sending a bike by post

[e-rider]

I want to return a folding bike to Winstanleys as it's too small for me.

The bike is still in the original box (smaller than a normal bike box)

Winstanleys want £30 to provide a collection service which sounds very expensive.

Parcel Force 48 is £22

Anyone know a cheaper and reliable courier?

 

[eldudino]

Try parcel2go, I've just boxed up a bike frame and wheels and it's come to about £10.

 

[e-rider]

Try parcel2go, I've just boxed up a bike frame and wheels and it's come to about £10.

parcel2go is £30 too


the box weighs 14kgs


ParcelForce48 is probably my best option at £21.59


Expensive mistake on my part. Will buy from a seller that offers free returns on bikes next time (eg. Wiggle etc)

 

[MacB]

use this crowd, should come to more than £11:-

http://www.senditnow.com/ship.html

 

[swee'pea99]

I've never used them for a bike, but I've used DHL48 thru' this bunch several times and they've been very reliable - and cheap.

 

[e-rider]

this bunch[/url] several times and they've been very reliable - and cheap.

nearly £50 for the cheapest service with that bunch!!!

 

[e-rider]

use this crowd, should come to more than £11:-

http://www.senditnow.com/ship.html

this one certainly appears to be the cheapest - have you actually used them? They use Parcel Force so I can't figure out why it is so much cheaper than going direct to Parcel Force!?

 

[4F]

this one certainly appears to be the cheapest - have you actually used them? They use Parcel Force so I can't figure out why it is so much cheaper than going direct to Parcel Force!?

It will be based on quantity of parcels sent daily. The lot I work for despatch about 2000 parcels daily through Parcel Force and we have got an extremely cheap rate (£ 4.10) per parcel.

 

[PpPete]

Can you send it "Standard Parcels" ? Much cheaper than ParcelForce 48 IME.
Counter staff at PO never seem to mention that one when you go in with a big parcel, but the size limits are just the same as on ParcelForce. No signature though.

 

[headcoat]

Try parcelmonkey, just tried it with a guess at the size of box and it was £7.72 + vat

 

[MacB]

this one certainly appears to be the cheapest - have you actually used them? They use Parcel Force so I can't figure out why it is so much cheaper than going direct to Parcel Force!?

they are due to collect two parcels today, so I'll let you know later

 

[swee'pea99]

nearly £50 for the cheapest service with that bunch!!!

Eh? What kind of bike are you sending, a Harley Davidson? I just got a quote from them for a standard bike box with a total weight of 15kg and the cheapest quote was £6.99 + VAT.

 

[MacB]

well both boxes just been collected, was official Parcel Force van and all my documentation was as well, have receipt, tracking number etc. So I would say it's fine to use the Senditnow crowd.

 

[e-rider]

well both boxes just been collected, was official Parcel Force van and all my documentation was as well, have receipt, tracking number etc. So I would say it's fine to use the Senditnow crowd.

so is collection also included in the price?

I might be a bit stupid but I could not figure out the maximum parcel size - it says not more than 1.5m in length and measured around the thickest part PLUS length should be no more than 3m. Well, if I measure around the box and then add that to the length it exceeds 3m!

 

[MacB]

so is collection also included in the price?

I might be a bit stupid but I could not figure out the maximum parcel size - it says not more than 1.5m in length and measured around the thickest part PLUS length should be no more than 3m. Well, if I measure around the box and then add that to the length it exceeds 3m!

nope, you're not being stupid, or at least we're being so together, I puzzled over these dimensions, and royal Mails, volumetric calcs for a while. Finally figured it would be ok, and kept my fingers crossed.

Both packages were bike boxes and measured L - 138cm, H - 76cm and D - 20cm - by my measures that's a girth of 192cm, plus 138cm length giving a total of 330cm - I just figured they shift bike boxes all the time and the boxes must be designed to ensure they meet whatever requirements.

Yes collection is included, I was just under £13 for each including VAT.