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of Removers (BAR) € is the big name g?
here, with its Department for Transportapproved code of conduct, kite marks and training courses. Its members typically charge more but are exempiaryfirms that trade on high standards. BAR campaigns fiercely for its members on such issues as the London low-emission zone (LEZ). As one member says: "It's got teeth."
The Guild of Removers and Starers also has a strong showing in the UK, while the Household Goods Forwarders Association of America (HHGFAA) is an international body.
But there is no regulation in the industry and while most do not want to see road transport burdened with more regulation, they recognise the problems it causes. In addition James says: "The public do not know who BAR is."
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Trent Bora at the Moving Home Company, an HHG FAA member, says: "The customer is not concerned with the organisations we are associated with. There are no regulations, no standards — all that matters is what the customer wants and the service we give."