Top 3 Moving Scams You Need to Know

It’s quite alarming to know that cases of moving scams have continually escalated through the years. As a general rule, when it comes to dealing with service contractors, especially with moving companies, you can never be too careful. Since relocating basically involves moving practically all your belongings from point A to point B, it is not only important to ensure that delivery is made on time, but most importantly that delivery is actually made.

Despite the helpful tips and guides on avoiding moving scams available online, it is surprising that complaints files on scams keep popping up. So here are the top three not-so-known moving scams you need to know about to avoid dealing with disreputable companies.

Guaranteed Moving Quote

The big mistake that most clients commit when dealing with moving companies is insisting on getting a binding estimate, which is more commonly known in the industry as “guaranteed moving quote”. This basically means you can expect to be billed the exact amount quoted, or even pay less if the initial cost estimates were too high.

This poses a big problem if the quote is inaccurate. What happens? When an estimator visits your home to provide a better evaluation on the total service charges, they are usually required to provide you a quote that is guaranteed to be equal to or lesser than the guaranteed estimate.

If the guaranteed estimate is wrong, whether it was done on purpose or not, the moving quote becomes totally void. And some companies would renegotiate and inform you on the moving day itself. So try to make sure they get to do the final inventory, and you to declare everything. Remember, these are professional movers so they know if you are not being truthful.
Packing

Most people tend to believe that just because they have personally attended to packing, they will not be getting extra charges. In most cases, some clients have not packed everything on schedule or may have ran out of boxes to use. This is not a big issue, simply ask your service contractors to do the job for you. But you need to understand you will pay a rather hefty price on boxes and packing tapes. You will soon discover charges are more than you bargained for.

Some mercenary movers would pack boxes that are half filled so they have to use and charge extra boxes.
No Definite Move Size

Some movers may take a look at your stuff and declare that the moving service rate will be based on per cubic feet. But problem is, do you know just how much is one cubic foot? Then ask yourself, why would they rely on cubic area rather than weight? Chances are, the truck is poorly packed and you end up paying more.