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Courier companies - who do you use
14. Aug 2006 at 23:37

Okay buisnessmen and wheeler dealers of the forum ... Wink

Like many on here i do a fair bit of ebay trade.

I tend to use parceline for large items but i fail to believe anything to do with the royal mail is the cheapest on the market Sad

So who do you all use to post/ courier products. I am loking for reputable but bargain basement.

Everyone i have checked out so far are dearer than parcelforce - apart from postvan - who have let me down twice,

Anyone got any tips?

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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: Courier companies - who do you use Reply #1 - 14. Aug 2006 at 23:38 never sent anything though them, but lots of stuff i buy online comes from Initial Citylink, always fast and easy arange new delivery times. They generally seam very good.
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Markie Omega Lord Offline Posts: 7914 Lanarkshire, Scotland Gender: Drives: RS4, X5, Range Rover	Re: Courier companies - who do you use Reply #2 - 14. Aug 2006 at 23:41 aaaaah but cheap are they? lol going to check there site now....
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Markie Omega Lord Offline Posts: 7914 Lanarkshire, Scotland Gender: Drives: RS4, X5, Range Rover	Re: Courier companies - who do you use Reply #3 - 14. Aug 2006 at 23:47 and i think this may be a good call tunnie, seems they are a bit cheaper but at this time of night a bit complicated to make sure basic charges up to 10kilos then 50p a kilo so......they may be better
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Re: Courier companies - who do you use
Reply #4 - 14. Aug 2006 at 23:57

ANC - sacked
TNT - sacked
ParcelForce - sacked (twice)
CityLink - sacked
DHL - sacked (Drop it, Hide it, Lose it)
ParcelFusion - Unbelievable!!!!! sacked them very quickly
Royal Mail Special delivery - never had a problem
Palletways (heavy stuff) lots of problems.
My mate Dave with his Van - useless fat idle git
Me delivering it - never let myself down yet, or if I did I didn't tell myself about it so I think i got away with it.

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Markie Omega Lord Offline Posts: 7914 Lanarkshire, Scotland Gender: Drives: RS4, X5, Range Rover	Re: Courier companies - who do you use Reply #5 - 15. Aug 2006 at 00:06 You volunteering Ronnie - will leave it on my doorstep for you to pick up mate. Anytime betwen 6am and 8am is fine
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: Courier companies - who do you use Reply #6 - 15. Aug 2006 at 00:13 Markie wrote on 15. Aug 2006 at 00:06: You volunteering Ronnie - will leave it on my doorstep for you to pick up mate. Anytime betwen 6am and 8am is fine Let us know how you get on shipping stuff with Initial Citylink if you chose them... if i ever strip a car down for spares be useful to know!
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stuart30 Ex Member	Re: Courier companies - who do you use Reply #7 - 15. Aug 2006 at 00:38 I use these listed a fair bit and cant fault them... http://www.p4d.co.uk/ I just use the cheapest...Normaly turns out to be parcel force. http://www.parcel2go.com/ Not bad...DHL.
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Bo Bo Omega Lord Offline Here's another nice mess you've gotten me into! Posts: 5016 Coventry Gender:	Re: Courier companies - who do you use Reply #8 - 15. Aug 2006 at 00:48 I work for a National parcel delivery company (not prepared to admit which one on here!) & to be honest I wouldn't use us if I was sending anything fragile! You'd be amazed (or maybe you wouldn't) at the way some items are handled.
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stuart30

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Reply #9 - 15. Aug 2006 at 01:06

Bo Bo wrote on 15. Aug 2006 at 00:48:

I work for a National parcel delivery company (not prepared to admit which one on here!) & to be honest I wouldn't use us if I was sending anything fragile!
You'd be amazed (or maybe you wouldn't) at the way some items are handled.

To be fair aint all courier companys the same....a friend used to work for a courier firm and lets just say not everything arrived and if it did it was treated like a piece of junk. Roll Eyes

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Here's another nice mess
you've gotten me into!

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Re: Courier companies - who do you use
Reply #10 - 15. Aug 2006 at 01:43

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Bo Bo wrote on 15. Aug 2006 at 00:48:

I work for a National parcel delivery company (not prepared to admit which one on here!) & to be honest I wouldn't use us if I was sending anything fragile!
You'd be amazed (or maybe you wouldn't) at the way some items are handled.

To be fair aint all courier companys the same....a friend used to work for a courier firm and lets just say not everything arrived and if it did it was treated like a piece of junk. Roll Eyes

I dare say they are, whatever I post I make sure it's well padded & wrapped!

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Where would we be without rhetorical questions?!

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Taxi Driver Omega Lord Offline OOF Holly Dog Posts: 8413 Swindon Gender: Drives: Fiat Scudo 90 Multijet (whatever that means!)	Re: Courier companies - who do you use Reply #11 - 15. Aug 2006 at 06:39 I used to use Citylink when i was selling laptops......never had a problem with them...laptop always got there in one piece.....used to cost me between £10-£15.
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Salty Ex Member	Re: Courier companies - who do you use Reply #12 - 15. Aug 2006 at 07:26 I get a lot of stuff through city link delivered, they are definitely not that careful so if you use these pad it well. I tend to send stuff recorded delivery with royal mail and never had a problem, plus they have an office nearby
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Re: Courier companies - who do you use
Reply #13 - 15. Aug 2006 at 08:38

For large heavy things, I use palletline. http://www.palletline.co.uk/ ; Fit whatever onto a pallet and it get wrapped in oodles of clingfilm. £50 for 2 day uplift and delivery to local depot. A little more for overnight. Certainly worked out relatively cheap for two 45 gallon drums of gunge and other canvas, tentage and stuff.

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Goonlord Junior Member Offline Posts: 101 Gods Chosen Acre Lancashire Gender: Drives: Facelift 3.0 v6 Elite	Re: Courier companies - who do you use Reply #14 - 15. Aug 2006 at 08:41 Interlink Never had any problems yet!!!!!!!!
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