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magpie
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Wed Oct 07, 2009 3:59 pm

i'm sending a tech1 s/wheel to singapore and the cost is £42.75

there must be a cheaper company?

weight,2.5 kg
L,39cm
W,39cm
H,13cm

or is this the norm?
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Wed Oct 07, 2009 4:04 pm

If it would cost £20+ on average just to go half way down the channel to Jersey, then I imagine that the poor bugger in singapore will probably be unfortunate with shipping quotes. :?
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Wed Oct 07, 2009 4:13 pm

It is Singapore! Seems quite reasonable to me, and to just own and tax a car over there you have to be minted so I wouldn't worry about the cost too much.

For a start the Singapore customs fee is 31% for vehicles and accesories. Next up car tax is levied on engine size and for every year older than 10 years old an extra 10% is levied for car tax per year. ie. a 18 year old 1.8l BMW E30 would be taxed at 180% the tax rate of a new 1.8l BMW. Lets not forget ERP!
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Wed Oct 07, 2009 4:28 pm

sounds about right to me, i just paid 45quid to send a document from here to UK, - DHL overnight service and it was only about 70 pages of A4!!
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Wed Oct 07, 2009 6:08 pm

Try interparcel

someone wanted my to send my Nakamichi CD300 to Israel and cheapest was £59.00...
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Wed Oct 07, 2009 7:05 pm

this is interparcel lol,
ok cheers fella's,it gets posted tomorrow.
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Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:38 pm

Does Royal mail still exist in UK?? try sending it registered post?
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Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:03 pm

mrLEE30 wrote:Does Royal mail still exist in UK?? try sending it registered post?
:lol: they do but there either on strike, loosing parcels, or complaing
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Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:17 pm

lst time i sent a letter with Royal mail it cost 18p first class!!
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Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:34 pm

mrLEE30 wrote:Does Royal mail still exist in UK?? try sending it registered post?
Can't do online trackable or obtain proof of delivery to Singapore either. Not eBay friendly.
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just trying to provide a good delivery price for the buyer ebay ,zone or otherwise :D
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Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:38 am

Like I said, an E30 owner in singapore is going to be ULTRA minted.
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Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:45 am

i'd say so at the overall paid sum 8)
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Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:02 am

A new E36 BMW 328i (2.8cc) cost the equivelent of UK £100,000 in Singapore. Imagine what new E30's cost and what second hand car prices are like. :eek:
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Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:21 am

he is a no nonsense buyer and welcome back. winkeye
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Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:44 am

march109 wrote:A new E36 BMW 328i (2.8cc) cost the equivelent of UK £100,000 in Singapore. Imagine what new E30's cost and what second hand car prices are like. :eek:
yep sadly we in australia tend to pay a premium in postage also,the freight rate from the states works out cheaper for us but the range available in england out weighs the states.
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Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:31 am

I suggest doing it a signed delivery to Singapore, Thailand and similar places. They do tend to go missing sometimes. It doesn't cost too much more.
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Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:37 pm

would interparcel be good for shipping an A/C setup to hongkong? how do i go about getting a quote?! i must weigh 30Kgs!
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Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:40 pm

http://www.interparcel.com/quote/

fill in details simon and click next will show you the prices, then pay for what ever you want and a man with a van will come and pick it up :)
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Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:45 pm

Si you have to weigh it after boxing it up and just go to

http://www.interparcel.com/

quote and book :)
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Sun Oct 11, 2009 12:02 pm

Remember air freight is calculated volumetrically - length x breadth x width in cm divided by 6000 - the answer is in kg and that is what you will pay for

interparcel
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