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Shipping a bike to the UK

  • 28-12-2014 06:09PM
    #1
    noc231073
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 573 ✭✭✭


    Just wondering if any of you have experience of shipping to the UK
    I have sold a few bikes on eBay and have shipped with Fastway.. It was fine the first couple of times but I sold a frame for £300 shipped it supplied the tracking number then it dissapeared never to be seen again... I had to give the money back to the buyer I lost the frame and Fastway covered me for the loss to the tune of €50 .. It cost me €80 to send it so I didn't even get my shipping cost back ... What Wa***rs ... That was after 3 months of phone calls

    Anyway I neeed to send another bike .. This one expensive .. So I need it properly covered by insurance ...
    Any idea of good shippers


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  • #2
    cdaly_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭cdaly_


    I shipped a bike from UK to dublin for eur125 recently. Put up the job on anyvan.ie and got about 6 quotes.


  • #3
    Carawaystick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,779 ✭✭✭Carawaystick


    I presume you mean to britain, Armagh is only an hour spin in a car from Dublin...


  • #4
    furiousox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,317 ✭✭✭furiousox


    www.shiply.com

    (looks similar to anyvan.ie)

    You are a khaki coloured bombardier, it's Hiroshima that you're nearing.



  • #5
    Seweryn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,504 ✭✭✭Seweryn


    I got a bike transported from UK for about 50-60 over two years ago by a Transport company that travels between Ireland and continental Europe through UK. However, the destination would have to be on their route across Wales / England. There are a few companies that could do this.


  • #6
    noc231073
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 573 ✭✭✭noc231073


    What about insurance cover ? For damage ... That's what concerns me ...


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  • #7
    Seweryn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,504 ✭✭✭Seweryn


    noc231073 wrote: »
    What about insurance cover ? For damage ... That's what concerns me ...
    Hi N.,
    I found details of the company I used in the past - have a look here at their T&C and you can contact them directly with questions.
    Where you are sending the bike to?


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