hi guys, quick update, went to house today to move sofa and chair(2 trips), both fitted in car, chair just fell in, sofa had about half to 1 inch space round it and stuck out about 8 inches so just tied boot lid down, all went well, also noticed the boot is wider than a standard door, so anyone else needing to move anything, rule of thumb, if it fits through a door width then will go through back of a astra estate (mk 5) boot lid wich is also the narrowest part of the boot/ back of car. Thanks for the previous replys.