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Auto Transport FAQ: Where Is My Car Delivered At My New Location?
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October 09, 2018
Auto Transport
| FAQs
Moving from one place to another takes coordination, planning, time and money; there's no question about it. The stress of moving can't be overestimated.
Just making sure everything is packed in time for the moving truck to arrive, but not so early that you're looking for things while still trying to live in your old place, is enough to make some swear off ever moving again. So the thought of using an auto transport company to move your car can be just one more item on the long list of things to do before a move.
Where Will Your Car Be Delivered?
With so much already on your mind, it's easy to forget that you need to figure out where your car will be delivered:
- Is your car coming to your new home or to a delivery lot?
- Can you meet them at the local big-box store parking lot?
- How will you know?
In most cases, vehicles are delivered to a central delivery lot, but the final answer depends on where you are moving, the street you are moving to and the city you're going to be in.
What to Keep In Mind for Auto Transport
First, consider where you're moving. How wide are the streets? Is there a lot of on-street parking? Are there over-hanging trees?
Auto shipping companies typically haul vehicles on a two or three-level trailer. If your new street is narrow or has a lot of on-street parking, the auto shipping company may not be able to even get down the street, let alone park and off-load your car.
Most cities and towns have ordinances against large commercial trucks on residential streets. Is that the case where you're moving? Larger trucks, like those hauling trailers carrying cars, can cause traffic nightmares while they're off-loading and re-loading vehicles to get to yours.
Think, too, about the danger of off-loading vehicles in front of your house. Are there children in the area? What about potential damage to someone else's vehicle or your own when cars are being moved into and out of the trailer.
What if you're not home when the transport arrives there? They would not be able to deliver your vehicle, which could cost you extra in terms of driver delay and could push everyone else's delivery back. You wouldn't have the opportunity to look at your vehicle before signing off and you wouldn't know if any damage occurred during transport or after delivery, by vandals or others in the neighborhood driving past.
Where Most Companies Deliver Cars
It just makes sense, then, that most car transport companies use central lots to deliver cars. The lots are set up to make off-loading easier and safer all the way around. The chances of damage to your car or someone else's is minimized because the lots are wide and open, with few obstacles to safe movement of vehicles.
Delivery lots are secured and locked with someone watching over the vehicles all the time. You don't have to worry about not being there as soon as the vehicle comes off the truck, because you will have the opportunity to inspect your vehicle before you take delivery. And you get the added benefit of knowing that it's safe until you can get there.
With DAS, you can take advantage of both pick up and delivery options that best fit your scheduling needs, convenience and budget. At the origin location, you can drop your vehicle at one of CarsArrive's 100+ service facilities nationwide or have the vehicle picked up by our local service right at your door. At the destination city, you may opt to pick up your vehicle at a service center, or have our local service deliver the car to you curbside.
For peace of mind through the entire process, from pickup to delivery, choose the best professional auto transport company. Choose DAS, now powered by CarsArrive Network.