Removals insurance
Britannia Bradshaw International Removals & Storage has been moving people since 1884, and we know that occasionally accidents can happen. We offer a variety of insurance packages to suit your removal and storage requirements. Of course, we do everything we can to avoid a situation where you'd need to claim, including using the latest packing and loading techniques. But we're all human, and occasionally accidents can happen.
Insurance for international moves
International moves carry additional risks to your property, and we offer additional insurance for moves abroad. Please ask about your insurance options when you speak with our representative. They will be glad to review the features and specifics of each type of insurance available to you.
Domestic Moving Insurance
Check with your current home insurance provider to confirm if your contents insurance to ensure your possessions are covered while in transit, and what the coverage level is. Most do but these can vary depending on your type of policy. Some providers only cover providing that items are packed professionally by a registered remover. Also remember that should you need to make a claim your future premiums may go up for your home contents insurance.
While we offer insurance cover as an option for your removal, if your home contents policy is sufficient for your move, then you are not obliged to take ours. This is not the case with all removal companies.
Our standard policy covers your goods in transit up to £25,000 for the premium as shown on our quotations. This can be increased to any level but the policy will also cost more.
Our summary of insurance is sent out with every quotation. Note that if you intend to do your own packing, then loss of damage arising from the following is excluded: Breakage, scratching, denting, chipping, staining, and tearing unless directly caused by fire or collision or overturning of the transporting conveyance. Missing items or cartons or packages unless an itemised valued list of contents of each carton or package is supplied by you to the company prior to commencement of transit.
Claims Notification
In the unlikely event of loss and/or damage which may give rise to a claim under this insurance, immediate notice must be given in writing to the Company. Unless a time extension has been requested by you, and agreed by the Company in writing, it is a general condition under this insurance that full details of any losses and/or damages for removals and storage must be notified within 7 days after delivery or, in the case of non-delivery, within 7 days from when your property would normally be delivered. For overseas removals and storage outside the United Kingdom the time limit is 30 days. These time limits apply whether or not your property has been unpacked.
Should you need to make a claim, we'll treat your claim with respect, courtesy and professionalism.
Other types of insurance or waivers
Cancellation cover - Sometimes house sales don't go as planned due to the chain breaking down or issues with mortgages, etc. and you need to change your moving date.
Should you wish to cancel or postpone your removal date within 10 working days of your removal, you are normally liable for a portion of the move cost. This increases the closer you get to your scheduled move date. Our cancellation waiver allows you to change dates without paying additional charges.
Late key cover - Sometimes the house you are moving into has not been vacated in the agreed time or monies not gone through causing a delay in you obtaining the keys for your new home, you'll need to pay for waiting time. Waiting time can be costly, however, we provide a late key cover to protect you against this and avoid your move costing more than you'd planned due to your keys arriving late.
Property insurance - We offer this cover above our standard liability for buildings, doors, drives etc.
Removal quote appointment booking service
Britannia Bradshaw can help your move go smoothly. Contact us for a free, no obligation quote, or by calling 0161 877 5555 (Manchester) or 0121 504 0966 (Birmingham & Coventry) and speak with one of our removals specialists.
How are our appointments carried out
In the current times you might prefer that we don't visit your house in person to carry out a survey. This is fully understandable and we can just as easily undertake the survey by video call, using whatever method you're comfortable with, usually FaceTime or WhatsApp.
See what our customers think of us...
The move went very smoothly
Why did you choose to get a quote from us and where did you get our contact details?
Local knowledge
How would you rate the way we dealt with your initial enquiry?
10/10
How would you rate the survey that we carried out?
9/10
Why did you choose to move/store with us?
Competitive costs
How would you rate your move team?
10/10
Would you like to tell us anything about your move team?
Friendly,hard working, efficient ,polite
How would you rate our communication?
9/10
How can we improve our service?
Keep doing the same and be competitive
How likely are you to recommend us to your friends / family?
10/10
Is there anything else you would like to tell us about your move?
The move went very smoothly
Couldn’t have asked for more
We successfully moved yesterday. This is to let you know that our removal operatives, Dave, Brandon, Mike G and Paul were brilliant, efficient, courteous and polite and clean and tidy in their work! Couldn’t have asked for more!
Thanks to all your team at Britannia Bradshaw involved in our move!
Brian BostockExcellent at all stages
Why did you choose to get a quote from us and where did you get our contact details?
Google
How would you rate the way we dealt with your initial enquiry?
10/10
How would you rate the survey that we carried out?
10/10
Why did you choose to move/store with us?
Everything from my flat needed moving
How would you rate your move team?
10/10
Would you like to tell us anything about your move team?
Excellent at all stages
How would you rate our communication?
10/10
How can we improve our service?
N.a – all good
How likely are you to recommend us to your friends / family?
10/10
The lads were fantastic
Why did you choose to get a quote from us and where did you get our contact details?
Due to pending house move, searched for multiple providers and obtained quotes via the internet / recommendations
How would you rate the way we dealt with your initial enquiry?
9/10
How would you rate the survey that we carried out?
9/10
Why did you choose to move/store with us?
Based on quote detail, and to some degree the price point that fell between a more expensive and a cheaper option
How would you rate your move team?
10/10
Would you like to tell us anything about your move team?
The lads were fantastic, efficient and a pleasure to be around on the day
How would you rate our communication?
9/10
How can we improve our service?
(subject to reform in the property sector which affects logistics) consideration to last minute changes and delays particularly with residential house moves due to a sale and multiple people within a chain
How likely are you to recommend us to your friends / family?
10/10
Is there anything else you would like to tell us about your move?
It was not straight forward, it cost more than it could and should due to circumstances outside of everyone's control but we got there in the end and the physical move of items was the easiest part in fairness.
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