Laz Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Hi...I've read on here that some people ship their car in the container with household goods. I'm wondering if anyone who has done that can give me info on a) organising the car shipping yourself and the difficulty in doing so, and b) how much household stuff you can get into the container with a car (we have an Audi Q3 which is about 14 ft in length). We are planning on taking the fridge, washing machine, beds, 2 sets of sofas (all quite large), TVs, ..plus all the other stuff we have (family of 4) which is not heaps as I've pared down to essentials. Any info appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfie Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Personally wouldn't bother with the fridge they do not travel well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druid Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Hi...I've read on here that some people ship their car in the container with household goods. I'm wondering if anyone who has done that can give me info on a) organising the car shipping yourself and the difficulty in doing so, and b) how much household stuff you can get into the container with a car (we have an Audi Q3 which is about 14 ft in length). We are planning on taking the fridge, washing machine, beds, 2 sets of sofas (all quite large), TVs, ..plus all the other stuff we have (family of 4) which is not heaps as I've pared down to essentials. Any info appreciated! We fitted the contents of a 4 bedroom house and all it gubbins + a Mini Cooper 2009 model into a 40ft hi cube no hassle, your Audi is slightly longer but we had space to spare, we shipped via PSS so they packed the container and what a good job they did, once they had all the household goods packed, they built a solid plywood wall and used a roll back truck to load the car, our fridge lasted 2 years after we arrived but it was bought new in 1999 so it lasted a lot longer than expected, I had to sort the paperwork for the car out, they didn't want to have anything to do with it, but it wasn't too much of a problem, to my surprise, when the container clearing agent cleared the container this side, he cleared the car as well, it was great as I was expecting to do this. before we decided on PSS we talked to various shippers, one of the said they would build a roof over the mini and pack on top of it with the light bulky stuff like bed bases, we didn't need this after all but you might. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7cdb Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Personally wouldn't bother with the fridge they do not travel well. Elfie,where do you think us in the UK get most of our white goods from? Most electrical items including fridges are manufactured in Asia and get shipped over to us. Like anything,if it is packed correctly it will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laz Posted May 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 We fitted the contents of a 4 bedroom house and all it gubbins + a Mini Cooper 2009 model into a 40ft hi cube no hassle, your Audi is slightly longer but we had space to spare, we shipped via PSS so they packed the container and what a good job they did, once they had all the household goods packed, they built a solid plywood wall and used a roll back truck to load the car, our fridge lasted 2 years after we arrived but it was bought new in 1999 so it lasted a lot longer than expected, I had to sort the paperwork for the car out, they didn't want to have anything to do with it, but it wasn't too much of a problem, to my surprise, when the container clearing agent cleared the container this side, he cleared the car as well, it was great as I was expecting to do this. before we decided on PSS we talked to various shippers, one of the said they would build a roof over the mini and pack on top of it with the light bulky stuff like bed bases, we didn't need this after all but you might. Did you get advice on what to do with the car before you shipped, like cleaning etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siandsu Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 We looked into shipping our cars over. Decided to sell and buy new over here, (well new to us). i think if you have emotional attachments to the car then ship it, but if you're just being thrifty you need to leave it to rust in the glen and buy a fresh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druid Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 Did you get advice on what to do with the car before you shipped, like cleaning etc? Spent hours trawling the the net, reading all the official documents, and basically came up with the following, it was only going to be inspected by AQIS, so I took it down to our local car wash, not an automatic one a hand one, told him I needed it looking like new, inside & out, engine bay, underside and the boot, left it with him for the day, paid a fortune and got it back looking like new, he did a bloody good job, when I got it home I scrubbed the tyres in Jeyes fluid, left them stinking of it, not one spec of mud, one blade of grass or one seed anywhere to be found, PSS the shipper was even impressed, after we loaded into the container I cleaned the wheels again and sealed the container, when it arrived in Perth I was advised by the clearing agent that the car had failed AQIS inspection and needed steam cleaning which was going to cost 400$, I had no option but to agree and pay the money, a week later the car was released, I was shocked, it was dirtier after the steam clean than it was when we sealed the container, it looked like new when we sealed the container, now the car was covered in WA sand and mud that had been blown up from the cleaning bay when they steam cleaned it, it looked like it had been washed with dirty water, moral of the story, don't bother, they going to charge you for cleaning it anyway, just make sure it's not covered in mud and doesn't have seeds or grass in it or on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laz Posted June 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Spent hours trawling the the net, reading all the official documents, and basically came up with the following, it was only going to be inspected by AQIS, so I took it down to our local car wash, not an automatic one a hand one, told him I needed it looking like new, inside & out, engine bay, underside and the boot, left it with him for the day, paid a fortune and got it back looking like new, he did a bloody good job, when I got it home I scrubbed the tyres in Jeyes fluid, left them stinking of it, not one spec of mud, one blade of grass or one seed anywhere to be found, PSS the shipper was even impressed, after we loaded into the container I cleaned the wheels again and sealed the container, when it arrived in Perth I was advised by the clearing agent that the car had failed AQIS inspection and needed steam cleaning which was going to cost 400$, I had no option but to agree and pay the money, a week later the car was released, I was shocked, it was dirtier after the steam clean than it was when we sealed the container, it looked like new when we sealed the container, now the car was covered in WA sand and mud that had been blown up from the cleaning bay when they steam cleaned it, it looked like it had been washed with dirty water, moral of the story, don't bother, they going to charge you for cleaning it anyway, just make sure it's not covered in mud and doesn't have seeds or grass in it or on it. Not sure if you'll see this (maybe someone else will know?) but did you have to ship the car with an empty fuel tank? And if so, how did you do it? I am thinking I will just have to drive it until the fuel display says 1 mile left or thereabouts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druid Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 I shipped the car with almost a full fuel tank, aircon was completely gassed, no de gassing required and the battery was still connected and it was left unlocked with the keys in the glovebox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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