$1,250 to $1,450 into Orlando and Central Florida, and $1,300 to $1,500 into Miami and the south of the state, for an operable mid-size car on an open trailer. Three to five days on the road. Both are measured figures from real loads rather than national estimates.

Because 200 extra miles is not much on a trip that is already over a thousand. The bulk of what you pay covers the load, the securing, the paperwork and the driver's time at both ends, and none of that changes between the two. Where in Florida you are going matters less here than people expect.

Less, and this surprises most people. Central Florida up to New York runs $825 to $975 over much the same distance. It is one of the tightest sets of real figures we hold on any route, so we are confident in it.

Because a carrier's price follows the end he starts from. Leaving New York takes more of a driver's day than leaving Central Florida does, and that difference sits in the quote. The distance is nearly identical; the two jobs are not.

It changes how you should plan it. You are really booking two trips six months apart rather than one, and knowing that up front is worth money. The southbound leg is the dearer direction and the busier one, so that is the leg to book early. The return has more slack in it.

Southbound fills from October through December and northbound from March through May. Those are the two rushes and they are predictable to within a couple of weeks each year. June to September is the calm stretch in both directions and usually the best value.

Tell us your rough return month when you book the outbound and we will note it. We will not quote a firm price six months ahead, because fuel and the market will have moved and we would only have to revise it. What we can do is tell you when to get in touch so you are ahead of the rush.

If your dates allow, yes. Heading south in spring or north in the fall means moving in the quieter direction, and that generally shows up in the quote. Plenty of people cannot shift their dates, which is fine, but it is worth an ask.

The Central Florida figure covers Orlando, Kissimmee, Winter Park, Lakeland, Tampa and St. Petersburg. The South Florida one covers West Palm Beach, Boynton Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines and Miami. Jacksonville and the Gulf towns are quoted live, because we do not yet have loads of our own behind them.

Three to five days on the road once the car is loaded, whichever part of Florida you are heading for. Your collection window comes before that, so plan on a week to two weeks from booking to delivery on a standard order.

A carrier assembles a full trailer before setting off and your car is one of nine or ten on it. The window is the time that takes. Standard gives six days from the date you name and expedited narrows it to three.

Federal rules limit how many hours a driver can be at the wheel, and he has other cars to drop along the way. A day named before the car is even loaded would be guesswork. You get a range you can rely on and a call as he approaches Florida.

It can be, especially if you are trying to get ahead of the October rush or a fixed arrival date. It shortens the collection window from six days to three; the drive itself is unchanged. If your dates are open, standard service usually does the job on this corridor.

Rarely right to the door, and that is normal rather than a problem. We settle on a workable spot nearby when the order is booked, at no extra cost, and the driver knows where he is going before he sets out.

Drive it out to street level on the day. A car carrier cannot enter a parking structure and nearly every garage has a height limit well below what the truck needs. It takes five minutes and it is the most common surprise on New York collections.

Very common at the Florida end and handled the same way. A lot of communities will not admit a car carrier at all, so the driver calls ahead and you meet just outside the gate. Nobody on this route finds that unusual.

The same price across all five boroughs, and Long Island, Westchester and Rockland price the same too. What changes between them is how easy the collection is on the day, and the outer areas are generally the simplest.

They can, and two vehicles from one address cost less each than two separate bookings. This comes up a lot on this route, because a household going south for the winter often sends one car and drives the other. Mention both when you call.

Extremely, and it is the single most common arrangement we see on this corridor. One of you drives, the second car travels on a trailer, and nobody has to make a 1,200 mile trip twice. It also means you have both vehicles when you arrive.

It is roughly 1,100 to 1,300 miles depending on your Florida city, so two to three days each way with a night or two in a motel. If you are making the trip anyway, driving one car makes sense. Shipping earns its place when getting back is the problem or when nobody is riding along.

Yes, and it is routine. It needs to roll, steer and brake so a winch can bring it onto the trailer, and the truck has to carry winch gear, which not all do. No flat fee applies. Allow from about $200 upward on top of the normal price and say so when you book.

Comfortably, and plenty make this trip. What moves the price is deck space, so extra height, extra width or a lift kit all count. Send the year, make, model and any modifications and the first number we give you will be the right one.

Enclosed runs about 80 percent above open, so the car decides. Classics, low-clearance cars and fresh paintwork justify it. If you are sending a car south for the winter and it usually lives in a garage in New York, it is a fair question to raise.

Wash it so the condition report reads clearly, run the fuel down to about a quarter tank, take out the toll transponder, clear the cabin of loose items, fold the mirrors in and photograph any existing marks. Keep a spare key aside.

A modest amount, low down, up to around a hundred pounds. Two things to know: your belongings sit outside the carrier's cargo policy, which insures the vehicle, and extra weight counts toward the trailer's legal load. Nothing irreplaceable.

Carrier Cargo Insurance, held by the trucking company assigned to your vehicle rather than by us. Cover runs from loading in New York to unloading in Florida. The certificate reaches us the moment a carrier accepts and it is yours on request.

No. One truck and one driver carry it the whole way, with no yard stop and no second company involved. Handover points are where most damage claims in this industry start, so the trip does not contain one.

Perfectly fine, and usual on this route since people often fly down separately. Put their name and a cell number on the booking and they can accept the car and sign the condition report exactly as you could.

No. We make no outbound sales calls and your details go nowhere else. Anything you hear from us is about your own booking: the driver's timing, the collection and the delivery. Ask and we will keep it all to email.