Help with Royal Mail and Parcel Force Costs

Hi guys,

Just thought this may help. Hope its not too confusing. :wink:

UK Size and Weight Guide:

Small Parcels can measure up to:
Length: 45cm Width: 35cm Depth: 8cm
Weight Limit: 2KG

Medium Parcels can measure up to:
Length: 61cm Width: 46cm Depth: 46cm
Weight Limit: 20KG

I figured this may be helpful with sending packages as I went today and sent a Medium Parcel via 1st Class Recorded Delivery for £6.75 and it was only 20p cheaper than the one I sent Next Day Special Delivery £6.95.

The massive diiference apart from the fact that it WILL be delivered before 1PM the next day is that you can insure your parcel up to £500. :wink:

Plus, looking at the table I could've sent it Next Day Special Delivery for £6.22!! :lol:

Royal Mail are a ****ing rip-off.
Since their greedy price-hikes i've been using Hermes to send medium or large size packages.

I've now sent 4 packages through them ranging from 0.9lbs(0.40kgs)-1.8lbs(0.81kg). Varying sizes. The largest of which was about the size of a playstation box!

All packages were sent within the UK. I went though www.parcel2go.com which gives you quotes from different companies. The cheapest each time for what i was sending was Hermes but if you were sending to europe or the US i would think a different company would be better. Either way it's incredibly easy to use.

I opted out of insurance because the value of the packages just wasn't that high plus the items are tracked and you get a text when they arrive at the destination (you have to opt for this and it costs 30p extra).

They picked up the packages from my house the next day (after ordering/buying the service the previous evening)

Each package cost £3.73 and took about 3 days to arrive.

I can't help you on how much extra it would be if insured but the service is offered with insurance.

Hope that helps.

Pete.