The things people ask us most

No. Car Shipping Miami is a marketplace and advertising platform. It does not transport vehicles, operate trucks, employ drivers, dispatch carriers or take payment for shipments. Transportation quotes and services are offered by independent providers, and any agreement is between you and that provider.

Car Shipping Miami asks structured questions about your shipment — route, vehicle, condition, timing and service preference — so a provider has real information before the first conversation. We identify who may contact you before you submit, and pass the request to a provider whose accepted routes and services fit it.

No. Submitting a request through Car Shipping Miami is free, creates no transportation agreement, and does not require you to purchase anything. You pay a provider only if you choose to book a shipment with them, on their terms.

We show you who may contact you on the final step of the request, before you submit. You are not being entered into a general quote pool where your details are sold to a list of buyers. You can ask any provider to stop contacting you at any time.

Because the shipment details are what a provider actually needs. Asking for a phone number first produces a call about a shipment nobody understands yet. Asking last means the first conversation starts somewhere useful — and it means you can leave at any point before that without having handed anything over.

Pickup and delivery ZIP codes, the year, make, model and body style of the vehicle, whether it runs and drives, and the earliest date it could be collected. Everything else we ask about is optional detail that helps a provider price it accurately.

Not a real one. A genuine estimate comes from a provider who has looked at your specific shipment, and they need a way to reach you to give it. What we can do without any contact details is explain exactly what moves the price, so you can judge whether a quote you are given is reasonable.

Choose "help me choose" on the service step. We pass the question along so the provider can talk it through for your specific vehicle. The open versus enclosed guide covers the four questions that usually settle it.

It depends on distance, corridor and how quickly a provider can fit the vehicle into a load. Regional shipments are commonly quoted in a few days; coast-to-coast is commonly quoted at a week to ten days once the car is loaded. Any provider you speak with should give their own estimate for your route — treat that, not a website number, as the real answer.

As close as it safely can. A loaded carrier is around 75 to 80 feet long, so narrow streets, low branches, gated communities and parking structures are frequently impossible. Meeting at a nearby retail lot is standard practice and does not usually change the price. Have a spot in mind before the driver calls.

That depends entirely on the provider. Many allow a limited amount in the trunk or below the window line; some allow none. Items left in a vehicle are generally not covered by cargo insurance, and federal rules govern what a carrier may haul. Confirm the policy with your provider before pickup day.

Usually, yes — but the details matter. If it rolls, steers and brakes, it can normally be winched onto a standard trailer. If any of those three is a no, it needs specialised equipment and a much smaller pool of providers. Describe the condition accurately at the request stage; a driver who arrives with the wrong equipment cannot load the car.

It is the document recording the vehicle's condition at pickup and again at delivery, signed at both ends. The delivery inspection is the one people rush and should not — once you sign off on delivery condition, disputing transport damage becomes considerably harder. Inspect the car properly before you sign, and note anything you find on the document.

There is no honest single figure. Price depends on distance and corridor density, vehicle size and weight, whether the car runs, season and direction of travel, open versus enclosed, and how flexible your dates are. The cost page explains each variable so you can judge a quote for yourself.

Because an instant price comes from a formula, not from a provider who has looked at your shipment. Those numbers tend to run low, and their purpose is to get a form submitted rather than to tell you the truth. We would rather explain the variables and let a provider quote honestly.

Deposit practice varies between providers. Ask what it covers, when it is charged, whether it is refundable, and what happens if no driver accepts the load. Car Shipping Miami never takes payment for a shipment at any point.

Providers carry cargo insurance, but the limit and deductible are set by each provider rather than by the trailer type. Ask for the certificate of insurance, the cargo limit per vehicle and the deductible — and if your vehicle is worth more than the limit, that gap is real and worth addressing before you book.

With some providers, under some conditions — most often when the vehicle turns out to be different from how it was described. Ask directly whether the quoted amount is fixed and what would change it. Describing the vehicle accurately is the best way to make sure the question never comes up.