I get a good quote from Anyvan.com, but they wont let me travel with the
driver, so I have to drive behind them (well not quite) in order to let them
in at the other end (and to help with the unload). (is that daft or what?)

https://www.comparethemanandvan.co.uk will let me travel with the van, but
their cheapest quote is 100 pounds more. And their website also doesn't
show you busy dates so you have to fiddle with the date and re-quote if your
date is flexible (as mine is)

Oh and cos I didn't book and left the site inactive, they popped up a
discount voucher code for 5% off, so only 90 pounds more expensive now :-)

PITA this is

tim

In message , tim...
writes

Oh and cos I didn't book and left the site inactive, they popped up a
discount voucher code for 5% off, so only 90 pounds more expensive now

Do factor in the savings in your fuel if you travel with the driver, so
the convenience is 90 minus saved motoring costs, which may not be much
if the journey is short, but could be substantial for longer journeys
(both ways).

--
Graeme

On 31/08/2018 15:34, Graeme wrote:
In message , tim...
writes

Oh and cos I didn't book and left the site inactive, they popped up a
discount voucher code for 5% off, so only 90 pounds more expensive now

Do factor in the savings in your fuel if you travel with the driver, so
the convenience is 90 minus saved motoring costs, which may not be much
if the journey is short, but could be substantial for longer journeys
(both ways).


Factor in putting up with his driving, halitosis, and a lecture on his
favourite topic?

In article ,
tim... wrote:
I get a good quote from Anyvan.com, but they wont let me travel with the
driver, so I have to drive behind them (well not quite) in order to let them
in at the other end (and to help with the unload). (is that daft or what?)

https://www.comparethemanandvan.co.uk will let me travel with the van, but
their cheapest quote is 100 pounds more. And their website also doesn't
show you busy dates so you have to fiddle with the date and re-quote if your
date is flexible (as mine is)

Oh and cos I didn't book and left the site inactive, they popped up a
discount voucher code for 5% off, so only 90 pounds more expensive now :-)

PITA this is

Suppose it depends on whether you'd expect the van driver to take you back
home if needed?

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Dave Plowman London SW
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
tim... wrote:
I get a good quote from Anyvan.com, but they wont let me travel with the
driver, so I have to drive behind them (well not quite) in order to let
them
in at the other end (and to help with the unload). (is that daft or
what?)

https://www.comparethemanandvan.co.uk will let me travel with the van,
but
their cheapest quote is 100 pounds more. And their website also doesn't
show you busy dates so you have to fiddle with the date and re-quote if
your
date is flexible (as mine is)

Oh and cos I didn't book and left the site inactive, they popped up a
discount voucher code for 5% off, so only 90 pounds more expensive now
:-)

PITA this is

Suppose it depends on whether you'd expect the van driver to take you back
home if needed?

I'd already factored in that he wont.

tim

On 31/08/2018 15:17, tim... wrote:
I get a good quote from Anyvan.com, but they wont let me travel with the
driver, so I have to drive behind them (well not quite) in order to let
them in at the other end (and to help with the unload).Â* (is that daft
or what?)

https://www.comparethemanandvan.co.uk will let me travel with the van,
but their cheapest quote is 100 pounds more.Â* And their website also
doesn't show you busy dates so you have to fiddle with the date and
re-quote if your date is flexible (as mine is)

Oh and cos I didn't book and left the site inactive, they popped up a
discount voucher code for 5% off, so only 90 pounds more expensive now :-)

PITA this is

tim



Where are you going from and to, and when?

Bill

"Bill Wright" wrote in message
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On 31/08/2018 15:17, tim... wrote:
I get a good quote from Anyvan.com, but they wont let me travel with the
driver, so I have to drive behind them (well not quite) in order to let
them in at the other end (and to help with the unload). (is that daft or
what?)

https://www.comparethemanandvan.co.uk will let me travel with the van,
but their cheapest quote is 100 pounds more. And their website also
doesn't show you busy dates so you have to fiddle with the date and
re-quote if your date is flexible (as mine is)

Oh and cos I didn't book and left the site inactive, they popped up a
discount voucher code for 5% off, so only 90 pounds more expensive now
:-)

PITA this is

tim



Where are you going from and to, and when?

somewhere just outside the M25 to somewhere in South London about 60 miles
apart (defined places that I see no need to reveal)

some time within the next 3 weeks (genuinely flexible)

tim


Bill

"tim..." Wrote in message:


"Bill Wright" wrote in message
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On 31/08/2018 15:17, tim... wrote:
I get a good quote from Anyvan.com, but they wont let me travel with the
driver, so I have to drive behind them (well not quite) in order to let
them in at the other end (and to help with the unload). (is that daft or
what?)

https://www.comparethemanandvan.co.uk will let me travel with the van,
but their cheapest quote is 100 pounds more. And their website also
doesn't show you busy dates so you have to fiddle with the date and
re-quote if your date is flexible (as mine is)

Oh and cos I didn't book and left the site inactive, they popped up a
discount voucher code for 5% off, so only 90 pounds more expensive now
:-)

PITA this is

tim



Where are you going from and to, and when?

somewhere just outside the M25 to somewhere in South London about 60 miles
apart (defined places that I see no need to reveal)

some time within the next 3 weeks (genuinely flexible)

tim


Bill



Van rental?
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"tim..." Wrote in message:


"Bill Wright" wrote in message
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On 31/08/2018 15:17, tim... wrote:
I get a good quote from Anyvan.com, but they wont let me travel with
the
driver, so I have to drive behind them (well not quite) in order to let
them in at the other end (and to help with the unload). (is that daft
or
what?)

https://www.comparethemanandvan.co.uk will let me travel with the van,
but their cheapest quote is 100 pounds more. And their website also
doesn't show you busy dates so you have to fiddle with the date and
re-quote if your date is flexible (as mine is)

Oh and cos I didn't book and left the site inactive, they popped up a
discount voucher code for 5% off, so only 90 pounds more expensive now
:-)

PITA this is

tim



Where are you going from and to, and when?

somewhere just outside the M25 to somewhere in South London about 60
miles
apart (defined places that I see no need to reveal)

some time within the next 3 weeks (genuinely flexible)

tim


Bill



Van rental?

I'm on the 2nd floor and none of my family live nearby

I'd never load it on my own

On Friday, 31 August 2018 19:24:56 UTC+1, tim... wrote:
"Bill Wright" wrote in message
news
On 31/08/2018 15:17, tim... wrote:
I get a good quote from Anyvan.com, but they wont let me travel with the
driver, so I have to drive behind them (well not quite) in order to let
them in at the other end (and to help with the unload). (is that daft or
what?)

https://www.comparethemanandvan.co.uk will let me travel with the van,
but their cheapest quote is 100 pounds more. And their website also
doesn't show you busy dates so you have to fiddle with the date and
re-quote if your date is flexible (as mine is)

Oh and cos I didn't book and left the site inactive, they popped up a
discount voucher code for 5% off, so only 90 pounds more expensive now
:-)

PITA this is

tim



Where are you going from and to, and when?

somewhere just outside the M25 to somewhere in South London about 60 miles
apart (defined places that I see no need to reveal)

some time within the next 3 weeks (genuinely flexible)

tim


Bill

Last time I looked Enterprise did a Merc Sprinter for a day for around £100.
At the other end of the scale there are usually folk with clapped out old vans willing to move things.


NT

wrote in message
...
On Friday, 31 August 2018 19:24:56 UTC+1, tim... wrote:
"Bill Wright" wrote in message
news
On 31/08/2018 15:17, tim... wrote:
I get a good quote from Anyvan.com, but they wont let me travel with
the
driver, so I have to drive behind them (well not quite) in order to
let
them in at the other end (and to help with the unload). (is that daft
or
what?)

https://www.comparethemanandvan.co.uk will let me travel with the van,
but their cheapest quote is 100 pounds more. And their website also
doesn't show you busy dates so you have to fiddle with the date and
re-quote if your date is flexible (as mine is)

Oh and cos I didn't book and left the site inactive, they popped up a
discount voucher code for 5% off, so only 90 pounds more expensive now
:-)

PITA this is

tim



Where are you going from and to, and when?

somewhere just outside the M25 to somewhere in South London about 60
miles
apart (defined places that I see no need to reveal)

some time within the next 3 weeks (genuinely flexible)

tim


Bill

Last time I looked Enterprise did a Merc Sprinter for a day for around
£100.
At the other end of the scale there are usually folk with clapped out old
vans willing to move things.

but in these dumbed down dates of internet comparison sites

how do you reach them?

No longer do you find add in local papers or on supermarket notice boards
(not round ere, anyway)

tim




NT

On Friday, 31 August 2018 22:17:15 UTC+1, tim... wrote:
tabbypurr wrote in message
...
On Friday, 31 August 2018 19:24:56 UTC+1, tim... wrote:
"Bill Wright" wrote in message
news On 31/08/2018 15:17, tim... wrote:
I get a good quote from Anyvan.com, but they wont let me travel with
the
driver, so I have to drive behind them (well not quite) in order to
let
them in at the other end (and to help with the unload). (is that daft
or
what?)

https://www.comparethemanandvan.co.uk will let me travel with the van,
but their cheapest quote is 100 pounds more. And their website also
doesn't show you busy dates so you have to fiddle with the date and
re-quote if your date is flexible (as mine is)

Oh and cos I didn't book and left the site inactive, they popped up a
discount voucher code for 5% off, so only 90 pounds more expensive now
:-)

PITA this is

tim



Where are you going from and to, and when?

somewhere just outside the M25 to somewhere in South London about 60
miles
apart (defined places that I see no need to reveal)

some time within the next 3 weeks (genuinely flexible)

tim


Bill

Last time I looked Enterprise did a Merc Sprinter for a day for around
£100.
At the other end of the scale there are usually folk with clapped out old
vans willing to move things.

but in these dumbed down dates of internet comparison sites

how do you reach them?

No longer do you find add in local papers or on supermarket notice boards
(not round ere, anyway)

try a local facebook selling page or gumtree


NT

On 31/08/2018 19:22, tim... wrote:

Where are you going from and to, and when?

somewhere just outside the M25 to somewhere in South London about 60
miles apart (defined places that I see no need to reveal)

some time within the next 3 weeks (genuinely flexible)

tim


Bill

Oh, can't help you then. If it had been round here I could have.

Bill

"Bill Wright" wrote in message
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On 31/08/2018 19:22, tim... wrote:

Where are you going from and to, and when?

somewhere just outside the M25 to somewhere in South London about 60
miles apart (defined places that I see no need to reveal)

some time within the next 3 weeks (genuinely flexible)

tim


Bill

Oh, can't help you then. If it had been round here I could have.

I guess that was the offer

and I also know that you don't live near me :-)

tim

tim... wrote:

I get a good quote from Anyvan.com

B&Q van rental? £20 per two hours (plus diesel) need to find your own
man though ...

"Andy Burns" wrote in message
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tim... wrote:

I get a good quote from Anyvan.com

B&Q van rental? £20 per two hours (plus diesel) need to find your own man
though ...

I need a minimum of 6 hours

tim

On 01/09/2018 14:07, tim... wrote:


"Andy Burns" wrote in message
...
tim... wrote:

I get a good quote from Anyvan.com

B&Q van rental? £20 per two hours (plus diesel) need to find your own
man though ...

I need a minimum of 6 hours

Perhaps different for you, but I get an estimated price of £50 for 6
hours with B&Q van rental.

"Fredxx" wrote in message
news
On 01/09/2018 14:07, tim... wrote:


"Andy Burns" wrote in message
...
tim... wrote:

I get a good quote from Anyvan.com

B&Q van rental? £20 per two hours (plus diesel) need to find your own
man though ...

I need a minimum of 6 hours

Perhaps different for you, but I get an estimated price of £50 for 6 hours
with B&Q van rental.

Oh I didn't try

I assumed that as a "take your purchases home" service they didn't rent them
for that long

Though it's going to be 8 hours after I have driven back :-(

thanks for the idea

tim

In article ,
tim... wrote:


"Andy Burns" wrote in message
...
tim... wrote:

I get a good quote from Anyvan.com

B&Q van rental? £20 per two hours (plus diesel) need to find your own man
though ...

I need a minimum of 6 hours

If you can hire/drive a van, logic would say it would be cheaper to do
that yourself and hire a helper? Perhaps a couple of teenagers before the
holidays end?

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"tim..." wrote in message
news
I get a good quote from Anyvan.com, but they wont let me travel with the
driver, so I have to drive behind them (well not quite) in order to let
them in at the other end (and to help with the unload). (is that daft or
what?)

https://www.comparethemanandvan.co.uk will let me travel with the van, but
their cheapest quote is 100 pounds more. And their website also doesn't
show you busy dates so you have to fiddle with the date and re-quote if
your date is flexible (as mine is)

Oh and cos I didn't book and left the site inactive, they popped up a
discount voucher code for 5% off, so only 90 pounds more expensive now :-)

PITA this is

I had a *very* bad experience with Anyvan. Having phoned in an inventory of
what we wanted moving from one house to another, I expected them to send a
large enough van to take it all - or else to send two vans that could load
up and travel together. They sent a Luton van which had to make two
journeys. For a journey that takes about 90 mins each way by car, they
started loading at about 10 AM and finished unloading the second run at 10
PM, by which time everyone was very tired and one of the men was getting
careless and short-tempered. They also damaged (eg scraped or dented) a lot
of the furniture, either while loading/unloading or else through careless
packing in the van. I'd taken out insurance with AnyVan, but it was useless
because I didn't get my claim in soon enough because we were both ill
immediately after moving. The drivers blamed Anyvan for booking the wrong
size van for the job; Anyvan blamed the drivers (who are all self-employed,
not employed by Anyvan) for accepting a job that was beyond their
capabilities. My feeling is: the buck stops with Anyvan because my contract
is with them since they are the point of customer contact.

Since a lot of the furniture went to a storage unit, as opposed to the
temporary house we're living in, I dread to think what additional damage
we'll find when we eventually get a new house and the storage unit is
unloaded.

My heartfelt advice is "DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT USING ANYVAN".