Metro Vanlines
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Rockville, MD 20852
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Phone Number: 240.482.8778
Fax Number: 240.482.8782
Licenses:
US DOT # 1496324
MC-ICC # 562466
Latest Reviews for Metro Vanlines
Kicking myself for not googling Metro Van Lines
Mover reviewed by Paul on 08/26/08
Well, Metro Van Lines got me too. They quoted me $499 for a 4 hour move. They ended up charging me 15% for fuel surcharge, $500(!!) in packaging charges, and ended up taking 7 hours. The total? $1350. Utterly ridiculous. Based on previous moves and the amount of furniture being moved, my wife and I estimated that the true cost of the move should have been around $600-$700. These guys will rip you off, consider yourself warned.
Metro Van Lines is a scam
Mover reviewed by Ed on 08/05/08
STAY AWAY FROM THESE GUYS! They are a scam and rip off. They quoted us $475 for a move in 2007 from Arlington to Reston (only a one bedroom apt) and the final bill was over $1,300. The overage was mainly due to "materials" that they insisted they were required to use for insurance purposes. We've moved many times, using larger moving companies than this, and I've never seen someone use so much wrap, boxes, tape and other materials. The bill would have been over $2,000 if we didn't insist on speaking with their boss when they informed us that a wall unit would require $900 in packing materials to move. I WOULD NEVER USE THESE GUYS. THEY ARE A TOTAL SCAM!
Stay away from Metro Van Line, very bad experences.
Mover reviewed by Sam on 05/27/08
I have same story as previous post. The quote was $450 and the foremen wanted me to pay $17xx. We paid $15xx after 20 minutes negotiation( I paid for that 20 minutes too). They put every thing in our garage. The movers asked $100 tips ($50 each) to place my piano into final place. We refused that. And it ended up that my piano was exposed under the sun for over 3 hours and I had to find someone else to move it and of cause I paid extra for that piano. 10% fuel charge was added without written notice before the moving date. The foremen asked me to sign that paper without showing me the 10% extra. Over $800 was charged for the packing. Some boxes are more expensive than the contents in it. The quote was 5 hours moving plus 1 hour traffic, I was asked to pay 10 hours for full unloading. The result was: we paid 8 hours, but almost everything was unloaded in my garage. (The piano was unloaded in front of the garage) If you don't want waste your money, if you want to be happier, please don't use Metro Van Lines.
These Movers ripped me off.
Mover reviewed by mohaan on 04/11/08
Originally quoted $570 by these movers, but actual cost was $2103. Charged $700 for unnecessary packing materials.