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locoboy - 7/6/08 at 07:42 AM

Im trying to send some car bits overseas, its a land rover wing mirror and some rubber door trim bits to Malta.

I have had a look on the royal fail website and it seems i can not send anything heavier than 2Kgs.

Surely that can not the the case can it?

I need to get prices for the customer before i come back to him.

Macbeast - 7/6/08 at 07:45 AM

Parcelforce ?

Snuggs - 7/6/08 at 07:51 AM

Try these guys.


http://www.interparcel.com

balidey - 7/6/08 at 08:49 AM

i use parcel2go.co.uk

you enter the size, weight and destination, then gives you different services to pick from. They collect from your door and you can pay on-line with paypal.

[Edited on 7/6/08 by balidey]

locoboy - 7/6/08 at 12:09 PM

But its only about 3kgs.
it seems a bit of a waste to use a carrier type service dont you think?

Thanks

Jasper - 7/6/08 at 12:16 PM

Take it to your local post office, they'll send it parcel force for you.

liam.mccaffrey - 7/6/08 at 01:38 PM

can i second interparcel, they may not be the cheapest but the are the best imho

last time i sent a parcel from milford haven to a tiny town in oklahoma

it was picked up mid morning in wales and was delivered at 12 noon on monday

RK - 7/6/08 at 03:09 PM

Carbon Mods used ParcelForce (which is Royal Mail, isn't it?) to me in Canada. Fast, good price. But if you guys can figure out an easy, affordable solution, I'm going to be bugging everyone there for parts ALL THE TIME.

Try whomever Liam is using, because Milford Haven Wales isn't exactly on the way to anywhere, and most of the world doesn't even know where Oklahoma is. This puts us in the same knowledge category as most US residents, now that I mention it.

Canada though, is a problem, because the couriers from Europe think it should be doubly expensive. Everyone wants the Americans' money, but few want ours!

theconrodkid - 7/6/08 at 03:22 PM

parcle farce are muppets of the highest order,they loose more than they deliver

liam.mccaffrey - 7/6/08 at 04:56 PM

sorry my last line should have read

it was picked up Friday mid morning in wales and was delivered at 12 noon on monday

[Edited on 7/6/08 by liam.mccaffrey]

David Jenkins - 7/6/08 at 05:37 PM

quote:
Originally posted by liam.mccaffrey
can i second interparcel, they may not be the cheapest but the are the best imho


Another endorsement - I sent a 5Kg package to my daughter in Sydney Australia - Parcel Farce wanted £80+ with a delivery time of 2 weeks and no tracking. InterParcel set me up with DHL, it cost me £52 and was delivered in 4 days, with tracking all the way. Oh - and they collected it from my house.

[Edited on 7/6/08 by David Jenkins]

liam.mccaffrey - 7/6/08 at 05:47 PM

i used interparcel to ship my shocks, suspension brackets, crush tubes and poly bushes to oklahoma and it was about £60 quid. worth it i think

locoboy - 8/6/08 at 08:31 PM

Thanks fellas,

I will give them a try in the morning.

David Jenkins - 8/6/08 at 09:07 PM

You set the deal up on-line - dead easy. You tell them the weight & size, where from and where to, and they present you with a range of options to pick.

trogdor - 10/6/08 at 01:08 PM

another vote for interparcel, it is what we use to ship our stock with at work.

[Edited on 10/6/08 by trogdor]