Cheap Parcel Delivery Thread MK3

Campden

ArmitageShanks wrote: »

Phone DHL and they can look at the drivers records. Quite often what happens is it gets delivered to a neighbour but they don't put it down as the status.

Should be sorted relatively easily.

Thanks Armitage, that's reassuring.

I tried to phone them last week, about something else, and gave up after 20 minutes of transfers and recorded announcements and time and money wasting.

I will visit today and see if I can trace my parcel and possibly access a more direct telephone number

ArmitageShanks

Campden wrote: »

Thanks Armitage, that's reassuring.

I tried to phone them last week, about something else, and gave up after 20 minutes of transfers and recorded announcements and time and money wasting.

I will visit today and see if I can trace my parcel and possibly access a more direct telephone number

First post has a link to a list of depot numbers.;)

Campden

Yes. It was one of those that had me hanging on for 20 minutes and I never did get through, just gave up.

kennyjosiah

I booked a few collections with rainbow last night for collection today (all to be collected from me) and dhl failed to arrive has anyone else had any problems with rainbow ? thanks

I have sent them several emails and not had one response - does anyone know if rainbow are another one who have bit the dust ? I dont know whether to re-book with someone else
if nothing else their customer service stinks :mad:

ape_2

Hi everyone,

I've just booked with DPD for a collection tomorrow (Thursday 16th) using the DHL 24-hour service. It cost me £8.00 incl. insurance. I'll let you know how it's gone once the package is safely delivered (or not).

Take care,

Nira

PS. Has anyone read 13.5 (right at the bottom) in their T & C Conditions of Carriage? I can't believe someone actually wrote that! What do you think?

matchsticks-on-toast

ape wrote: »

Hi everyone,

I've just booked with DPD for a collection tomorrow (Thursday 16th) using the DHL 24-hour service. It cost me £8.00 incl. insurance. I'll let you know how it's gone once the package is safely delivered (or not).

Take care,

Nira

PS. Has anyone read 13.5 (right at the bottom) in their T & C Conditions of Carriage? I can't believe someone actually wrote that! What do you think?

what does it mean?
i think it means that even if a court says they are wrong, they are still right...

matt1234

Great, Parcelcheap is down too now! I quite liked them...nice and simple. Anyone know the story with them?

matchsticks-on-toast

matt1234 wrote: »

Great, Parcelcheap is down too now! I quite liked them...nice and simple. Anyone know the story with them?

looks like they are gone..

t-bone123

I've been reading this thread for weeks but have only just registered.

I probably send 6 parcels a week via courier.

I've been using parceltree for months then I saw that some members have been having major problems with them.

PPW seemed well recommended here so I started using them, then they disappeared as well less than a week after I started using them.

Then I moved onto to parcelcheap, only for their website to be offline this morning :mad:

It really is chaotic!

t-bone123

ArmitageShanks wrote: »

Yep you print labels, and an automotive manifest when the driver comes (no yellow book to fill in) which means you can make bookings right up in till collection (of which you'll have a set pick up time). Rates start at around £5.80 and go down to around £4 (based on your monthly bookings).

What sort of volume do you need to use them?