Guides to the rest of the move
Backloading, insurance, scams and quotes, built from what the consumer regulators publish.
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The price is only half of hiring a removalist. The other half is what the quote leaves out, who insures your things on the truck, and when you hand over the money. These guides take each of those in turn.
Most of what they say comes from state consumer agencies in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia, and from the ACCC. Where a regulator's advice is several years old, the guide gives the year. Where an industry guide supplies a price, it is labelled as one business's figure. If you are about to book, start with the quote checklist; if you are moving interstate on flexible dates, start with backloading.
- Backload
Backloading, explained
How sharing a truck cuts the price of an interstate move, and how much longer the goods take to arrive.
Delivery window 4-10 days - Insurance
Removalist insurance: what is covered
What transit insurance covers, what a removalist usually insures, and what to ask for.
Insuring your goods not required by law - Scams
How to avoid removalist scams
The tactics regulators describe, the licence question, and where to complain.
Pay the balance full payment only at the end - Quotes
How to compare removalist quotes
A checklist built from four state consumer agencies: what every quote and contract should say.
WA advice three written quotes