Author Topic: Posting tyres? (Read 339 times)

dubber · « **on:** May 29, 2012, 06:51 AM »

How do you lot post tyres??
i posted a pair of tyres saturday and i got robbed by the post office! they said they were too big to go first class recorded, i layed them on top of each other (not folded) wrapped them in a bin liner and taped them up, obviously not vey heavy, i could have gone with standard parcels for about £6 i think but i wanted a signature so i had to go with parcelforce 48 which cost me just over £11

..would it have been ok to fold them or would that have damaged them, they were the fit fafs i had for sale on here...i have the eclat tyres for sale aswell and i dont want the same to happen again, can they be folded or is that a no no..
cheers,Paul..

CD17 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 29, 2012, 07:03 AM »

This is what I do Paul, but at my local Post Office at Christmas I give the lady a card with £20 in it & say 'thank you for all your help this year' so she always does me a proof of postage which means whatever I post is insured by the Post Office for £42 or something. of course if I'm sending something of large value I add insurance, but for low value big items, I just get proof of postage

Gnarlyscoots · « **Reply #2 on:** May 29, 2012, 09:17 AM »

Paul, I do the same with tyres mate. Lay them together, wrap 3 bin liners around them, then over tape with brown parcel tape

Post offices vary dependent on size and how many people work there, IMO. They work on commission so, even though you might have weighed it at home and have your quote, it may not be the same as what they tell you. For example, I boxed a set of bars and made the box around the bars. There was no room to play with. I took them to the nearest post office to me which has around 6 windows. They wanted £25 to post them to the Netherlands, international signed for. Too much. So I then went to the small independent PO in Tolworth with the same boxed item. They have 2 windows. They charged me £14. £11 less than the other thieving arabs

I then tried again with another package to test the theory. I boxed a set of bars, seat post and seat clamp all in the same box. Took it to the main PO and got a quote to post to Canada. £56 international signed for. Took it to the small PO and was quoted £38 for the same thing. Needless to say I do not use the main PO anymore

It's normally around £6.72 per set of tyres sent 1st class recorded. I find that reaches the recipient the next day if posted early enough

john4130 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 29, 2012, 05:31 PM »

i've had tyres that were twisted into a figure 8 then folded, didn't do them any harm.

Betty · « **Reply #4 on:** May 29, 2012, 05:37 PM »

Quote from: john4130 on May 29, 2012, 05:31 PM

i've had tyres that were twisted into a figure 8 then folded, didn't do them any harm.

I've done just that and had no complaints

Zip tie to keep em folded and squash em into a box

dubber · « **Reply #5 on:** May 29, 2012, 06:10 PM »

Quote from: Betty on May 29, 2012, 05:37 PM

Quote from: john4130 on May 29, 2012, 05:31 PM
i've had tyres that were twisted into a figure 8 then folded, didn't do them any harm.

I've done just that and had no complaints

Zip tie to keep em folded and squash em into a box

ill do that next time then....if anyone ever buys them..