Author Topic: Courier bike pick up anywhere in the UK for £20 (Read 10488 times)

billstup · « **on:** October 31, 2006, 10:41 PM »

Just copied and pasted this over here

I was trawling ebay and came across this advert. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220010701990&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Fcgiurl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fcgi.ebay.co.uk%252Fws%252F%26fkr%3D1%26from%3DR8%26satitle%3D220010701990%26category0%3D%26fvi%3D1

I sent a message to the guys explaining I was on the forum and that quite often people wanted bikes that were local pickup only. This was there reply

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Hello this is mike from Lancashire Couriers.

Sandro, we transport a lot of bikes from ebay customers, so no problem.
we charge a standard price of £20.00 collected and delivered anywhere mainland UK. There is an extra charge of £12.00 for any deliveries north of dundee in scotland, Glasgow and Edinburgh are £20.00
Normally bikes are transported in one piece and protected with cardboard and or bubble wrap if the originall box is not avialable.

if you or your members would like to contact me the No is 01204 363737 ask for mike 2
or email mike2@lancscouriers.plus.com
any quries or further info just let me know, feel free to put the email and tele No on the forum.
Regards,
Mike.

As a note, I, nor radbmx have no connection with these couriers and accept no responsibility for their use.

madall · « **Reply #1 on:** November 01, 2006, 10:16 PM »

Tried them for a Raleigh Bomber from Manchester to My hoose in the highlands £67, the person used royal mail and it was £14.

Probably cheap for england but not cheap to Scotland

jimwise68 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 03, 2006, 11:08 AM »

Just used these guys to pick a bike up from Aberdeen to Essex and it cost £25. Picked up at 5 on Wednesday afternoon and dropped off at 9 this morning.

madall · « **Reply #3 on:** November 03, 2006, 02:58 PM »

Yeah thats a good price its just a batsard that my house is 200 miles north of Aberdeen..

dwain dibbly · « **Reply #4 on:** November 24, 2006, 10:08 AM »

just used these to bring a bike from wales to yorkshire.
they picked it up weds and it was at my door by 10am on thurs.
fantastic service, definitely use them again

FuNMoNsTeR · « **Reply #5 on:** December 15, 2006, 11:50 AM »

Used them today £25... they dont actually do the delivering... They sub out to Amtrak who actually collect and send your parcel.
Quick service

I would check level of insurance beforehand for expensive stuff

mightynimrod · « **Reply #6 on:** December 28, 2006, 03:03 PM »

Link now seems to be dead.

martin46 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 28, 2006, 03:13 PM »

Quote from: mightynimrod on December 28, 2006, 03:03 PM

Link now seems to be dead.

no worries mate just give em a call, they're good lads. used them recently and had me bike delivered within 48 hr's of speeking to them.

01204 363737 ask for mike 2

FuNMoNsTeR · « **Reply #8 on:** December 28, 2006, 03:20 PM »

You can email him too: mike2@lancscouriers.plus.com

dwain dibbly · « **Reply #9 on:** December 28, 2006, 04:07 PM »

Quote from: FuNMoNsTeR on December 15, 2006, 11:50 AM

Used them today £25... they dont actually do the delivering... They sub out to Amtrak who actually collect and send your parcel.
Quick service I would check level of insurance beforehand for expensive stuff

how come they charged you £25?
should have only been £20??

FuNMoNsTeR · « **Reply #10 on:** December 28, 2006, 05:45 PM »

I dont know m8, thats what they charged me the other week

mightynimrod · « **Reply #11 on:** January 08, 2007, 01:04 PM »

Just a heads up for you fellas,

Ive had nothing but trouble with these.

1 bike and 1 frame and fork set collected tuesday for delivery (hopefully) for wednesday.

They delivered them but arse about tit. so the frame and frk set went to the guy who ought the bike and vice-verse

Notsorted out until today with failed collection pomises and faled delivery promises.

Use at your peril.
Complete bag-o-wank in my opinion.
And VERY,VERY rude when critisism made.

Mattdub · « **Reply #12 on:** January 30, 2007, 08:33 AM »

Lancs Couriers have stopped doing bikes/F+F , they say temporarily but who knows .

I just booked a collection last friday with www.Interparcel.com (easy forms & a selection of services , not the cheapset) , the F+F should arrive with me today so we'll see

.

Mattdub · « **Reply #13 on:** February 04, 2007, 12:08 PM »

Booked online with Interparcel.com on friday ( 26th Jan ) at approx 4pm , they collected F+F from oop north on the monday ( 29th ) and delivered to me by 3pm on tuesday the 30th.

Spot on & impressed

dwain dibbly · « **Reply #14 on:** February 04, 2007, 12:13 PM »

how much??

Mattdub · « **Reply #15 on:** February 04, 2007, 05:54 PM »

It's based on weight/size ( F+F box or bike box ? )

20kg is £14.99 + VAT by 12noon or 3pm next day ( can't remember which ) .

Extra cover can be added ( std is £150 I think ) .

FuNMoNsTeR · « **Reply #16 on:** February 04, 2007, 06:13 PM »

That sounds reasonable m8... i will look them up

Thx 4 the heads up

adiec72 · « **Reply #17 on:** March 04, 2007, 11:11 AM »

interparcel want £70!?

Any others doing it less expensively please??

adiec72 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 04, 2007, 11:29 AM »

try parcels4delivery.com. Interparcel wanted £70, these guys want £8.

FuNMoNsTeR · « **Reply #19 on:** March 04, 2007, 04:33 PM »

Quote from: adiec72 on March 04, 2007, 11:29 AM

try parcels4delivery.com. Interparcel wanted £70, these guys want £8.

Wow... that is excellent... i just ran some quotes and on average they are half the price of Interparcel and an eighth of the price of Parcel Force

Die Parcel Force Die

Webdawg · « **Reply #20 on:** May 21, 2007, 05:46 PM »

i work in the freight/transport industry, dont be surprised if they bomb out permanantly, those prices are about break even that's including if they use Amtrack. I wouldn't carry them for that unless it was huge business!!!

I sub out most of my stuff for uk via TNT they've not really let us down much, also perhaps try business post/ dhl etc

FuNMoNsTeR · « **Reply #21 on:** May 21, 2007, 06:33 PM »

parcels4delivery.com mucked up two pickups so i switched back to Interparcel.... been using them a few months now... Flawless service

BarryZola · « **Reply #22 on:** July 30, 2007, 05:19 PM »

Any advice on a couier for a bike in a bike box to Dublin, Ireland? Never sent one before. Thankssssssss

wolfiehere · « **Reply #23 on:** October 17, 2007, 09:13 PM »

I pay £5 for anysize as long as its under 22kg and bikes are under that, thats full uk aswell.

hooga1975 · « **Reply #24 on:** November 18, 2007, 02:55 PM »

Quote from: adiec72 on March 04, 2007, 11:29 AM

try parcels4delivery.com. Interparcel wanted £70, these guys want £8.

I used parcels4 delivery the other day. I was charged £9 for next day delivery and took out the £5 insurance cover. With vat it came to just £17. The bike was collected and delivered by parcel force and was a flawless service. I am going to try them again today, so fingers crossed it wasnt first time luck