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Whereismyfurniture
- 3 reviews
Poor communication- glad I didn’t use them!
I contacted the company for a quote and received an email which seemed a bit suspect as it had no official company signature or other formal sign off. I felt a little better after calling and speaking to them in person. I booked online and (luckily, in hindsight) was not charged at the time. I received no confirmation email or formal correspondence confirming the reservation. After reading other reviews I decided to go with another company, and I’m glad I did. After failing to drop off the car as per the reservation there was no follow up correspondence. I’m glad I didn’t pay as the level of service was poor and I felt nervous engaging with the company
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You are correct I didn’t end up using the service. I had booked to move my car with your company, but with unprofessional looking emails when getting quotes and then no communication to confirm my boo...
Read moreking, I read some reviews noting damage to cars and poor communication and decided not to use the service.SMB Australia C.SMB Australia Car Transport
All the best in your future. Thanks, SMB
- Verified customer
Not trustworthy or reliable
Items were stolen inside my vehicle called them and was informed that it wasn't there problem and he also told me that won't replace anything that was taken after asking to speak to someone else was told to send email still haven't herd anything never again am i using smb services not reliable and not trustworthy. Yes it's affordable but comes with a terrible service.
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Alan TahooniPerth, WA
- Verified customer
Not reliable company
We unreliable
No comeunicatio. at all
They damaged my car during transport cost me $7000 to fix
They are very dishonest
Take long time to transport my car but we we booked they sat two weeks which take 5 weeks
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Samantha W.Darwin, NT
Not a honest company
About a year ago I booked my vehicle to be transported from Darwin to Sydney and my car arrived a few days after the time frame quoted. I was not contacted about this. I had to chase up and was made to feel like I was bothering them. I recently booked my car to be transported from Sydney to Darwin and used a third party company to book on my behalf and asked them not to book with SMB because of my previous experience. Unfortunately SMB were booked due to my budget. I was promised that my vehicle would arrive back in Darwin 9-15 business days an...
Read mored decided to give them the another chance. I have called to see when my vehicle would be arriving in Darwin as it has been 9 business days and I have been told that my car won’t be arriving in Darwin until 19 business days. That’s 4 days over my quoted timeframe and a month without a vehicle. I will NEVER book with SMB again!clofrankston
- 2 reviews
most unprofessional place!
Took double the time i was advised. No one replied to emails etc. When they did answer the phone they advised the truck had broken down causing the delay in Adelaide when it hadn’t even left Melbourne!!! Finally got onto Richard (manager) who was great. Always returned calls etc if it wasn’t for him I would of been taking this further. $1675 and a long bloody time. Car finally arrived much to my suprise..
thank god this is over but please if you read this, choose another company. I have never received such poor service.
STranLaunceston, TAS
It is terrible
It is a terrible mistake to choose SMB based on the reviews here. SMB gave me the highest quote and I thought it would be because of their high quality service. Pickup was on 19/2, promised to be 10-15 business days for delivery. After 20 days, promised again to deliver on 12/3. A few days later another logistic company contacted and said they received the car on 15/3 and will deliver it on 27/3 on behalf of SMB, it is still an estimate. I already paid their invoice after they kept sending me the payment request without letting me know the tra...
Read morensfer progress. Now I have to pay for taxis/buses everyday. I would suggest to use another company with lower quote, it may take as long as this, but you can can spend the difference in price to hire a car while waiting.Harley95Perth, WA
Delay after Delay
Horrible service, as I write this my car has still not left the drop of Depot in Melbourne.
I’ve now been without a car for 2 weeks.
I was promised it would leave Melbourne on Wednesday 13th February, and again on Monday the 18th of February. It’s now Tuesday 20th of February and it is still sitting at the depot in Melbourne.
There is no communication from SMB to apologise for the delay, instead I am left having to chase it up. With such exorbitant fees for transport I would come to expect a much better service from this joke of a business.
Questions & Answers
Anthony T.asked
how hard is it to track where my car is I'm not cranky just can't figer out your tracking system HELP please
3 answers
Honestly Anthony, I have transported many cars with SMB, and I never needed to track my cars because it didn't make any difference in terms if delivery time. SMB is slow but cheap, they also transport non-running cars. Their estimated time is always correct if they said 4 weeks it will be 4 weeks knowing that the car still in depot or transit isn't important for me.
If you need urgent transport they are not your best option.
I hope this helps
Thanks
thanks for that just a little to keen to get it i guess
SMB Australia C.SMB Australia Car Transport
Hi Anthony, we do not have an online tracking system at this time.
You're more than welcome to call us 8.30-5.30 EST Monday - Friday to get an update on your vehicles.
1300 362 085 is for our Head Office or you can send through an email to smb@smbaustralia.com.au for updates.
Hope this answers your query. Thank you, Daniella
Autoalfamor D.asked
Car transport from Tasmania to Darwin?
2 answers
I would not use them again. My car was two weeks late, with no communication from them whatsoever. My hat was also stolen from my car, with them not caring one iota
SMB Australia C.SMB Australia Car Transport
Hi Autoalfamo D. We can transport on this route. If you still wish for a quote or question please call our office 1300362085 or email smb@smbaustralia.com.au
Thank you
Walterasked
why did you give a wrong delivery date, car tracking said it would arrive 27th April, now told it is still in Adelaide. Reference is C1107380
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SMB Australia C.SMB Australia Car Transport
Thank you for your honest review although I am unsure as to what is it about as we did not actually move your vehicle..
All the best for your future.