Long-Distance Moving in Newport Beach, CA

Moves that start and end inside California are regulated by the Department of Consumer Affairs Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS), not the CPUC, which stopped regulating household movers on July 1, 2018 under Senate Bill 19. Popeye Moving & Storage operates under CAL T 189749 for moves inside California, holds USDOT 1472924 and MC 498816C for interstate work, and is fully insured. Moves that cross a state line are regulated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under USDOT and MC authority, with different paperwork and a different complaint route. You can check any mover's permit with BHGS at bhgs.dca.ca.gov or on (916) 999-2041 before you book, and complaints about a California household mover go to BHGS.

Yes. Estimates and quotes are free, including in-home and video estimates, and a video survey lets Popeye give you a guaranteed binding price. On a move inside California the price is set in writing before anything is loaded, with a Not To Exceed figure that caps the bill unless you agree to a written Change Order For Services for added work. A verbal rate over the phone is not an estimate. On interstate moves, binding estimates are available under federal rules. California law requires a written estimate on in-state moves but does not require a binding one; the Not To Exceed figure is what caps an in-state bill. Call (310) 823-9510 - the office is open 6 AM to 9 PM, seven days a week, including Sunday.

A move from Newport Beach to another California city is intrastate and falls under the Household Movers Act and Maximum Rate Tariff 4, administered by the Bureau of Household Goods and Services. A move from Newport Beach to another state is interstate and falls under federal rules. The two regimes use different estimates, valuation rules and complaint routes, so your paperwork will say which one applies.

Loading time depends on the size of the household and the access at each address, and transit time depends on distance, route and scheduling. We discuss a delivery window for your specific move at the estimate and put the agreed dates in writing, rather than quoting a general figure that may not fit your route.

File a written claim with the mover within nine months of delivery. Under Maximum Rate Tariff 4 on California moves, the mover must acknowledge a written claim within 30 days and pay, decline or make a firm settlement offer within 60 days, and a claim cannot be denied only because the damage was not noted at delivery. Keep your estimate, Agreement For Moving Services and bill of lading, because that paperwork supports any claim.

Newport Beach is outside our Los Angeles County core, so travel is part of the job. California long-distance moves from Los Angeles typically run $1,500 to $5,000 and full-service packing typically runs $600 to $1,500 for a three-bedroom. Those are typical ranges, not a quote. Your price is set in writing before anything is loaded, with a Not To Exceed figure.

Yes. Moves inside California are regulated by the Department of Consumer Affairs Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS), not the CPUC, since July 1 2018. Popeye operates under CAL T 189749 for moves inside California and USDOT 1472924 and MC 498816C for interstate work, and is fully insured. You can check a mover with BHGS on (916) 999-2041.

Yes. We offer free in-home and video estimates. A video survey lets us see access, driveways and the items that need crating, and it can produce a guaranteed binding price. California requires a written estimate, and on a move inside California the price is set in writing before anything is loaded.

Yes. Popeye offers full-service vaulted storage at its own warehouse at 5509 1/2 S Centinela Ave in Mar Vista, Los Angeles. Goods are placed into vaults at the warehouse the same day as pickup, with no overnight hold on the truck. Storage is climate controlled for temperature and humidity, there is no minimum or maximum term, and we store wine, fine art, pianos and chandeliers.

Balboa Island is reached by a single bridge from Marine Avenue or the small car ferry from the Balboa Peninsula, and its narrow streets and tiny lots leave no space to stage a full-size truck. A shuttle from a smaller vehicle is the professional method there. We plan it at the estimate and include it in the written price.

Advance clearance for crew and vehicles, and in some cases a certificate of insurance naming the association. We arrange both before the move date so the crew is expected at the gate. Newport Coast homes often have long private driveways, which we account for in the plan.

Yes. Fine art, antiques, pianos, wine and oversized furniture are normal in Newport Beach homes, so we plan crating, protection and a crew sized for the contents. Typical Los Angeles ranges are $300 to $1,200+ for fine art and antique moving and $200 to $600 for piano moving, confirmed in writing for your move.