For you Scottish guys or others out of DPD's next day reach, which couriers have you had good experience with?
DPD get it so far for people in and around Inverness, then AJG Parcels take over. They are without a doubt the best courier I have ever used for both sending and deliveries. In all honesty, everything I get from OcUK is stated by DPD as 48 hours, but AJG have it in their Inverness depot by 1500 each time and I always do get it next day as they are out until after 1800 just getting stuff delivered. Every time I get something the drivers always tell me they just want to get stuff done and dusted so they have less to do tomorrow. Hence every 48 hour delivery you send to me is here within 24. It's happened with every delivery I can remember getting from OcUK in the past few years!
That's a far sight better than UPS/Parcelforce who will sit with something for 2 days before bringing it out to you.
So for Scottish Highlands, please continue with DPD as they pass it on to AJG who are the best!