| Posted By: ashaw |
| Has anyone had any experience in shipping a car on a container along with personal effects? I've had conflicting advice, some says it's fine..you just have to build a bulkhead seperating the two. Others say not to do it. We have a 40' container coming and are capable of building the bulkhead, but any advice would be appreciated. Thanks. |
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| Posted By: andreavick |
| When we brought our car over in a 40 foot container we did not seperate anything. We had to make sure the car was secure and we packed everything around it including cases of tinned food from Aldi!!! |
| Posted By: Jo Valentine |
| Hi
Are you loading the container yourself? Have you got long ramps or a low-loader available, as the container normally stays on the back of the vehicle delivering it, so you are loading to 4' high.
Unless you aren't bothered about boxes landing on your car roof and bonnet, it really is wise to build a bulkhead. Prefabricate it, as you are only allowed a short time for loading. Remember to secure the car with ratchet straps. A shipping container should be loaded so that if it turned upside down, nothing would move - that's the ideal anyway!
If you need any help, please ask.
All the best
Jo Valentine |
| Posted By: ashaw |
| Hi, thanks very much for your advice. We have a removals company loading the container. We're building the bulkhead (any idea of the internal measurement?) Then the car is apparently going on in Paralimni (I don't know where - probably at a supermarket loading bay!) I assume there are "holes" inside the container where you can tie the car down? Any idea where to buy ratchet straps??? Thanks again. |
| Posted By: Jacs |
| ratchet straps, Larnaca market. |
| Posted By: Jo Valentine |
| Hi
Internal Dimensions of a Standard 40' Shipping Container:-
Length 12.01m (39'5") Width 2.33m (7'8") Height 2.38m (7'10")
It doesn't need to be posh!
Hope it goes well for you.
Very best wishes for the future
Jo Valentine |