Car collection from Brighton to Birmingham

As per title really. I have brought a car (old BMW 325i) that I need collecting from Brighton and delivered to Birmingham one day next week.

Anybody have any ideas?

Hire a trailer for £50, or whatever they are now, and get driving.

I drive a company car so unable to fit a tow bar and my 90 is off the road. If nobody can do it for the right money I'll have to hire a transporter but dont really have the time.

ricky31290 said:

I drive a company car so unable to fit a tow bar

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normally you can fit tow bar, but at your cost.

Its around 180 miles most companies (who are insured) charge upwards of a pound a mile and you pay the return as well.
I hired a tri-axle trailer for £65 to transport a Range Rover and it ended up costing me more as I had a blow out on one of the wheels.
No spare came with the trailer and had to call out a mobile unit to change the tyre. Cost me another £80.
Still a lot cheaper than the transport companies

try @ratty

The Mad Hat Man said:

normally you can fit tow bar, but at your cost.

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My last company would, but not this one for some unknown reason!

Yeah a pound a mile seems the norm and its 165 miles each way. At that price its far cheaper for me to hire a transporter for £98 plus fuel.

Try Shiply, I put details into them when moving the Range Rover and from the original quote it fell considerably the more I waited them out

biggeeeee said:

Try Shiply, I put details into them when moving the Range Rover and from the original quote it fell considerably the more I waited them out

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Thanks I'll give that a go.

Price started off at £305, now down to £242. Hopefully it keeps falling!!

give it a few days

biggeeeee said:

Try Shiply, I put details into them when moving the Range Rover and from the original quote it fell considerably the more I waited them out

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be forwarned - there are some rogues on Shipley .
when I tried to get my disco collected from Mancs to Basingstoke, it was picked up on a trailer behind a transit (overloaded). when the transit broke down, he dumped the disco at a motorway service station and buggered off , leaving me to sort out the mess

The Mad Hat Man said:

be forwarned - there are some rogues on Shipley .
when I tried to get my disco collected from Mancs to Basingstoke, it was picked up on a trailer behind a transit (overloaded). when the transit broke down, he dumped the disco at a motorway service station and buggered off , leaving me to sort out the mess

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Really?! What a w*nker! Is there no cover with Shiply when things like this happen?

ricky31290 said:

Really?! What a w*nker! Is there no cover with Shiply when things like this happen?

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nope - Shiply is just the agent. The contract is between you and the courier

It was just another option, I decided against using them and did my own thing.
I eventually received quotes from them under what it cost me to hire a trailer.
I was suspicious of these ones

The last recovery guy I used only charged me £80 for a delivery from central London. Just so happened he had a delivery right near where I needed the collection so it was 100% profit for him. Was hoping to find something along those lines!

Most of the guys on there offer a payment upon delivery, which would give me a bit of security. Its only a £500 donor car I want the engine from so not arsed if it gets damaged.

ricky31290 said:

Most of the guys on there offer a payment upon delivery, which would give me a bit of security. Its only a £500 donor car I want the engine from so not arsed if it gets damaged.

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Any joy with shifting your motor?

ricky31290 said:

Most of the guys on there offer a payment upon delivery, which would give me a bit of security. Its only a £500 donor car I want the engine from so not arsed if it gets damaged.

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Any joy with shifting your motor?

Just seen this thread, any help needed shifting the car I can get hold of a car transporter