TheSamba.com :: View topic - shipping Westy roof ONLY California to UK

Sat Jan 09, 2010 6:14 am

Hi all,

been reading through the shipping posts but most seem to refer to shipping vehicles only. Does anyone have experience of shipping a vanagon westy roof across from California to the UK or other large parts?

really dont know anything about shipping but trying to get up to speed - any tips or advice on where to look would be greatly appreciated :D

thanks,

sam

Thu Jan 14, 2010 12:54 pm

Well as most vehicles are shipped in shared containers I would think the normal shippers would be able to arrange shipment where room exists.

Very rarely do containers contain just one vehicle...it's simply not cost effective.

Where are you shipping from in California?

Thu Jan 14, 2010 3:56 pm

Hi John,

thanks for the reply. Shipping is something i know nothing about! the roof is n Berkeley, near San Francisco. I called a couple of shippers mentioned in this section of the forum but they deal with cars only.

do you know of any general shipping companies? Any advice/help greatly appreciated!

Sam

Thu Jan 14, 2010 4:04 pm

Hi John,

thanks for the reply. Shipping is something i know nothing about! the roof is n Berkeley, near San Francisco. I called a couple of shippers mentioned in this section of the forum but they deal with cars only.

do you know of any general shipping companies? Any advice/help greatly appreciated!

Sam

Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:30 am

samk wrote: Hi John,

thanks for the reply. Shipping is something i know nothing about! the roof is n Berkeley, near San Francisco. I called a couple of shippers mentioned in this section of the forum but they deal with cars only.

do you know of any general shipping companies? Any advice/help greatly appreciated!

Sam

I got my Ghia from Berkeley and it shipped from Oakland in a shared container. I don't know who you've tried already but Aladdin Freight have a very good reputation and I too have nothing but good words for them.

Shipping: Aladdin Freight, contact Kristine Highsmith
email: [email protected]
Telephone: 001 510 533 0400 ext 12

If you're phoning that is the direct dial number...phone about 5 in the afternoon UK time.

Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:19 am

Hey Sam,

I've delt with Kristine before and she is pretty helpful so you shouldn't have too many problem.

If you do try Kingtown shipping this side of the pond as they're deal with a few companies in Cali'

Anton

Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:55 am

switch3sixty wrote: Hey Sam,

I've delt with Kristine before and she is pretty helpful so you shouldn't have too many problem.

If you do try Kingtown shipping this side of the pond as they're deal with a few companies in Cali'

Anton

Anton,

I think you'll find Kristine at Aladdin uses Kingstown to handle this side of the operation...both top companies in my book. :D

Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:06 pm

Yep, but Kingstown also deal with California Shippers and I know they'll send parts over in containers too.
They also deal with somebody in Compton but I wasn't going there to find out more after last time...

Sun Jan 17, 2010 11:02 am

thanks guys. Will look into both those options. Hopefully they deal with parts and not just vehicles!

Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:36 am

check with user woodslat on here. he ships quite a few vws and parts in containers to the UK. he might be able to help you out as he ships out of Oakland which is very close to Berkley

Sat Jan 23, 2010 11:41 am

thanks tub dub.

asked Kristine at Aladdin about shipping the roof. it would be possible using their service but turns out it would cost £200 - 300 more than 2nd hand westy roof would cost over here.

Sat Jan 23, 2010 4:21 pm

samk wrote: thanks tub dub.

asked Kristine at Aladdin about shipping the roof. it would be possible using their service but turns out it would cost £200 - 300 more than 2nd hand westy roof would cost over here.

i figured that and didn't bother to post since you'd get the hard facts soon enough.

Sat Jan 23, 2010 10:09 pm

woodslat ships roofs and other metal parts inside containers to Southern Kombi Parts in the UK shouldnt cost you too much to add your roof to a container of theirs. I have a westy roof and a riviera roof along with the metal from 2 buses that will be getting shipped before march . worth a try to ask either SKP or woodslat on a price

Wed Jan 27, 2010 4:33 pm

thanks, PMd woodslat a couple of days ago ago hopefully i'll hear back soon!

Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:21 pm

try contacting Mat and Rob at Southern Kombi Parts

Sun Jan 31, 2010 11:12 am

thanks tubdub, will do!