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Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford
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 Posted: Tue Jan 03, 12 11:34 am Post subject: Couriers |
 
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Thought this might be useful. I'm having to ship a 4 ton tractor a couple of hundred miles, and had quotes of around £450.
A bit of Googling gave me these three sites. Current lowest bid is £225, plus £35 in fees. Couriers bid on your load and the price plummets.
www.Shiply.com
www.uship.com
www.anyvan.com
Not as cheap as DS courier, for sure, but seems a good idea. I know Shiply's been mentioned before, but I thought I'd add the others. |
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Mustang
Joined: 15 Jul 2005
Posts: 695
Location: Sunny Suffolk
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| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 12 11:44 am Post subject: |
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I tried shiply once, but got no responses. Maybe my item was too small to bother with?
The issue I have right now with a package I have to ship is one of insurance. I can get cheap postage deals, but they don't insure it (or only at a very basic level). Put insurance on (value is £600) and the price goes ballistic.  |
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Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford
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| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 12 11:50 am Post subject: |
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Have you tried the Post office?
I'm shipping something with a value of £2,000, and they only want £8 extra.
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Rob R
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: York
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| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 12 12:38 pm Post subject: |
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I tried shiply once, someone wanted £35 to ship a box of meat  |
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Chez
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 33036
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset
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I've tried shipley a few times - mostly for my solid-fuel-appliance habit. The first few quotes you get tend to be trying it on - then it gets more realistic. |
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Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 27066
Location: Hereford
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| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 12 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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Indeed. Given that it was Christmas, I think I got a range of small businesses competing. I ended up with £250, via uShip, with no fees. Guy seems genuine, and he gets paid when he turns up with my tractor, so my risk is minimal. |
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Mustang
Joined: 15 Jul 2005
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Location: Sunny Suffolk
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| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 12 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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Unfortunately, it's 14.7kg, so RM will only insure it to £500. |
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camaro
Joined: 31 Mar 2010
Posts: 148
Location: N. Ireland
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| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 12 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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Shiply is great for cars - I just had a Jeep Grand Cherokee delivered from Plymouth to Belfast for £400.
That included the guy driving it 600 miles (at 17mpg, 4 litre petrol engine), paying for 2 full tanks of fuel (£120 each), paying for the Holyhead Ferry, then driving it up from Dublin and dropping it at my house in time for me to go to work in it.
All he asked was that I drop him at the nearest airport once he'd delivered it - that's 15 minutes away. Then he paid his own flight back.
I couldn't have done it myself for that price!
Edit - first quote was "£750, you pay for fuel and any accomodation/food costs"! |
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes
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| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 12 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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is he driving the tractor to you ? |
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Hairyloon
Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 8262
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 12 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Nick wrote: |
| Guy seems genuine, and he gets paid when he turns up with my tractor, so my risk is minimal. |
Who's is the risk if the tractor disappears to Ireland? |
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Hairyloon
Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 12 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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| dpack wrote: |
| is he driving the tractor to you ? |
I expect it'd be a more comfortable drive than my old fergy from the far side of Anglesey... |
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Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 27066
Location: Hereford
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| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 12 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Hairyloon wrote: |
| Nick wrote: |
| Guy seems genuine, and he gets paid when he turns up with my tractor, so my risk is minimal. |
Who's is the risk if the tractor disappears to Ireland? |
Mine, but I know where he works, and his details. He's just a regular courier. Same risk as normal I guess. |
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Rob R
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: York
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| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 12 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Chez wrote: |
| I've tried shipley a few times - mostly for my solid-fuel-appliance habit. The first few quotes you get tend to be trying it on - then it gets more realistic. |
Unfortunately I only got the one quote.  |
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Shan
Joined: 13 Jan 2009
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Location: South Wales
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 12 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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I can't remember who we used but it was about £220 for the tractor, the flat 8 and the bucket and the tractor has a loader on it to be transported from Oxford to us. |
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Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 27066
Location: Hereford
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| Posted: Thu Jan 12, 12 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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And I have a tractor, with front loader! 
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