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xanthe Topic Starter A True BIC'er Offline Yet Another BritInCrete! Joined: 30. Jul 2007 at 18:00 Posts: 12 Gender:	Advice about van removals 30. Jul 2007 at 19:22 Was just wondering if anybody could recommend a removals specialst to collect from England and deliver to Crete. We are in contact with the Cretan Flyer and the White Van Man (can't remember his exact title but he advertises through this site). Any experiences/recommendations would be really appreciated. xanthe
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Re: Advice about van removals
Reply #1 - 30. Jul 2007 at 19:47

xanthe wrote on 30. Jul 2007 at 19:22:

Was just wondering if anybody could recommend a removals specialst to collect from England and deliver to Crete. We are in contact with the Cretan Flyer and the White Van Man (can't remember his exact title but he advertises through this site). Any experiences/recommendations would be really appreciated.
xanthe

Just a thought Xanthe but at the top of this page is an advert for Expatriate Removal Service plus there is removal advice on the main Britsincrete web site.Might be worth a quote. Ken.

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xanthe Topic Starter A True BIC'er Offline Yet Another BritInCrete! Joined: 30. Jul 2007 at 18:00 Posts: 12 Gender:	Re: Advice about van removals Reply #2 - 30. Jul 2007 at 20:07 Thanks for the reply Ken, I have read through he general advice on the main BIC site about removals but would feel happier to follow personal recommendation. I don't know whether I'm going mad being surrounded by a house packed up into boxes but I can't see the advert at the top of the page - do they change? Xanthe.
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Re: Advice about van removals
Reply #3 - 30. Jul 2007 at 20:14

Sorry Xanthe,the add does seem to change but if you refresh the page it might return.Just in case you don't spot it it is : sterlingrelocation.com.

I could not recommend anyone at this time as I am in a similar position to yourself,surrounded by boxes.I have arranged my removals with a local company but as its from Ireland it would be of no benefit to you.

Good luck with the quotes and the move Smiley

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xanthe Topic Starter A True BIC'er Offline Yet Another BritInCrete! Joined: 30. Jul 2007 at 18:00 Posts: 12 Gender:	Re: Advice about van removals Reply #4 - 30. Jul 2007 at 20:17 Thanks Ken, have taken down details. Hope all goes well Xanthe
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Reply #5 - 30. Jul 2007 at 20:25

Hi Xanthe

Several of us on the site have used The White Van Man, Phil Sharp, and been very happy with the service provided. My load was collected from Newcastle and safely delivered to Rethymnon in just over a week, it was consolidated with other jobs to make up the load when it arrived in Kent. No breakages, despite there being some pretty fragile stuff packed. Highly recommended. Smiley

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Re: Advice about van removals
Reply #6 - 30. Jul 2007 at 20:58

Xanthe,

I used White Van Man to move my stuff from Aberdeen in Scotland to Kambani on the Akrotiri. I thought the service was excellent, the people the best and the communication second to none. The price was also far less than the other quotes given by some of the UK's national carriers.

I would heartily recommend them.

Jon

ps everything arrived and nothing was damaged.

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Reply #7 - 30. Jul 2007 at 21:19

We too have used White Van Man on on three occasions and all has gone well, collection and delivery door-to-door in the stated time-frame with no breakages (in fact, 1 delivery is currently sitting out in our place in Crete waiting for our next visit to unpack!).

Needless to say, we have no business or personal connection with WVM.

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Re: Advice about van removals
Reply #8 - 30. Jul 2007 at 21:59

Hi Xanthe,

To add to Phil Sharpe's (White Van Man) recommendations, we were very happy with the service, though it was two and a half years ago now - and we're still unpacking some of the 230+ boxes that we shipped! Grin

(Come to think of it, I was still unpacking tea chests 15 years after my last move in Dorset! What's that old adage - if you haven't unpacked it within six months then you shouldn't have bothered bringing it in the first place?) Grin

I hope that you have carefully annotated and numbered each box as you have packed - it makes it a helluva a lot easier this end when you come to look for something! Grin

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barbary_coaster B.I.C. Old Hand Offline Not just another BritInCrete! Joined: 15. Nov 2005 at 18:40 Posts: 164 near Pigi Greece Gender:	Re: Advice about van removals Reply #9 - 31. Jul 2007 at 01:14 We are also happy to add our recommendation for White Van Man, better than just relying on adverts Bob
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tony aaaa A True BIC'er Offline Yet Another BritInCrete! Joined: 12. Jun 2007 at 14:09 Posts: 11	Re: Advice about van removals Reply #10 - 01. Aug 2007 at 10:15 theres a company in north london they charge 100 pound per squ meter we r moving to crete in 2 weeks if u neeed there names tx back regards tony
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Baccybabs Been around almost as long as Crete itself Offline Not just another BritInCrete! Joined: 15. Nov 2005 at 11:48 Posts: 424 Age: 59 Gender: Zodiac sign:	Re: Advice about van removals Reply #11 - 01. Aug 2007 at 17:10 We also used White Van Man (several times) Fantastic service, nice people, NO problems at all.. will certainly recommend them ......
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xanthe Topic Starter A True BIC'er Offline Yet Another BritInCrete! Joined: 30. Jul 2007 at 18:00 Posts: 12 Gender:	Re: Advice about van removals Reply #12 - 02. Aug 2007 at 15:41 Thanks to everybody for the recommendations- The White Van Man sounds great. I didn't really want just to pick a random advert. P.S. Maurice and Jan - 200 plus boxes!!!! We are only bringing 30ish and I'm starting to go mad surrounded by clutter. Don't know how you managed it. xanthe
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Baccybabs Been around almost as long as Crete itself Offline Not just another BritInCrete! Joined: 15. Nov 2005 at 11:48 Posts: 424 Age: 59 Gender: Zodiac sign:	Re: Advice about van removals Reply #13 - 02. Aug 2007 at 16:32 Xanthe - - wait until you are surrounded by boxes waiting to be UNPACKED !!
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Re: Advice about van removals
Reply #14 - 02. Aug 2007 at 18:51

Ha ha, Xanthe - the vast proportion of those boxes were full of books (and a few with DVDs, CDs, & tapes). Now you know why we didn't bother bringing furniture! Tongue

In moving our stuff from Poole to his depot in Hove, Phil got stopped by the cops for being overweight and had to call for another van to offload some of it. Fortunately the cops didn't book him! Roll Eyes

30+ boxes??? Chicken feed!!!! Grin

Have fun and just think that it will all be worth it in the end! Cool

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