Shipping Your Belongings to Lanzarote
Entrusting a company with transporting your belongings to a different country is no mean feat. The cheapest option is not always the best option. People should check and double check who they are using and what guarantees that company offers. Find out who they are entrusting, don’t just accept what they are being told at face value. Do your research, get plenty of testimonials, and information from a variety of sources. And remember - insurance is completely irrelevant when you are transporting precious personal effects……photos, baby’s first shoes, personal documents the list is endless. And no insurance in the world can replace these items. Trust your transporter!
We had a Lanzarote lady contact us around 18 months or so ago that wanted an Ice Cream Making Machine bought over. We gave her the price and did not hear back from her until nearly ten months later. She had chosen to send her machine via DHL - they were £18 cheaper than us. The machine was dispatched from the UK and arrived in Madrid some five days later. There it sat for a number of MONTHS only to be returned to the UK sender. The return of the goods was because of incorrect customs formalities. The lady then engaged us and her machine was delivered to her door in ten days later. So, she paid two lots of charges and the machine was received in 10 months and 10 days…….
We moved a family back to Birmingham who had been living here for just under a year. When we collected their boxes from Puerto del Carmen we noted that they were all un opened Pickfords removal boxes. When we asked why they had not unpacked they told us that they had been waiting SEVEN months for their consignment to arrive……..Goods held up in Gran Canaria - again due to incorrect customs documentation. By the time their effects had arrived they had already decided to return to the UK
A couple living in Los Mojones are returning to Dublin at the end of July. We have been asked to move them back. They have been here for just three months and decided it is not for them. They have asked for our assurances of time frames as they waited NINE weeks for their personal effects to arrive. They took two weeks to get to Gran Canaria and SEVEN weeks to clear through Customs.
Not happy stories are they?
C & K Haulage Services was formed in 1991. A family run business specialising in the International Carriage of Goods By Road. In November 2003 our company delivered the first ever consignment of food to Lanzarote by road. With a transit time of seven days door to door this meant the goods arrived fresher and had a longer shelf life. Since this time many of the Island’s wholesalers now use our service for the transportation of food.
A large number of the English food products on sale here have been delivered here by C & K Haulage Services
The company then decided to diversify and offer the same service to individual clients. A new road service for household removals to Lanzarote was launched. The service offered by C & K Haulage is different to any other available. People wishing to relocate to and from Lanzarote now have the opportunity of using a company that offers a seven-day house removal service. The vehicles are driver accompanied throughout the journey, ensuring that not only are personal effects delivered quickly they are transported safely and securely. No other company can offer this speed and security.
From full domestic removals, part removals or just an urgent parcel we can provide a competitive quotation and get your consignment from A to B without any stress or customs problems.
We offer a complete relocation package and a true door to door service. With the benefit of up to date customs procedures and advice C & K Haulage can guarantee Trouble Free Relocation.
A big thank you to Karen from CK Haulage who kindly donated this article for this blog. We do not hesitate to recommend this company’s services.
You can contact them via their website on www.ckhaulage.com
