Putney to Ireland
Removals from Putney to Ireland
The easiest international route on this site for paperwork and the least forgiving for timing. There is very little customs work; there is one ferry booking, and it does not wait.
The sailing is the fixed point. Everything else on the route is planned backwards from it.
Who takes this route from Putney
- Returning households — Irish families who came to London for work and are going home.
- Work relocations to Dublin, particularly technology and financial services.
- Moves to Cork, Galway and the west, often to a family property rather than a purchase.
The road out of SW15
Two realistic routes, and neither goes near Folkestone. Holyhead to Dublin, reached up the M40 and across on the M6 and A55, is the usual choice for Dublin and the east. Pembroke or Fishguard to Rosslare, down the M4 through Wales, suits the south and the west better than the map suggests.
From Dublin the M50 distributes to the M1 north, the M7 and M8 for Limerick and Cork, and the M4 and M6 west for Athlone and Galway. From Rosslare the N25 runs west along the coast for Waterford and Cork, and the M11 runs north for Dublin.
Where we deliver
Customs, and the order to do it in
Ireland is in the EU and the UK is not, so this is technically an export and an import. In practice a household move of used personal effects for somebody transferring residence is relieved of duty and VAT, and the process is considerably lighter than anywhere else on this site — but it is not nothing, and an inventory is still required.
Who obtains what
| Document | Obtained by | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Detailed inventory (valued) | Us | Prepared at the Putney survey. Lighter scrutiny than elsewhere, but still the document the file rests on. |
| Transfer of residence declaration | Us | Prepared with you and lodged with Irish Revenue against the inventory. |
| Proof the UK residence has ended | You | An ending tenancy agreement, completion paperwork, or a closing council tax bill. |
| Proof of the Irish address | You | Deeds, a lease, or correspondence establishing where you are moving to. |
| PPS number, where you have one | You | The Irish personal public service number. Not always needed for the move; needed for most things after it. |
| Ferry booking | Us | Booked for a loaded vehicle and crew — the fixed point the whole plan is built around. |
Rows marked You are attached to you as a person and are what hold a load up when they are started late. Rows marked Us are built here from the inventory taken at your Putney property.
A sailing does not wait for a check-out
This is where the site's subject and this route collide most usefully. A sailing is booked for a specific vehicle at a specific time, and a loaded vehicle that misses one waits for the next. A check-out appointment, a key handover or a completion that slips by a few hours is an inconvenience on a domestic move and a missed sailing here.
So on this route more than any other we suggest collecting a day early and holding overnight. It uncouples the SW15 end — which is governed by your agreement and by other people — from the crossing, which is governed by a timetable.
The compensation is that everything else is easy. The customs file is the lightest we handle, and Ireland is the one destination on this network that shares the UK plug and voltage standard, which makes taking your appliances straightforwardly sensible for once.
Putney to Ireland
Questions on this route
- 01
Is there customs paperwork for Ireland?
Yes, but far less than anywhere else here — a transfer-of-residence declaration and an inventory rather than a tax number, a registration and a consular document.
- 02
Which crossing will you use?
Holyhead to Dublin for most eastern destinations, Pembroke or Fishguard to Rosslare for the south and west. The decision is ours and it does not change your price.
- 03
What if our check-out overruns and we miss the sailing?
We rebook, and the plan assumes it is possible. It is the main reason we suggest collecting a day early on this route and holding the load overnight.
- 04
Do UK appliances work there?
Yes — Ireland uses the same plug and voltage as the UK, which makes it the only destination on this site where taking your white goods is straightforwardly sensible.
- 05
Can you do part-loads?
Yes, and the route runs often enough to make shared loads genuinely worthwhile. Departure follows the vehicle filling rather than your calendar.
- 06
Northern Ireland as well?
Yes, and it is simpler again. Ask and we will set out how the routing and the paperwork differ.
Moving from Putney to Ireland?
Both addresses, the agreement at the Putney end, and whether the far end is confirmed. We will come back with the route, the documents and a written quote.