Going further
Removals from Erith to Europe
DA8 is well placed for a move abroad — the A2 and the M25 put the Kent crossings within easy reach, so the load leaves your door and keeps going. Full households and shared loads to France, Spain, Italy and Portugal.
A European move from Erith starts exactly like a local one: somebody looks at the place, measures the volume properly, and writes down what is going. Everything after that — the route, the vehicle, the customs entry — comes out of that inventory.
Where moves from here go
Four destinations account for most of it. Each page below is written as a route pair, because that is how the job actually runs: out of DA8, through Kent, and on.
France
The shortest run. Normandy, Brittany, the Loire, the Dordogne and the south — one crossing and then French motorway all the way.
Read the route → Removals from Erith toSpain
Down the length of France and over the border, to the Costa Blanca, Murcia, Andalucía, Valencia and Catalonia. Shared space is popular on a route this long.
Read the route → Removals from Erith toItaly
Over the Alps or round the coast into Liguria, then on to Tuscany, Umbria, the lakes and the north. Access at the far end shapes the plan more than the distance does.
Read the route → Removals from Erith toPortugal
The longest of the four — through France, across Spain, and into the Algarve, Lisbon, the Silver Coast or the interior. Start the consular paperwork early.
Read the route →The road out of Erith
The first leg is short and familiar. Out on the A206 and up to the A2, or straight to the M25 at the Dartford crossing, then round to the M20 and M2 across Kent. Folkestone for Le Shuttle, Dover for the ferry — both are an easy run from DA8, which is one of the genuine advantages of moving from this part of London.
On the other side it is Calais or Coquelles, then the A16 and A26 south and whichever way the destination takes you. The geography is well-worn. What varies is the paperwork and the loading plan.
Dedicated vehicle or shared load
Your own vehicle
Your load, your lorry, your dates. Right for a full household with firm dates at both ends, and for anything valuable enough that you want the fewest handlings possible.
Shared space (groupage)
Your goods travel with other consignments going the same way, so you pay for the space you take. It suits smaller households, second homes being furnished, and anyone whose date at the far end can bend. The trade-off is a delivery window rather than a fixed day, and we will be honest about which end of it is realistic.
Customs, since Brexit
A household move into the EU is a formal customs movement now, and the paperwork is real work. In practice it means a detailed inventory listing what is in every carton, evidence you are transferring your normal residence rather than importing goods, and the destination country's own relief process — France, Spain, Italy and Portugal each handle it differently.
We build the documentation from the inventory and tell you what has to come from you and when. Where something can only be obtained personally, we flag it at the start rather than the week before loading.
Collecting elsewhere in the UK
Moves out of Erith often pick up a second address on the way — a flat in London, a parent's house in Birmingham or Manchester, a storage unit in Bristol, or things still in Leeds, Glasgow or Edinburgh. If your household is split, say so in the brief; it changes the route and is far better costed at the start.
What to send us
Both addresses, a sense of the volume, rough dates, and whether you would consider a shared load. Storage at either end if you need it. Start on the quote page; how the local side works is on house removals.
Moving abroad
European move questions
Do you run the vehicle yourselves?
We pack and load here, and the load travels with a vehicle and crew we have arranged. On a shared load it travels with other consignments heading the same way — that is what groupage is, and we say so plainly rather than implying a private lorry.
Full vehicle or shared space?
Full vehicle if your dates are fixed and it is a whole household. Shared space if the load is modest and you can take a delivery window instead of a named day. Most people underestimate how much that flexibility is worth.
What paperwork is involved now?
A household move into the EU is a customs movement. It needs a detailed inventory that doubles as a packing list, proof you are transferring residence rather than importing commercially, and the destination country's own process. We prepare it from the survey inventory.
How long will it take to arrive?
That depends on the route, the crossing, the clearance and — on a shared load — when the vehicle fills. Your written quote sets out an expected window rather than a promise nobody can stand behind.
Can you collect from another UK address on the way?
Yes. Second addresses in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Bristol, Glasgow or Edinburgh get picked up on the route regularly. Mention it in the brief so the timing is costed properly.
Can things go into store first?
Usually necessary. Sales rarely line up with sailings, so goods sit here while residence and paperwork come together. The same inventory follows them through.
Next step
Planning a move to Europe?
Send both addresses, rough dates and a sense of the volume. We will come back with what the move involves and what it needs from you.