If you just have a quick search on the internet you\u2019ll find hundreds if not thousands of forum posts complaining about parcel delivery. At www.deliveryquotecompare.com we think it\u2019s because people don\u2019t fully understand the difference between a courier service and a parcel delivery service.<\/p>\n
Parcel delivery is cheap, really cheap in fact, which makes it a great alternative to the Royal Mail and perfect for eBay sellers. Here\u2019s how it work\u2019s \u2013 your parcel will be collected from your specified location, put into the vehicle, taken to the company\u2019s central hub and sorted. Then it will get loaded onto another van and taken to its destination. Sounds simple enough? Well, as you can imagine the logistics of it are quite significant, but there are things you can do to make it easier for them:<\/p>\n
1. Label your parcel clearly<\/p>\n
The quicker they can establish where your parcel needs to go the easier it is, if your label is clear it\u2019s less likely to be put to one side to \u2018decipher later\u2019, which could mean you\u2019re parcel is delayed.<\/p>\n
2. Use a postcode<\/p>\n
A postcode is the easiest way to work out which part of the country your parcel is destined for. It\u2019s also a lot easier to read than street and town names!<\/p>\n
3. Wrap it well<\/p>\n
Throughout its journey your item maybe handled by up to 12 different people<\/strong>, so it\u2019s important to package your item VERY well. Invest in some bubble wrap and if it\u2019s in a box make sure it\u2019s a sturdy one and if it\u2019s wrapped make sure it\u2019s wrapped a few times!<\/p>\n 4. Insure it<\/p>\n Most parcel delivery companies will be insured, but often it may only cost a few pounds extra to more comprehensive cover. This will make sure that if your item happens to get lost or damaged you won\u2019t be left out of pocket.<\/p>\n What\u2019s important to bear in mind is that parcel delivery is a fast, low cost way of transporting things; it\u2019s not suitable for everything \u2013 your Grandmas\u2019 glass vase being just one example. Anything that is valuable, fragile or expensive may be better off with a dedicated courier delivery<\/a>. This service will cost you more but your item will be handled by just the one person and is likely to be delivered door to door, with no depots in the middle, meaning there is much less chance of damage. It\u2019s still very important to consider insurance and make sure the item is packed as well as possible though.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you just have a quick search on the internet you\u2019ll find hundreds if not thousands of forum posts complaining about parcel delivery. At www.deliveryquotecompare.com we think it\u2019s because people don\u2019t fully understand the difference between a courier service and a parcel delivery service. Parcel delivery is cheap, really cheap in fact, which makes it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[64],"tags":[44],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=402"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3390,"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402\/revisions\/3390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}