It’s moving day˳ Being the head of the household, you are in charge of organizing the details of your move˳ You’ve been up since six in the morning and now it is ten and you have not even had a bite of your toast neither a sip of your coffee˳ You’re constantly calling your movers but you get their voice mail˳ Your movers finally arrive two hours later than the estimated time of arrival and finally you get a breather at two in the afternoon˳ They pack up your belongings and they head off to the agreed destination – your new home˳ You arrive in your two story home and not a single sight of a truck nor your possessions nor your movers˳ What do you do?
Let’s rewind this scenario to a week ago when you first made that call to a moving company˳ Rogue movers have bright red flags – when it is too good to be true it probably is˳ Here are a few pointers rogue movers say to take advantage of your situation:
- Estimates are too-good-to-be-true˳ Rogue Movers give low-ball estimates without walking through the items to be moved or do not do on-site estimates˳
- “We only accept cash˳” Rogue Movers form of acceptable payment are usually in cash or they require a large deposit before the job is done˳
- “Your goods are insured˳” They make a false claim that all your items are covered by its insurance˳
- Rental truck arrives on moving day˳ The movers are not in uniform and they arrive in a truck that is not company-owned or a marked truck˳
- Not provided a “Your Rights and Responsibilities When You Move” booklet˳ This booklet is required to be given to the customer by Federal regulations for interstate moves˳
To prevent this from happening to you, your family and friends here is a list of tips before you book your move:
- Obtain a cost estimate˳ The estimate must be an actual estimation of your goods that needs to be transported˳
- Don’t select a mover based on price alone˳ Look into the finer details since you may be sacrificing things that are actually way more important˳
- Check if the mover is licensed, bonded and insured˳
- Go to www˳protectyourmove˳gov to check out the company˳
- Got to www˳bbb˳org to find trustworthy movers˳
According to the U˳S˳ Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 40 million Americans move each year and the number of rogue movers are rising˳ It is important to take the precautionary steps before making a booking˳
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