Whats a good alternative to royal mail for parcels?

[MaxP779]

Just posted a pair of shoes, cost me £9. Ive had a google but what do you guys think, whats a cheaper reliable replacement for parcel delivery?

 

[tom_e]

I use www.myhermes.co.uk for any sort of parcel and haven't had any issues and they're hugely cheaper than RM.

 

[joeyjojo]

http://www.parcel2go.com/

Incredibly cheap, but you have to wait around all day for them to collect.

 

[kefan77]

p2g is what I use and then usually book myhermes. sometimes UPS to areas where they don't deliver. I've even sent a monitor with myhermes 2x and it arrived in one piece both times.

but experience varies a lot depending on the local driver/subcontractor. My dude is ok, but some are....well, bad.

 

[PardonTheWait]

Myhermes for smaller stuff and I've used UPS drop off for slightly bigger things.

No problems with either and I've used both a few times.

 

[GhostWKD]

http://www.parcel2go.com/

Incredibly cheap, but you have to wait around all day for them to collect.

:yeahthat:

I've sent a full exhaust system for a car for 2/3 the price of sending a keyboard via royal mail

 

[theukmoog]

I've used http://www.collectplus.co.uk/ a few times and been very happy with the service

 

[K.C. Leblanc]

http://www.parcel2go.com/

Incredibly cheap, but you have to wait around all day for them to collect.

They're a price comparison site, not a delivery company. Some of the companies listed let you drop the parcel at a local collection point.

I've personally used MyHermes a couple of times and been happy with their service.

 

[mrk]

Comparison site or not you can do the whole transaction through the site and it works well.

Interparcel
Parcel2Go
MyHermes

I've used them all, they're all good. Use whichever shows the best price.

... Next!

 

[cheesyboy]

Seem to remember Parcel2go used to be cheaper than booking direct with myhermes. They're the same now, though.

RM is fair value for small, light parcels. Anything more than 1kg, or bigger than the small parcel limits - go with Hermes.

 

[Energize]

A skip.

 

[mattyprice4004]

Collect+ all the way. I've sent 1,200 (ish) parcels with them, and only had a few go astray.
From £4.89 too for up to 2KG.

 

[chief barker]

Just posted a pair of shoes, cost me £9. Ive had a google but what do you guys think, whats a cheaper reliable replacement for parcel delivery?

Walk to the address? wear the shoes as well to save weight.

 

[MaxP779]

Walk to the address? wear the shoes as well to save weight.

Aye ill walk to wales and back, guy will be happy to see ive worn his shoes in for him

 

[dacads]

collectplus

 

[labcoattech]

Never had a problem with collect+

 

[HumanShield]

another vote for collect+

also helps that the place to drop parcels off by me is an off license... (for opening time reasons only, you see)

 

[spoffle]

They're a price comparison site, not a delivery company. Some of the companies listed let you drop the parcel at a local collection point.

I've personally used MyHermes a couple of times and been happy with their service.

They're actually a courier broker, not a comparison site.

 

[FoxEye]

Whats a good alternative to royal mail for parcels?

Taking your parcel outside, smashing it with a mallet, then losing it.

 

[krooton]

Collect+ for sure, though I might be biased as their coverage in London is exceptional.