When you decide to relocate to a different place and hire a packer and mover company for your ease, you will find a lot of companies in the market. Before choosing the perfect company to move your goods what is important, is to do a research of the previous history of the company that you are planning to hire. There have been cases where some companies have disappeared with the customer’s goods. Also, there have been cases where the goods were severely damaged during transportation because of the amateur companies.
Here is the list of things that you can do to choose a perfect company for your hassle-free relocation:-
- 1. The most important thing is to check if the company has a proper office. As the quote says- “First impression is the last impression”. If the company doesn’t have a proper office then it’s very unlikely that they will provide good service.
- 2. Different companies will offer different quotation depending on your goods. You should not trust a company that is offering a very low quotation as there are chances of the quality of service getting compromised.
- 3. Check for reviews and rating of the company that you are planning to hire.
- 4. Check for reviews and rating of the company that you are planning to hire.
- 5. Some companies have a very good office but do not possess proper documents. In that case the best thing to do, is to ask them to show their registration details. With this you can also get to know, the experience of that particular company in the market.
- 6. Some companies also provide fake phone numbers, so make sure to check if their customer support numbers are working.
- 7. Check the identity cards of the person who has come to your house on the day of shifting.
- 8. Before your packed goods leave to your new house ensure to check all the documents like vehicle registration certificate, transportation permit, insurance, driver’s license etc. If possible, keep a copy of them with yourself for future reference.
- 9. Also take the driver’s number so that you can get the live updates of his location.
- 10. Count your goods before loading and cross check it after unloading them. Make sure the loading and unloading happens in your presence.
- 11. Another precaution that can be taken, is to check for weather conditions before transporting your goods so that the company doesn’t gets any chance to commit a mistake and then blame it on natural calamity.
- 12. Read the contract before signing it. Going through all the pages is a hectic task but trust me it’s very important to read all the clause before signing it so that you don’t get cheated.
The bottom line
Relocating to a new place is itself scary and on top of that thinking about getting scammed surely sends shiver down the spine, but this can be easily prevented by taking the required precautions. Reading this article will surely give an idea as to how to prevent any unforeseen event.
