Not every transport job is simple enough to have an instant price. Moving a few boxes across town is very different from transporting a full household, collecting several items from different locations, or moving unusually large goods.
That is where a BakX Quote Request comes in.
A Quote Request allows you to describe the transport service you need and gives suitable BakX providers an opportunity to review the job and respond with their own offer.
What is a Quote Request?
A BakX Quote Request is a request for transport where the final price is not necessarily determined immediately when the request is created.
Instead, you provide information about the job, such as where the items need to be collected, where they are going, and what needs to be transported. BakX can then make the request available to relevant transport providers who may be interested in completing the job.
Providers can review the information and decide whether the request is suitable for them before submitting an offer.
When should you use a Quote Request?
Quote Requests are particularly useful for jobs where the provider may need more information before deciding on a price.
For example, you may want to request a quote for:
- Furniture removals
- Household or apartment moves
- Large or bulky item deliveries
- Multiple-item collections
- Jobs involving several stops
- Long-distance transport
- Transport requirements that are difficult to price automatically
If your job has special requirements, providing enough information in the request can help providers understand what is involved before responding.
How does a BakX Quote Request work?
The process is designed to be straightforward.
- Create your request. Tell BakX what you need transported and provide the relevant collection and delivery information.
- Provide useful job details. Describe the items, quantity, size or any other information that may help a provider understand the job.
- Suitable providers can review the request. Relevant transport providers can determine whether the job matches the services they offer.
- Providers can respond with an offer. This gives you an opportunity to consider an offer based on the actual requirements of your transport job. Providers may respond via phone call, whatsapp or BakX chat system
- Continue with the provider that suits your needs. Once the arrangements are agreed, the transport service can proceed.
Why use a Quote Request instead of an instant booking?
Instant pricing works well when a service can be priced using predictable information. More complicated transport jobs often involve factors that cannot be accurately understood from distance alone.
A provider may need to consider things such as:
- The number and size of the items
- The vehicle required
- Loading and unloading requirements
- Multiple collection or delivery points
- The time required to complete the job
- Need for trailer
- Special handling requirements
A Quote Request gives providers more context before they commit to the job and gives customers greater flexibility when requesting a more specialised transport service.
The more accurate the information in your Quote Request, the easier it is for a provider to understand the job and make an appropriate offer.
What information should you include?
A good Quote Request should give a provider a clear picture of the work involved.
Where possible, include:
- A clear description of what needs to be transported
- The collection location address
- The delivery location address
- Any additional stops
- Your preferred transport date
- The approximate number of items
- Any important size or weight information
- Any access or loading information that may affect the job
- Stairs or lift information
- Any vehicle or security restrictions at pick up, stops and delivery locations.
- Any foreseen delays that may occur
For example, instead of simply writing "I need furniture moved", you could explain that you need a couch, dining table, six chairs and two cabinets collected from a house and delivered to an apartment.
Can I use a Quote Request for furniture removal?
Yes. Furniture removal is one of the types of transport where requesting a quote can be particularly useful.
Furniture jobs can differ substantially depending on the quantity of furniture, vehicle space required, travel distance and the amount of loading involved.
By describing the furniture you need moved, providers have more information to work with when considering the request.
Quote Request vs Book Now
Both options are designed to help you find transport through BakX, but they suit different situations.
| Book Now | Quote Request |
|---|---|
| Best for more straightforward transport requests | Best for jobs requiring provider-specific pricing |
| Designed for a faster booking flow | Allows providers to consider the job before offering a price |
| Useful when the requirements are relatively predictable | Useful for larger, unusual or more complicated transport jobs |
Making transport requests easier
BakX is designed to make it easier to connect customers who need something transported with providers capable of doing the work.
Quote Requests extend that process to jobs where a fixed or immediate price may not be the best approach.
Whether you need furniture removed, goods delivered or something larger transported, you can provide the details of the job and allow suitable providers to evaluate what is required.
Ready to request a quote?
Describe what you need moved, provide your collection and delivery information, and create a BakX Quote Request.