Is Auto Transport Cheaper Than Having Someone Drive My Car?

04/26/2011

If you do not want to drive your vehicle from one location to another, then there are two basic ways to get it there:

  1. Ship it on an a car carrier
  2. Have someone else drive it

Having someone else drive it is called driveaway service. There are companies that specialize in this service. While driveaway service used to be more price competitive, the cost of shipping a vehicle on a car carrier has come down over the past 5 years. So, driveaway service has lost much of its appeal, because many people are not comfortable having a stranger drive their vehicle for a long distance.

That being said, in your particular situation, it could be cheaper to use a driveaway service to move your vehicle. So, if you are comfortable having someone drive your vehicle, you can contact one of the driveaway service providers on MoveCars.com in order to compare prices and service.