Nightmare

Stephanie Submitted this review about Grifo Auto Transport
Review made Live: 6/11/2015 12:11:00 PM
I am forced to give 1 star... Only because there is no option to give 0!

I hired this company to transport my vehicle from California to New York 3 weeks ago. The night before pick up day... I still had NO time frame of when my car was going to be loaded on the truck. After calling and calling, I was informed by Lenny that not only was the rate he quoted me going up... I would also have to pick up my vehicle 2 hours from my new home in Manhattan!

Upon having this conversation... I was told to deal with the carrier company MYSELF and given the number to speak to the transport dispatcher.

From there, I worked directly with the carrier company MYSELF to coordinate pick up time. Prior to the pick up of my vehicle, $150 was deducted from my account by Grifo Auto Transport (after being told that $ would not be payable until my car was picked up by the carrier).

Lenny NEVER called to follow up with me!

I then received a call from my driver to let me know that I could schedule delivery on my car... After speaking to the carrier company, I was told if I needed my vehicle prior to the END of next week (3 weeks from original pick up date) I would need to come to pick up my vehicle in Morristown, PA (3 hours from my home)...

At this point I reached out to Lenny to fully educate him on my feeling surrounding the situation. I also requested a refund for the $150 he deducted from my account. (I am not sure what this $150 was for as I coordinated the whole transaction myself with the carrier).

Now, I write this review as I sit at the carrier offices awaiting a locksmith to arrive to unlock my vehicle as the keys to my car are NOT here... I learned that Lenny let them know that I was in NO HURRY to get my car after they had it loaded on a truck to deliver to me at my home yesterday!

This "broker" has done NOTHING in this process but give the carrier BAD information and make this whole process for me and my family an absolute NIGHTMARE!

Company Response
Melissa Grifo from Grifo Auto Transport Submitted this response.
Response Date: 6/15/2015 3:11:00 PM
The customer submitted a request for an estimate on May 21 and Lenny placed an order the same date for a pickup of May 31. The customer, Stephanie explained it may be harder to have a truck deliver her vehicle in Monroe, NY and the carrier suggested Manhattan, NY. Lenny explained the process as a broker, the rate provided is an estimate as we arrange the transportation with a carrier. Once we receive a call from the carrier regarding pickup and delivery we inform the customer and arrange, sometimes a carrier can request additional money. Once the customer agrees to the pickup and delivery dates along with the increased price we assign the carrier and charge a deposit to secure the driver. The carrier will contact the customer to coordinate pickup and delivery. The delivery would take 7-10 days from date of pickup, as the service is door to door transport and 2894 miles. Lenny received a call from the carrier stating the driver was trying to contact Stephanie to deliver her vehicle and there was no response. The driver couldn't wait around and circle his truck too long in Manhattan and suggested to redeliver the vehicle another day or store the vehicle at their yard for pickup in PA. Stephanie agreed with the driver to pickup her vehicle at the storage yard. When a vehicle is assigned to a carrier, they are responsible for the transportation from pickup to delivery. We can not refund the customer as we have assigned a carrier and provided the service requested. Thanks