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Can i upgrade royal mails standard parcel service

DGJsaver
DGJsaver Posts: 2,777 Forumite
in Ebay, auctions, car boot sales, post & parcels
to include insurance (up to £250 is needed)
apparently i can , for £2.50 ? i just have to ask at the post office , but i cannot find the details on the website ?

cheers

D

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  • cyberbob
    cyberbob Posts: 9,480 Forumite
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    As far as I know you cant upgrade standard parcels. Rm would only insure higher value items if they are fully tracked so you should be sending special Delivery.
  • soolin
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    Strangely enough you can add insurance to standard parcels. for £100 compensation it costs an additional £1 and for £250 comp £2.25. Obviously no good for paypal purposes but at least you can get some cover against loss.

    Some details here:
    http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/jump2?mediaId=400031&catId=400028
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  • cyberbob
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    soolin wrote: »
    Strangely enough you can add insurance to standard parcels. for £100 compensation it costs an additional £1 and for £250 comp £2.25. Obviously no good for paypal purposes but at least you can get some cover against loss.

    Some details here:
    http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/jump2?mediaId=400031&catId=400028

    Wow you learn something new every day. I would have thought they wouldn't want to give that sort of compensation on a non tracked service. Royal Mail really make no sense at all sometimes
  • harveybobbles
    harveybobbles Posts: 8,973 Forumite
    I was told at a Post Office last week that its better to send parcels as 1st/2nd class rather than SP as SP go missing more often.
  • DaveAshton
    DaveAshton Posts: 7,851 Forumite
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    harveybobbles wrote: »
    I was told at a Post Office last week that its better to send parcels as 1st/2nd class rather than SP as SP go missing more often.
    Nothing to do with the fact SP's cheaper than 1st or 2nd, so they just want more money from you ;)
    Back on MSE after a 5 year hiatus.

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  • custardy
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    harveybobbles wrote: »
    I was told at a Post Office last week that its better to send parcels as 1st/2nd class rather than SP as SP go missing more often.

    utter nonsense
    I do wonder where some people trot this kind of stuff from
  • soolin
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    harveybobbles wrote: »
    I was told at a Post Office last week that its better to send parcels as 1st/2nd class rather than SP as SP go missing more often.

    I actually use parcels quite a bit as I often have books go over the 1.25 kg weight and that's when parcels become cheaper. It is a very useful service, £4.41 for up to 2kg and without extra insurance you still get the basic £41 of cover.

    I can't say I have ever heard of it being less secure that normal mail.
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