| Should you be wishing to travel long distance and have | | | | If your car is a specially equipped classic car or you |
| your car available for use at the other end, or moving | | | | have simply built a special vehicle for showing and |
| house interstate, or simply in need to deliver your old | | | | entertainment, your car fits into the âexoticâ |
| secondhand car to its new owner after an eBay sale. | | | | car category. In these cases each car is a one-off but |
| You can ship your vehicle by road, just like any other | | | | this is no problem. Good exotic car transport operators |
| package or commodity, and the service you will use is | | | | know all about special needs and have available |
| called Car Transport. | | | | custom equipment designed to meet your specific |
| Shipments are based on the weight that a truck can | | | | needs, as standard. It's pretty standard throughout the |
| legally carry. Taller and longer vehicles, as well as | | | | exotic car transport business to treat the unusual as |
| those with specialized or custom enhancements to the | | | | the norm!. |
| exterior may also require an additional fee. Shipping | | | | When investigating exotic car transport companies |
| preparation first includes washing the car so that any | | | | before you make your selection, do check to see |
| scratches, damage, and dents would be easily noticed | | | | whether they maintain fleet of opened and enclosed |
| upon its arrival. Clean out the car internally and take | | | | transports at their facility Also, be sure to check |
| away all personal belongings and other things from the | | | | whether they employ a professional crew of |
| front and back seats. | | | | mechanics and maintenance people to serve your |
| Shipping cars in closed trailers usually costs more than | | | | needs. When you are out to show your vehicle your |
| using open trailers, but closed trailers provide much | | | | entire investment will be protected if the transport |
| more protection to your car. Make a list of all | | | | company can also provide basic car mechanical |
| pre-existing damage, before car moving and if possible, | | | | problem fault diagnosis and emergency at the show |
| take photographs. | | | | repairs. |
| Remember to empty your car before conveyance | | | | Your car will be one of many. These companies keep |
| though. Most car transport operators do not insure for | | | | costs down by organizing multiple drop-offs en-route. |
| it nor permit your belongings to be present. There are | | | | Hold ups are inevitable, so patience is required, but do |
| several reasons why carriers do not authorize | | | | remember that most shipping car companies want to |
| personal belongings in the car, but the main reason is | | | | get your vehicle to you as soon as you do. |
| of course the hassle and cost for them if a loss of | | | | When selecting a car transport service for your |
| any goods takes place. | | | | vehicle trip you may come across car transoprt |
| Carriers can vary widely in their billing practices, so be | | | | brokers. Car transport services are often be bought |
| sure to read the conditions and ask what they are, | | | | through and Agent, or Broker. Brokers typically ask for |
| especially if you have not been shown any drawings. | | | | an initial deposit, while the rest of the car transport |
| Automobile transport insurance for the transport trip is | | | | payment is made, upon safe delivery of your car, to |
| generally provided at no additional cost. The car | | | | the car transport service that actually shipped your |
| transport services company needs to evaluate | | | | car. Brokers have limited flexibility because they are |
| authorized carriers and agents to ensure high service | | | | not the ones to transport your car in the first place. |
| standards. Auto transport truck drivers often carry cell | | | | However, the best of them hold an intimate knowledge |
| phones with them. Get the driver's number either from | | | | of the routes and services offered by the man |
| them or their company, before you ship your car and | | | | provider and how best to negotiate between them for |
| then you can call him en-route and know when he is | | | | your best price, even after the get a fee from you or |
| about to arrive or complete the drop-off. | | | | the transport provider. |
| Customers sometimes find that the need to call the | | | | One area that you need to handle carefully is the |
| transporter with problems while the car is in transit or | | | | terms that the broker signs you up on. Unless the |
| after it has arrived, and again to possess the driver's | | | | broker facilitates communication between you and the |
| number is very useful. If there remain problems, which | | | | carrier, you won't be able to know the finer terms in |
| is exceedingly rare after he trip, the travel company's | | | | the transport agreement. Some aspects might actually |
| customer service representative should be around and | | | | be important to you such as whether the vehicle will |
| is responsible for keeping you the customer as happy | | | | be picked up at your address or at an open location to |
| as possible. | | | | accommodate the truck. |