Couriers and shipping...?

Hello all... Does anyone know of a courier service that will deliver a longish parcel? I want to send an item within the uk 2.5m long but of small cross section 0.1m x 0.15m but it seems most will not accommodate items longer that 1.5mm (my item weighs only 3kg)... Any help would be much appreciated

Reply to
Ardamerr
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A *very* quick browsing session came up with

UPS: "Packages must not weigh more than 70 kilograms (or 150 lbs) or exceed 270 centimetres (or 108 inches) in length or a total of 419 centimetres (or 165 inches) in length and girth combined."

Fedex: "Maximum 274 cm in length (always the longest side)"

Plus others.

I suggest you look a little harder and do some research for yourself.

MBQ

Reply to
Man at B&Q

Put it diagonally across a 1.5m x 1.5m box. It should fit.

Reply to
Andrew May

I very much appreciate that... I have spent over an hour and a half looking but I suspect that you are a much more competant user of the internet than I... Anyhow, grateful thanks...

Reply to
Ardamerr

There's folks on the uk.people.consumers.ebay group who know lots about couriers and shipping.

Reply to
pcb1962

2.5m is the standard(ish) maximum length so almost anyone.

Try interparcel.com as a good source of quotes. Should be about £7.

Reply to
Scott M

Definitely not Screwfix: they bend fluorescent tubes to fit them in the box...

S
Reply to
spamlet

Very long, very heavy parcels & pallets are typically sent by NightFreight (far longer than yours) who use 13.5 tonners.

Just ensure it is well packaged on vulnerable apex/corner, the drivers tend to be tired after clambering around and things really do slide around inside them - no tie-down or partitioning.

CPC of course make anything fit any parcel.

Reply to
js.b1

Thanks Scott... INTERPARCEL SEEM TO BE THE BEST OF THE BUNCH... Bless you...

Reply to
Ardamerr

My pleasure.

Reply to
Scott M

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