Internet Delivery Charges to NI

Twmble

Regarding postage to Northern Ireland, I have had several run ins with some internet based companies. It usually includes a geography lesson in what constitutes the United Kingdom, and also that Royal Mail DO deliver to Northern Ireland for the same cost as the rest of Britain.

At they minute they do - because they have to. Once the market gets opened to competition I think it will become a much more regional pricing system - Royal Mail will still have to have (I think) a 'one price fits all' system, but I don't believe a private company is held to the same deal. I reckon NI and Highlands and Islands of Scotland will suffer........

T

criminal_smile

Twmble wrote:

At they minute they do - because they have to. Once the market gets opened to competition I think it will become a much more regional pricing system - Royal Mail will still have to have (I think) a 'one price fits all' system, but I don't believe a private company is held to the same deal. I reckon NI and Highlands and Islands of Scotland will suffer........

T

Unless of course the matter of NI and H&I being part of UK, and being treated as such is incorporated into the licences granted to these companies. Might be an idea to start a lobby group for the quango which will be used to appoint them.

dromore_Norman

DMurray0 recommended https://www.diskdepot.co.uk and I contacted them with an order on Wednesday and the total cost of the order was £29.10. They charged only £5.10 for postage & packing - the parcel arrived this morning with everything in perfect order and I see from the postage paid stamp on the parcel that it cost them £8.25 - I cannot recommend them enough!!

dromore_Norman

Further to my message below - this company this week has lots of special offers on but... the cost of ANY size order to UK Mainland AND Northern Ireland is £3.99 maximum! Don't think any other comapny could beat their specials this week.
https://www.diskdepot.co.uk

caspol

Hi, just checked out pcparts365. Price for four port usb hub is £8.99, just about alright, but they wanted £5 postage!! what a rip off as it weighs almost nothing. Keep away from them

gorilla

Not really on the same subject as the OP but moby memory use royal mail for delivery. I bought a memory card from them last week and it was delivered next day using normal postage rates.

ruiner99

I do know what you mean here as i was going to buy an ipod from dabs.com and they where charging me an extra £18 for p+p, it was £5.95 p+p then when i put in my address an extra £12 was added on top of that, i mean !!!!!!?