AirSpeed VW Community Forums

General Forums => Air Speed Lounge => Topic started by: Geoff on August 15, 2010, 09:48:50 AM

Title: Shipping a car from Vancouver to the UK
Post by: Geoff on August 15, 2010, 09:48:50 AM

Any one have any good leads on who to use for shipping a car to the UK?
Who have you used?

Title: Re: Shipping a car from Vancouver to the UK
Post by: OUTKAST on August 15, 2010, 10:31:05 AM

Canada post crushed my last car in the mailbox  lol_hitting use bubble wrap and label fragile


Sorry Geoff lack of sleep  ;D

Title: Re: Shipping a car from Vancouver to the UK
Post by: stefan on August 15, 2010, 11:13:24 AM

white star line! :o

Title: Re: Shipping a car from Vancouver to the UK
Post by: piercedvw on August 15, 2010, 01:47:06 PM

Do the guy a favour and label the parts as you take it all apart however.. take pics of the process.. even more helpful :)

Quote from: OUTKAST on August 15, 2010, 10:31:05 AM

Canada post crushed my last car in the mailbox  lol_hitting use bubble wrap and label fragile


Sorry Geoff lack of sleep  ;D

Title: Re: Shipping a car from Vancouver to the UK
Post by: Shane on August 15, 2010, 08:41:22 PM

yestrday at the blueberry festival, I was talking to Dave who is shipping a hew cars to the UK. says its about $2800 per car

Title: Re: Shipping a car from Vancouver to the UK
Post by: vwboop on August 15, 2010, 08:44:42 PM

We have used Allcargo express in Richmond a number of times. I believe the shipping from this end was usually around $2500. Talk to Rolph or Nadia

Title: Re: Shipping a car from Vancouver to the UK
Post by: steveo_32 on August 17, 2010, 08:05:34 AM

So..........................................................Whatca sell geoff?

Title: Re: Shipping a car from Vancouver to the UK
Post by: Geoff on August 17, 2010, 08:22:55 AM

Quote from: steveo_32 on August 17, 2010, 08:05:34 AM

So..........................................................Whatca sell geoff?

My Riviera

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.airspeedparts.com%2Fgallery%2Falbums%2Fuserpics%2F10002%2Friv-3-1.jpg&hash=20785597d05eafaf430bd75365a26c842bb2bf49)

Title: Re: Shipping a car from Vancouver to the UK
Post by: vwboop on August 17, 2010, 08:31:28 AM

Rolf Kipferling
AllCargo Express Inc.,
2251 No. 5 Road, Unit 200
Richmond, B.C. V6X 2S8 C a n a d a
Ph: (604) 606-0633 Fax: (604) 232-4544
Toll Free: (800) 660-9399
E-mail: ace@allcargoexpress.com,
Direct: rolf@allcargoexpress.com
Web: www.allcargoexpress.com

This was to the Netherlands - Cdn $ 2,600.00 from our warehouse to arrival dockside RTM. Prepaid
This is a pro rated rate for shipment inside groupage container together with other car(s).
plus the Euro 495.00 approx for RTM landing charges. COLLECT payable to our Dutch agents on arrival.

Title: Re: Shipping a car from Vancouver to the UK
Post by: AirCooledRules on August 24, 2010, 01:08:02 PM

Yup i shipped a 1967 Westy to England through all cargo a few years back.