Courier Thread Mk2 - Advice and links for sending parcels in the U.K and Worldwide

ArmitageShanks

It's courier cost cutting, not promoting.

Yes when people ask whose best; who balances service and cost, I will happily recommend ppw (as many other people also do). 12.30 cut off, automated booking, consignments viewable in one place, tracking numbers emailed, easily contactable and their customers even have the director's mobile number. Likewise for those who want parcelforce and and a interpersonal service to boot, Express Packages Deliveries are brilliant.

The service is miles better than anything payerdrop, home-textiles (parceltree), deals-5-direct ever offered.

You seem to have an affinity with M H D, that's pretty obvious. Are they great? Am I going to add them to the list, no. Well not at the moment anyway. Why? Their ebay feedback is hardly great, they are considerably more expensive and they are always engaged.

You right in saying service is important, but you're booking a parcel, not a holiday, paying £2+ extra for the very best service is hardly justifiable and when no one offers a 100% perfect service you have to be reaslistic in your expecations. So your 'service' tact is a none starter.

Saying there are many others just is cheap is rather odd, supaparcels, parcelmachine, p4d, mhd certainly aren't.

As the first posts says of course the list can be added too and ammeneded how ever required. But under no circumstances will I, or the consumers who visit this be dictated by person(s) who have ulterior motives.

PS: if you think anyone will fall for your inter-forum collusion between you and your freind who just happen to go off on some bizzare conversation, you really should give up.

ArmitageShanks

Mark_B wrote: »

which companys do this???????

https://www.freightsearch.com 's cut off is 1.30pm or interparcel's TNT Titan service is 2pm.

freightsearch £6.99+vat (£8.20'ish)
interparcel £13 inc vat (about)

just a slight word of caution, the the last two times we've used TITAN and booked just before 2pm we had failed collections. But we are on farm so being a bit out of the way will probably of had something to do with that.

playajet

www.shippingmanager.co.uk charge £5.99 + VAT

I book my eBay deliveries through these guys and a they use DHL.

RED*RED*WINE_2

OMG remind me not to go on holiday again
Most of the cheapies seem to have vanished into thin air!

I needed to send a large parcel and for all I do not really like using DPD, I knew they had a large parcel service by TNT for £9.40 and find that it has now been replaced with a DHL service with smaller dimensions for £15.99 :mad:

The biggest shocker though was their Fedex 24 hour service which has gone from £6 to £13 in a few weeks
:eek:

How on earth can anyone justify a huge increase like that?

heyburn

I am looking to sell a tumble dryer on eBay and have found a website called ukbackloads.com were I can arrange to get it collected and delivered nationwide very cheaply. I cannot find any reference to this site anywhere in these forums, anyone know if it is any good?

geostone

I have used ukbackloads before.

Think they are quite a new site but they know what they are doing - I had to send a shipment of tiles and a courier picked up my job same day and for about 30% what usually pay - I reckon they can help with the tumble dryer

They are similar to other sites but this one is just so easy to use

Good luck heyburn!!

jayok

The £7.45 next day delivery through PPW went without a hitch and they send good communications. Looks like I will use them from now on.

scbk

heyburn wrote: »

I am looking to sell a tumble dryer on eBay and have found a website called ukbackloads.com were I can arrange to get it collected and delivered nationwide very cheaply. I cannot find any reference to this site anywhere in these forums, anyone know if it is any good?

The disadvantage with sites like that and shiply is it costs couriers money to use the site, so you may not be getting the best price

The best place to sell your tumble drier would be gumtree (£0) or the local free ads

heyburn

Well, with ukbackloads you decide how much you are going to pay. It isn't like shiply where couriers bid. You tell them what you are willing to pay. I am sure couriers will try to negotiate but thats half the fun I reckon. Plus then my sale is open to a national market instead of just local bidders. Hopefully means I will get more for it!
I will give it whirl anyway.

geostone

Let me know how it goes heyburn, I ship loads of stuff around the country using courier companies and used to pay about 80p a mile for some things!!

Sites like this I find really useful - Especially if they are good - most others out there seems a bit dated and hard to use