More and more people are leaving the UK to go and start a new life in France. 
But how do you go about finding a decent company who is capable of taking all your precious belongings to you at your new abode in France? 

If you type Removals France into any search engine on the Internet you will soon find many web sites offering you their services in an attempt to win your business. 

But using a removals firm to move you to France is not the same as finding a company to do an inland removal. 

Look again at the web sites that you found via your Removals France. Do any of them express any knowledge of moving people and their belongings to France? 

Moving to another country is already hazardous enough without having to experience problems with your furniture and other items which makes your French house a new home. 
The web sites found on the Removals France search should indicate what previous experience they have of doing removals to France. Find out how long they have been moving people to France. It is not just about how to pack furniture but also do they know the local laws and customs regarding moving to France? For example, imagine how you would feel if the French police impounded the removal vehicle because the driver broke a French driving law and was unable to pay the on-the-spot fine which the French police can hand out? This would incur delays whilst the fine was paid out and your items would simply be sitting at the side of the road. 

If you found a web site from your Removals France search which you liked then contact the British association of Removers and see if this particular company belongs to them. Anybody wishing to remain a member of this Association is inspected and that their terms of trade have also been approved by the Office of Fair Trading. This should be an excellent guide to how good a company is. 

When getting a quote for “Removals France” make sure that it is door-to-door, not just to the French ferry port. 

Once the removals company have collected your precious belongings they will ask you to sign an inventory to confirm all the items they have received from you. They should give you a copy. If they don’t then ask for one. This makes the unloading much easier as both parties are working from the same information sheet and this should, obviously, match at the ‘other side’ in France. 

Everybody hopes the transition of your personal effects will go smoothly and without any problems. But check with the “Removals France” company what their limit of liability is. This is especially important if your items are been moved by container. If their limit if £5,000 per container and you have, lets say, a piano worth £5,000, then the piano will have to be put in a container on its own otherwise anything about that £5,000 limit would not be covered. 

Like any contract read the small print. Hopefully all the companies from your “Removals France” search will give you a professional and easy new start in France. But it is always best to discuss everything with the company before anything should go wrong. Bon voyage!