Shiply Cheap Delivery Service

I discovered this service whilst trying to work the intricacies of moving my MG Midget from an ex girlfriends folks place in Nottinghamshire back to the folks in Bracknell. My initial though was to hire a trailer and car with tow bar and collect. All in though this would have cost me £300 or so for a weekend, commercial quotes on the delivery were even more.

Then I spotted Shiply and thought would give it a go. Essentially Shiply operates on an Ebay auction type system whereby you specify your item for delivery alongside where it is and where it's going and transporters/couriers bid on who can deliver it most cheaply. The winning bid was £125 which was obviously a big saving. There were a number of competing bids around the same price and the facility exists to choose which bidder you wish to go with. As wih Ebay there is a feedback system which keeps things nice and simple.

Shiply traders work on the premise that they can combine deliveries with other jobs so it is still economical to transport the item, as obviously to move a car that distance would chew up at least half that amount in fuel and of course it's a days work.

The other key advantage of this service was that I didn't even have to leave London to coordinate it. I arranged with Tony, the courier who had won the bid, suitable times to do this for both of us and he got on with it. The car was delivered right on time and the service was excellent with the car well looked after. Most car transporters will offer insurance and specify this so if you are transporting something like an old car with some value to it you are covered.

I have no hestitation in recommending the service. It saved me money, a day and achieved exactly what I set out to do.

Shiply can be found here.