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Whether you’re moving across the country, relocating across the border or merely taking an extended vacation to head to a sunny coastal destination, you might consider shipping your car. Every situation is different so let’s run you through a short quiz to see whether using car relocation services makes sense.

Modes of Transport

First let’s look at modes of transport. That means getting there and moving about once you arrive and throughout your stay.

1. Is driving your own car (or having a family member or friend drive it) to your new destination convenient and cost effective?
2. Is renting a car, including the price of insurance coverage, a reasonable consideration?
3. Are you prepared to use alternate means of transportation such as Uber, Lyft, or local buses to take you where you need to go during your stay?

Many people prefer the convenience of flying to their destination and that may be the only option given time, distance, mobility, and pandemic restrictions in driving across the border. Driving to your new destination may take considerable time and effort and your car is susceptible to breakdowns along the way. Other considerations are vehicle wear and tear, any mileage restrictions, and completing a series of cross-border forms if your stay is extensive. Depending on your budget and convenience requirements, you may want to consider car relocation services.

Car Relocation Services

If you’re still undecided about whether to engage a car relocation services professional company, ask yourself these questions. Please rank these questions on a scale from 1-10 (where 1 is Not Important at All and 10 is Extremely Important).

Thinking about a Car Relocation Services Company, how would you rate the following:

1. Having your own car readily available at your destination is something that would enhance your time away.
2. If you did not have to worry about cross border documentation, would that make you more likely to consider car relocation services?
3. If you had door to door or terminal to terminal drop off and pickup of your car, would that be a plus?
4. Is Touchless Delivery of your vehicle an important feature to you in mitigating infection through contact?

If you answered most of the above questions above a 5-rating, you might be considering the benefits of using a car relocation services company like Snowbirds Auto Connection Ltd. (SAC).

SAC Makes it Easy

SAC can help you ship your car across the continent saving you time and money while providing you hassle-free convenience. Providing you and your car with a safe and secure experience, the experts at SAC manage all the cross-border details to ensure your car is transported quickly and efficiently.  Contact SAC today to find out more about our services and to receive your personalized quote.

Are you a self-described Snowbird readying yourself to escape the impending winter frost? And are you preparing your car for the long journey ahead and wondering if driving there is the best option?  With travel restrictions still in place in many areas in response to government prescribed pandemic mitigation safety guidelines, you will want to consider using professional vehicle relocation services.

Avoiding the Pitfalls of Driving

Utilizing a professional vehicle relocation services company can help you avoid some of the pitfalls associated with driving your car. These include vehicle damage, adding unnecessary mileage to your vehicle, the high cost of gas, the time and hassle involved in driving, and the complications of forms if you’re crossing the border.

Drive Only When You Need to and Save Money

If you’ve shifted to a work at home policy due to the pandemic or have been impacted by closures, you may be benefitting from temporary insurance discounts related to lower mileage use. Whether or not this applies to you, you will want to reduce mileage and associated expenses, even more so if you are leasing your vehicle. Using vehicle relocation services will not only keep your mileage in check but it will also save you the cost to fill up.

Preserving the Life of Your Vehicle

According to the IHS Markit consulting firm, the pandemic has caused consumers to delay the purchasing of new vehicles. As a result, people are holding onto their cars for longer and pushing up the average vehicle age. Mitigating wear and tear on your vehicle is another great reason to engage vehicle relocation service professionals. Preserving your investment in this way means fewer service issues and a lower cost of ownership.

Put Your Shovel Away and Leave the Red Tape to the Professionals

Having to clear snow and ice, change tires and wipers, service your car, and drive in inclement weather are compelling reasons to head South. However, getting your car to your sun-kissed destination likely means crossing borders. If you’re driving the vehicle down yourself, you’ll need to fill out a mountain of forms in order to comply with cross border regulations.  Professional Vehicle Relocation Services can save you the headache and remove the stress and work it takes while making certain all cross-border documents are compliant. With representatives on both sides of the border, they know how to seamlessly process the transport of your vehicle – and this is even more critical with changing regulations defining border control with the pandemic still at large.

Why SAC?

At Snowbirds Auto Connection Ltd. (SAC), we’ll save you the drive as well as the stress by ensuring your vehicle makes it to the other side without issue. While driving may at first glance seem like a reasonable consideration, the costs are many and uncertainties can give way to unforeseen problems. In addition, cross border driving remains restricted during the pandemic. SAC can provide vehicle relocation services to help you ship your vehicle anywhere in Canada and the United States. As a commercial carrier, the border closure does not affect us, and we are considered as an essential service. Contact us today to find out more about our services and to receive your personalized quote.

If you have had the fortune of travelling, whether for business or leisure, you know that it can be both a rewarding and a stressful experience.  You may feel the excitement of possibility, or perhaps the lure of a new environment. However, packing and preparing are always where the anxiety seeps in – selecting your travel suitcase, packing your clothing, preparing your car for transport in Canada, getting to the airport, checking in, going through customs, enduring a full flight and then arriving at your destination and having to unpack, get your transport ready to explore, and purchase groceries and goods. All this to say that there is a process that you need to manage.

Get Your Car in Gear

With over 8500 km of roadway from coast to coast in Canada, moving from one location to another is not the fun drive that most would covet. To preserve your vehicle, you might consider car transport services offered by Snowbirds Auto Connection Ltd. (SAC), experts in vehicle relocation. Much like travelling, where preparations are many, you also need to consider how to ready your car for the journey ahead. With SAC, you’re in good hands as we have a proven process of procedures to support an easy and seamless Canada car transport checklist. Below are some tips that can help guide you when preparing your car for transport:

1. Precondition Inspection – Inspect your car first, both inside and outside, including underneath the carriage, to determine if there are any damages prior to transport. Review your vehicle for any fluid leaks and also ensure battery power is strong as the cold weather can impact drivability (or that your e-vehicle is fully charged). As a matter of due diligence, photograph your vehicle from multiple angles as a record of your car’s condition.
2. Ownership and Insurance – Place copies of these documents in your vehicle’s glove or storage compartment so that these are accessible for any road authority stop checks and also as identifiers should any unforeseen circumstances arise.
3. Securing and Removal of Items – Clear your vehicle of personal items to ensure that there is no liability or claims of missing items. Securely installed car seats and spare tires are an exception to this rule but be prudent.
4. Remove Toll Transponders – This can be a big oops if you’ve overlooked your transponder and get hit up for toll charges later so don’t forget to take it out in advance.
5. Disable Alarms – Have you ever scrambled to turn off your own car alarm? If you know how unsettling that can be, you’d best be disabling the alarm so that your transporter is not getting unwanted attention as they find themselves faced with a triggered car alarm that they don’t know how to turn off.
6. Arrival and Drivability – As a failsafe, during car transport, make certain your gas tank is one quarter to half filled, not topped up. This will make for a lighter ride for the transporter. You’ll also want to bring an extra set of keys upon arrival.

By following these easy tips on how to prepare your car for transport in Canada, you can mitigate stress during the transportation process.

White Glove Service with SAC

SAC has been safely transporting vehicles across Canada for over 25 years while guiding you each step of the way to protect your car before and during transportation. We have an impeccable record of meeting time delivery schedules making your experience hassle-free. Contact us today to find out more about our services and to receive your personalized quote.