For my U.K. readers, I have some information about a website that can help you find a van to help you with moving, whether you are moving house to house or from an apartment to a house or wherever you need to go. Even if you are hiring a moving service, you might still want a van for last minute items, your pets, anything that you want to keep a close eye on. MoveMe.com can help you find a reliable van hire company at a great price.

Here in the States, we call the whole process “moving”, but I guess in the U.K. the process is called removals. Which makes sense, since your belongings are being removed from one dwelling and taken to another one. One feature of the site that I think is incredibly useful and clever is the Move Planner. The user puts in their current postcode (what we call a ZIP code) and the postcode for their new home, and the date of their move, and the Planner creates a calendar that has dates already filled in with tasks that need to be completed. How handy! It fills in reminders for changing the address with the Mail Service, changing Voter Registration, applying for a new parking Permit, plus Handy Hints and a Move Day “Hit List”. The calendar can also be personalized with the user’s own tasks and reminders. Clever!

When I was looking through the site I was reminded of a business that started in East Lansing, right near where I grew up, by the Mother of a couple of M.S.U. students. She saw a need to have a moving service that just handled small moves for students going from dorms to apartments for the summer. Her company “Two Men and a Truck” now has offices nationwide. MoveMe has a similar service called man and van. One of the hardest things to find sometimes when you are planning a move is a friend who will come and help move the boxes, right? The Man and Van service provides that extra set of hands to help when you are moving from a one or two bedroom home and won’t have a large number of items. MoveMe makes it simple to get quotes from several reliable man and van companies companies, along with ratings to help you decide who to hire. Moving can be stressful, but it seems like MoveMe is dedicated to making it as easy as possible!