Has anyone had a car shipped to/from FL recently?
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Anonymous
| If so, any companies that you had a good experience with or ones to avoid? Trying to avoid the auto train this time. Thanks very much for any tips. I've seen the transport trucks but don't know anyone who has used one of the companies. I think they all bid out the jobs but prices seem to vary tremendously. |
Anonymous
| I drive to and from FlL a couple times per year. |
Anonymous
How does that help OP? |
Anonymous
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It is called driveaway service
I would also like to know Comments from people who have been driveaway drivers are also welcome |
Anonymous
| OP here, companies seem to skew from a $400ish quote to $900+ but many seem to have loads of BBB complaints at both price points. Still researching. Anyone with recent experience, pls chime in. |
Anonymous
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This advice was posted on a NW neighborhood list serve:
It's really important to ensure that you're signing with an actual car carrier service rather than a broker. About 90% of the companies touting themselves as car shippers are only brokers. That's a problem for two reasons. First, no matter what a broker tells you, they have little control over when the car will be picked up and when it will reach the destination. This is particularly important if you've got certain deadlines/needs. The other problem is that there's a real grey area re: insurance. The broker is a third party and doesn't carry insurance. They could hand off your car to a carrier/driver with insufficient or even no insurance. And often the uninsured carrier drivers get into lots of accidents on the trips. So you've got no place to file a claim. |
Anonymous
| A lot of companies have BBB complaints and poor Yelp reviews, so do due diligence. |