How do you organise a courier?

[Tedswagon]

I have found an interior I'm interested in buying it. Typically it is at the opposite side of the island to me!!

If the person says they will not post it - how do you go about getting a courier to pick it up? Do I need to get a pallet delivered to the seller and get them to pack it? or does a courier turn up, pack it and deliver it? Which courier have you used in the past and can you give me a link to their site / contact details.

The last interior I bought I just paid the seller to deliver and it has turned up on a pallet. It was about £50 for delivery - but that was from a scrap yard and they must be used to doing it!

Cheers in advance.

[rossmc88]

These guys are great at couriering stuff

http://www.paisleyfreight.com/

I've used them loads of times, has always been next day delivery. Think it was £60 for the interior I sent. Wrapping an interior takes ages though, literally 4 rolls of tape, loads of cardboard and about 4 hours to do it. I really underestimated how long it would take

[Tedswagon]

Cheers for that Ross. Yeah there is quite a bit involved in packing an interior. I'll ask the seller if they could pack it up ready for collection!!

[rossmc88]

I like Paisley freight because it's just one guy and a van, so there's no chance of your parcel getting lost in a system like with a big company. I had an exhuast getting couriered to me once using city link and the sent it to ireland instead of scotland!

[Tedswagon]

Yeah you just don't know where it could end up!!

the interior I'm interested in is on south coast and there are loads of places it could end up in between there and here!!

Will give Paisley Freight a bell.

[Leemc2009]

I just went and searched courier on eBay to arrange sending a set of 18" alloys 300 miles away.

[psychochild187]

I like Paisley freight because it's just one guy and a van, so there's no chance of your parcel getting lost in a system like with a big company. I had an exhuast getting couriered to me once using city link and the sent it to ireland instead of scotland!

thats because city link are t he worse couriers EVER !




interparcel.com is a great way to compare and choose services
i alway use interparcel

[Falkster]

I set up an account with interparcel. They look for the best prices and they are usually very cheap.

[Tedswagon]

Thanks for that.

I'd guess they all rely on the seller packing it ready for collection?

[Falkster]

Yeah but most sellers will package items but think its a ball ache to get a courier but having now set up the account its a piece of pi**

[adit]

I like Paisley freight because it's just one guy and a van, so there's no chance of your parcel getting lost in a system like with a big company.

10 out of 10 from me too. i've used them lots of times ted.
i had a complete leather interior collected by them from nottingham and delivered to portsmouth no problem whatsoever. they only required it to be wrapped in bin-liners too, as they promise great care. cheap too!

[DanThe]

Citylink are a bunch of idiots, if somebody is advertising them as their chosen courier I refuse to buy unless they use a different company

[psychochild187]

yeh city link turn up with the cards filled out ive seen them do it

but there nearest depots are miles away !

[StuBeeDoo]

I used to work for a company that had a CityLink franchise.
Avoid at all costs!

[BMJG]

Paisley Freight are now the only company i use to send stuff there service is second to none

[rix313]

I use parcelmachine.co.uk, they use DHL service and it is so cheap. I've moved gearboxes around for less than £10.

[rossmc88]

Paisley Freight are now the only company i use to send stuff there service is second to none

Yeah you seriously can't beat Paisley Freight, and your supporting a small business too instead if paying a faceless big company