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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: billstup on October 31, 2006, 10:41 PM
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Just copied and pasted this over here :daumenhoch:
I was trawling ebay and came across this advert. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220010701990&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Fcgiurl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fcgi.ebay.co.uk%252Fws%252F%26fkr%3D1%26from%3DR8%26satitle%3D220010701990%26category0%3D%26fvi%3D1
I sent a message to the guys explaining I was on the forum and that quite often people wanted bikes that were local pickup only. This was there reply
Hello this is mike from Lancashire Couriers.
Sandro, we transport a lot of bikes from ebay customers, so no problem.
we charge a standard price of £20.00 collected and delivered anywhere mainland UK. There is an extra charge of £12.00 for any deliveries north of dundee in scotland, Glasgow and Edinburgh are £20.00
Normally bikes are transported in one piece and protected with cardboard and or bubble wrap if the originall box is not avialable.
if you or your members would like to contact me the No is 01204 363737 ask for mike 2
or email mike2@lancscouriers.plus.com
any quries or further info just let me know, feel free to put the email and tele No on the forum.
Regards,
Mike.
As a note, I, nor radbmx have no connection with these couriers and accept no responsibility for their use.
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Tried them for a Raleigh Bomber from Manchester to My hoose in the highlands £67, the person used royal mail and it was £14.
Probably cheap for england but not cheap to Scotland
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Just used these guys to pick a bike up from Aberdeen to Essex and it cost £25. Picked up at 5 on Wednesday afternoon and dropped off at 9 this morning.
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Yeah thats a good price its just a batsard that my house is 200 miles north of Aberdeen.. :'(
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just used these to bring a bike from wales to yorkshire.
they picked it up weds and it was at my door by 10am on thurs.
fantastic service, definitely use them again :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
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Used them today £25... they dont actually do the delivering... They sub out to Amtrak who actually collect and send your parcel.
Quick service ;) I would check level of insurance beforehand for expensive stuff :daumenhoch:
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Link now seems to be dead.
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Link now seems to be dead.
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no worries mate just give em a call, they're good lads. used them recently and had me bike delivered within 48 hr's of speeking to them. :daumenhoch:
01204 363737 ask for mike 2
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You can email him too: mike2@lancscouriers.plus.com
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Used them today £25... they dont actually do the delivering... They sub out to Amtrak who actually collect and send your parcel.
Quick service ;) I would check level of insurance beforehand for expensive stuff :daumenhoch:
how come they charged you £25?
should have only been £20??
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I dont know m8, thats what they charged me the other week :(
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Just a heads up for you fellas,
Ive had nothing but trouble with these.
1 bike and 1 frame and fork set collected tuesday for delivery (hopefully) for wednesday.
They delivered them but arse about tit. so the frame and frk set went to the guy who ought the bike and vice-verse
Notsorted out until today with failed collection pomises and faled delivery promises.
Use at your peril.
Complete bag-o-wank in my opinion.
And VERY,VERY rude when critisism made.
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Lancs Couriers have stopped doing bikes/F+F , they say temporarily but who knows .
I just booked a collection last friday with www.Interparcel.com (easy forms & a selection of services , not the cheapset) , the F+F should arrive with me today so we'll see :daumenhoch:.
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Booked online with Interparcel.com on friday ( 26th Jan ) at approx 4pm , they collected F+F from oop north on the monday ( 29th ) and delivered to me by 3pm on tuesday the 30th.
Spot on & impressed :4_17_5:
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how much??
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It's based on weight/size ( F+F box or bike box ? ) :daumenhoch:
20kg is £14.99 + VAT by 12noon or 3pm next day ( can't remember which ) .
Extra cover can be added ( std is £150 I think ) .
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That sounds reasonable m8... i will look them up :)
Thx 4 the heads up :daumenhoch:
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interparcel want £70!?
Any others doing it less expensively please??
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try parcels4delivery.com. Interparcel wanted £70, these guys want £8.
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try parcels4delivery.com. Interparcel wanted £70, these guys want £8.
Wow... that is excellent... i just ran some quotes and on average they are half the price of Interparcel and an eighth of the price of Parcel Force ;D Die Parcel Force Die ;D
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i work in the freight/transport industry, dont be surprised if they bomb out permanantly, those prices are about break even that's including if they use Amtrack. I wouldn't carry them for that unless it was huge business!!!
I sub out most of my stuff for uk via TNT they've not really let us down much, also perhaps try business post/ dhl etc
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parcels4delivery.com mucked up two pickups so i switched back to Interparcel.... been using them a few months now... Flawless service :daumenhoch:
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Any advice on a couier for a bike in a bike box to Dublin, Ireland? Never sent one before. Thankssssssss :)
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I pay £5 for anysize as long as its under 22kg and bikes are under that, thats full uk aswell.
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try parcels4delivery.com. Interparcel wanted £70, these guys want £8.
I used parcels4 delivery the other day. I was charged £9 for next day delivery and took out the £5 insurance cover. With vat it came to just £17. The bike was collected and delivered by parcel force and was a flawless service. I am going to try them again today, so fingers crossed it wasnt first time luck
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i used Pharos . booked wednesday evening, collected at my home Friday morning . could've been thursday if i wanted.. £12.99 using their Hercules service. i said package was 19.5 KG. i went into local bike shop and asked for a box. free stuff is gr8 :daumenhoch:
i will post back when item is delivered about timescale + condition. cant be bad huh?
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i used Pharos . booked wednesday evening, collected at my home Friday morning . could've been thursday if i wanted.. £12.99 using their Hercules service. i said package was 19.5 KG. i went into local bike shop and asked for a box. free stuff is gr8 :daumenhoch:
i will post back when item is delivered about timescale + condition. cant be bad huh?
You havent sold you Goose have you Davie. :shocked:
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;D no chance Marc. it was an old Schwinn i had bought for any freestyle sessions at parks. it was 2 heavy. i bought JT71's mirraco :daumenhoch:
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Nice one. Lets hope your knees better soon so you can get some riding in. :daumenhoch:
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;)ok.. update: bike collected friday morning, delivered monday afternoon. £12.99 for 19.5 kg. box was 1400X750X200.
great service from pharos.although tracking didnt work ??? probably my fault
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Are these boxed bikes? or complete bikes? you've been sending, as I'm after a courier who can take complete bikes, just wrapped up in card etc.
Anyone got any info?
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mine was a full bike. a heavy bugger too. go into any local bike shop + ask for a box. mine was a mountain bike box. wrapped it up with poundland cellophane + bubble wrap (front wheel off) easy peasy..
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PACKED UP, £5.95!
http://www.ppwexpress.com/
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How many times you used these Dave? any good? will they ship complete bikes? lmk,I'm very interested,thx Daz... :daumenhoch:
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:-[ just noticed this sorry.
used once but it all went very smooth. they will collect it from you etc. all you have to do is box it up.
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how on earth do you manage to get decent quotes
i have just seen 2 mongoose pitbikes for sale and need a courier if the person allows it :)
but the quotes im getting are over £200
any1 fancy getting me a quote please see if you could find me 1 lol
they are in Lydbrook,Gloucestershire and need to come to london essex
they are both at the same address so only needs 1 pickup
thnx for any advice :)
all sorted 33=vat from interparcel but seller has done it for 15 sweet :D
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hi all just to let you know i have just used pharos to send a cruiser box up from barnsley to preston all in £9.75 pick up wednesday deliverd thursday.well happy would use again.
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yep thats them.
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hey guys,i use parcels2go for everything.they're a company who will use DHL and others(who i cant remember just now,as im on the red!)for couriering .
if you give a weight of around 7kg's ,and a box size of 90cmx60cmx30cm you will only pay just under £9.thing is its only insured for £50.ive bought stuff costing well above that and its always been delivered.they say up to 2-3 days but i usually get mine the day after(i do live in a city though,plymouth)
worth giving them a go,and the websites well simple.simple for me :uglystupid2:
if its heavier and bigger than you say it'll still get delivered for £9.go on you know it makes sense!!
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nice info oldschool ill look them up
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The best couriers around are Parcel2go. You can book and print your delivery labels on line and they will collect the next working day and usually deliver the day after.
I've sent Bombers all over the UK and 3 to Holland all with no trouble ans a bomber is a hefty bike!!
I also use them to send heavier items such as frames and mixed lots rather than use the postal service as all items are traceable. Another useful thing they have is a online chat box where you can get answers to most questions you may have about their services.
10% discount for the next week if you enter the code JAN201010 when prompted
www.parcel2go.com (http://www.parcel2go.com)
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Just used the company at the top of this thread.
I found them rude and uncooperative! the price was 50% Higher than stated and the staff have given me the runaround since yesterday morning!
They say they will pick up the bike on Monday, But I foresee problems.
It always shocks me to find companies that treat there customers in this way (although most of them do)
Why do firms in this country act as if they are doing you a favor when you are paying good money for bad service?