It wasn’t too long ago that the only comparison site of any note was Kelkoo, now you can compare everything from toasters and holidays to gas bills and wine! British consumers are still extremely wary of spending their money, with significant government cuts meaning many more people are likely to be made redundant this year […]
Category Archives for Courier
April fuel day is gathering pace
Mar
17
17
We’ve all seen the price at the pumps rocket over the last few weeks/months/years, but it’s set to go up again next month when the government adds another 1p to the fuel duty. Earlier this month Fair Fuel UK handed over a petition to Downing Street with over 120,000 signatures on it, urging parliament not […]
Does your business insurance cover you correctly?
Mar
4
4
Insurance is a complicated business, even for the simple purpose of insuring a small family car, let alone for the van you use to make a living. Are you certain that you have the correct insurance? After a quick Google search of “what insurance does a courier need” it becomes clear that there isn’t a […]
Potholes 1, Couriers 0
Feb
23
23
The government has announced it is ploughing £100m into the roads to fix potholes left by the poor weather last year. That’s despite the fact councils road maintenance budgets are to be cut by £160m over the next four years – meaning it is likely the potholes will merely be filled as opposed to the […]
Inflation puts further pressure on couriers
Feb
16
16
Yesterday’s announcement that the UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) annual inflation rate rose to 4% in January, might wash over many people’s heads. But for couriers it’s a significant concern, especially as experts, including the Bank of England governor Mervyn King, are already predicting another rise to as much a 5%. According to the AA […]
Petrol Could Rise
Jan
14
14
The price of petrol in the UK could rise by as much as 15 pence per litre within the next 12 months, it has been warned. The Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) of Great Britain made the prediction based on analysis of fuel market trends and tax changes. In its report, the PRA claims that British […]
Postal Strike Results in 30% Rise for Courier Businesses
Oct
28
28
Daniel Parry, founder of delivery quote comparison service Deliveryquotecompare commented that; “Since publicity of the strikes began, we have experienced a 30% surge in customers using our courier cost comparison service”. Thousands of Royal Mail workers across the country recently went on a 48-hour strike in a row over pay, conditions and modernisation. With more […]
Courier quotes
Sep
23
23
At the point of launch it would appear that courier services is our second largest category, with over 75 courier businesses currently registered…and we’ve only been live for a couple of days! We expect courier services to be a significant part of the website, especially with the demand for such services from ebay traders & […]