PO Box or alternative

hjibds

I've recently started my own business working from home. It involves me going to client premises on a regular basis. I have found that I miss a lot of deliveries due to this. Is there some sort of service where I can get things delivered somewhere else and go and pick them up? From what I can tell Royal Mail PO BOX might suit this (it's mainly for parts i'm ordering, not for general business mail) however they want £244.20 pa for this service which seems a bit excessive.

Surely there must be somewhere I can get parcels delivered locally that I can pickup at a time that suits me.

I know that most delivery companies allow you to pickup from their depot, but the likes of parcel force and city link are a 20 odd mile drive from here which isn't practical.

Thanks

Brian

splot_2

A few years ago I stored products at a local self storage facility and they took delivery of items for me. May be worth a look.

Pennywise

Some mail order firms are starting to give Collect+ as a delivery option. This is where your order is delivered to your local convenience store (most Spars do it) for you to pick up whenever it suits you.

TheChillPill

Worth noting that a PO Box won't accept anything other than Royal Mail deliveries - so courier companies can't deliver to them, for example.

Try local business centres - most will have an address-only facility where you can have parcels and mail sent. Prices vary massively though - anything from £10 per month to £150 per month, depending on the address and operator. Definitely shop around!

hjibds

found a company called myByBox, you get an address from them to get parcels delivered to and they then deliver it to a locker at a local location. This should meet my needs for most of the deliveries. The downside I can see is it adds another 24hr to the delivery time.
It's around £2.50 per parcel if you use it pay as you go.

I'll give it a try and see how I get on with it.

ozaz

@hjibds, how did you get on with mybybox?
Did you find and explore any other alternatives?