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How Do You Know Your Car Meets the Legal Requirement for Where You’re Shipping It To?

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Home  |  Car Transport   |   How Do You Know Your Car Meets the Legal Requirement for Where You’re Shipping It To?

Shipping your vehicle across state lines requires different protocol than shipping to another country. No matter where your vehicle is  going, we’ve got your solution: the right information to lead to the right outcome!Let’s begin, for a seamless shipping experience.

Documentation You’ll Need to Ship Your Vehicle

Let’s get into the legal nitty-gritty of what’s needed to ship your car. Using a shipping company will require you to demonstrate that your vehicle is registered and insured. Shipping within the United States include:

  • Title and Registration. You must provide proof that you own the vehicle with the original title. If there is a current lien on the title, you must provide a letter of permission from the Lien Holder.
  • Proof of Insurance. Proof of insurance is required; show a copy of your insurance with dates that a4re unexpired.
  • Photo ID. You cannot ship your vehicle without a valid photo ID. A driver’s license, passport, etc. are all appropriate forms of ID.

If you are shipping your vehicle to another country, it’s another story! By knowing what you need to provide, you can make the shipping experience a simple one! Here’s what to bring:

  • Original title and registration.
  • Proof of Insurance;
  • Valid photo ID;
  • Bill of Sale;
  • Sales Tax Proof;
  • Import Duty;
  • Original Power of Attorney.

Shipping a Car Is Easier than Driving It Yourself – Here’s Why

The truth is, your car isn’t safer when you drive it yourself – it’s safer on a carrier. Experienced drivers who do car shipping for a living have the experience and knowledge to handle driving in every road condition, from hectic highways to construction laden roads. The cost of shipping a car will vary, based on the following factors:

  • Distance vehicle is traveling
  • Value of your vehicle
  • Type of trailer (open or enclosed)
  • Make and model of your vehicle
  • Cost of fuel at the time of transport.

Seamless Shipping Within Your Budget 

Have you bought a car that you need shipped across state lines, or across the country? Ship A Car Direct is the best broker in the shipping business. They aren’t worried about their bottom line – they’re most concerned with your satisfaction (because that’s truly a win/win!) Contact them today and learn all about their door-to-door service and damage-free guarantee AND just how they promise you’ll be 100% delighted with your car shipping experience. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to Your Car Moving Questions

The hardest thing for people researching car moving companies to understand is that the prices they are getting are not hard and fast gaurantees, but rather ESTIMATES of what one company thinks it will take to get a vehicle moved promptly versus another company's opinion of what it will take. Don't be fooled, there are not carriers committed to take your vehicle at these quoted prices, the company you choose will still have to get to work getting a carrier to commit to move it at the price they quote you.

Your total price breaks down into two parts, the broker's fee (or 'deposit' as everyone calls it) and the carriers fee (your COD amount) Make no mistake about this, EVERYONE YOU ARE GETTING SALES CALLS FROM IS GOING TO BROKER YOUR MOVE. In this industry, there are brokers who try to fool you into thinking that they are the actual carriers and there are an equal amount of carriers who sell themselves on the fact that they have a truck or two but are not being honest about the fact that they broker out 90% of the orders they book. Here is a quick easy way to tell, if a company takes an up front fee, whether they call it a deposit or any other name, they are a broker. Carriers do not take any payment until the vehicle is delivered.

In our opinion, you are crazy to do so. Have you ever been paid up front for the work that you perform for your employer? Why would you pay a fee up front when there are reliable and trustworthy companies like ours that won't ask for it until we provide you with your carriers details?

The average transit time from pick up to delivery on any vehicle going coast to coast will be between one and two weeks. From there you can figure your transit time based on how far your vehicle is traveling, i.e. from either coast to the Midwest might average 3-7 days.

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