Postage prices to Europe sky rocketed?

Craterloads · 30 Dec 2020 at 10:48

Just checked prices for a medium sized parcel to Italy on various price comparison sites and seems prices have rocketed with very few services compared to only a week or so ago.

Used to be about between £10-£25 with plenty of different couriers. Now everything is £80 plus.

Same with eBay GSP, not even offering services to mainland europe today anyway, shipped a couple of parcels to France just last week but cant seem to see any services right now with GSP.

Have i missed something or brexit?

Deleted member 77746 · 30 Dec 2020 at 10:54

Brexit coming into play. Get ready for the surge.

ZeroG · 30 Dec 2020 at 10:58

Yup the cost of doing business with/in Europe will go up.

I read yesterday the mobile phone providers aren't going to put roaming charges back up, but in the long run we all know they will. There's too much money to be made.

Azza · 30 Dec 2020 at 11:01

Don't forget to fill out the custom declaration form.

Surveyor · 30 Dec 2020 at 11:02

I looked yesterday and road services to Europe still seem to be suspended leaving air as the much more expensive option.

koooowweeee · 30 Dec 2020 at 11:05

Brexit.

Your build log links don't work

Em3bbs · 30 Dec 2020 at 11:10

ZeroG said:
Yup the cost of doing business with/in Europe will go up.

I read yesterday the mobile phone providers aren't going to put roaming charges back up, but in the long run we all know they will. There's too much money to be made.

Why do you assume that? Already many countries outside of the EU are free to roam in for most providers (US, Canada, Australia etc.) and providers offered free roaming to loads of European countries before it became an EU law.

ZeroG · 30 Dec 2020 at 11:12

This is true, with my 3 contract i can use my phone normally in a lot of countries before and after Brexit. But now that there is no rules enforcing this it's only a matter of time before costs start to creep up. If they see ways of making money out of it why wouldn't they.

clv101 · 30 Dec 2020 at 11:15

Craterloads said:
Just checked prices for a medium sized parcel to Italy on various price comparison sites and seems prices have rocketed with very few services compared to only a week or so ago.

Used to be about between £10-£25 with plenty of different couriers. Now everything is £80 plus.

That's weird, what could possibly have changed in just a week?

Deleted member 77746 · 30 Dec 2020 at 11:15

clv101 said:
That's weird, what could possibly have changed in just a week?

Delivery charges

Quartz · 30 Dec 2020 at 11:23

Craterloads said:
Have i missed something or brexit?

New Covid.

Deleted member 77746 · 30 Dec 2020 at 11:32

Quartz said:
New Covid.

COVID2.0

Quartz · 30 Dec 2020 at 11:36

I imagine that stuff is having to go by plane rather than by land with the congestion at the southern ports.

ZeroG · 30 Dec 2020 at 11:38

Teleportation would solve all this issues. Immediately beam it to your destination.

Craterloads · 30 Dec 2020 at 11:38

Surveyor said:
I looked yesterday and road services to Europe still seem to be suspended leaving air as the much more expensive option.

this, just reading up now and as you say only air services available hence the expense.

Efour · 30 Dec 2020 at 11:38

Bouton Aide said:
Delivery charges

Lol best answer

Craterloads · 30 Dec 2020 at 11:40

koooowweeee said:
Your build log links don't work

They are ancient now, so links probably moved / broken.

Deleted member 77746 · 30 Dec 2020 at 11:43

Craterloads said:
They are ancient now, so links probably moved / broken.

You need your sig updated, since your out of the EU I need to charge you delivery costs for removing your sig. That will be £80 please sir.

weringo · 30 Dec 2020 at 12:06

I had a pickup arranged with UPS going to Italy today and they refused it because they are "only accepting UPS Express parcels at the moment", and that I'll have to rearrange the pickup for some time in the new year.

So just sounds like some temporary congestion at the border which is also driving up prices as couriers are only accepting air flown deliveries.

Minusorange · 30 Dec 2020 at 12:06

ZeroG said:
Teleportation would solve all this issues. Immediately beam it to your destination.

Only if you're happy with receiving a copy of the item and not the original