Royal Mail industrial action October 2009

We would like to bring to your attention that there are many other postal and courier delivery carriers that are not affected by the Royal Mail industrial action.

Below are some alternative P&P services available with guidelines concerning what you can expect to pay to send an item. Please note prices quoted are subject to change and we suggest you contact the delivery company directly.

Postal carriers and contacts

MyHermes

• Link: www.myhermes.co.uk

• Service: 3-5 days door to door parcel delivery. Tracking and insurance included.

• Exclusive 10% discount for eBay sellers during strike periods.  Discount applies to all parcel weight bands, Signature Service and Saturday Collection. Promotional discount code is required, and updated daily on the myHermes About Me page. 

• Price guidelines per parcel (inc VAT) with eBay discount

  • Up to 2kg: £3.60

  • Between 2-5kg: £5.62

  • Between 5-10kg: £6.30

  • Between 10-15kg: £7.20

Collect+

• Link: www.collectplus.co.uk

• Service: Parcel drop off and collection. Tracking and insurance included.

• Price guideline per parcel (inc VAT)

  • Up to 10kg: £3.79

Interparcel

• Link: www.interparcel.com

• Service: Discounted consolidator of UK, EU and International courier services. Couriers include: DHL, FedEx, City Link, DPD, UPS, TNT and Interlink

• Standard pricing for guaranteed next working day delivery from £10.34 (inc VAT) and 2-3 days from £7.48 (inc VAT)

• 10% discount for eBay sellers during strike periods on selected services.  Promotional discount code is required and available on the Interparcel About Me page.

Parcel2go

• Link: www.parcel2go.com

• Service: Discounted consolidator of UK, EU and International courier services including DHL, FedEx, City Link, ParcelForce and Home Delivery Network.

• Up to 20% discount for eBay sellers during strike periods on selected services. Promotional discount code is required and available on the Parcel2go About Me page.

• Price guidelines for single item (inc VAT)

  • Up to 25kg (1 to 3 day delivery): £7.46

• Price for multiple items (in VAT)

  • Up to 3kg (2 to 3 day delivery): £4.59 + £5.75 collection charge per order

  • Up to 25kg (2 to 3 day delivery): £5.74 + £11.50 collection charge per order

Parcelforce

• Link: www.parcelforce.com

• Service: UK and Worldwide express delivery service. Tracking and insurance included. Discounts available for eBay sellers, click here for more information.

• Price guidelines per parcel (inc VAT)

  • Up to 30kg UK next day delivery £11.99

  • Up to 30kg 48 hour delivery £10.99