    Hilly Bill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,054 ✭✭✭Hilly Bill


    Sleep on it , and decide in the morning.


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