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20-02-2013, 03:39 PM
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Senior Member
Country: UK
Location: Devon
Occupation: Garage Proprietor
Interests: PowerBoat Racing
Boat name: If Only
Boat make: Bernico F3 OCR, Bernico Prototype Inboard, and some Ribs
Engines: Yamaha Pro V 115
Cruising area: UK, France
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Devon
Posts: 3,095
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Courier
I have a Yamaha Saddle & Midsection to get from Devon to Lancashire.
Any good cheap options ??
Thanks
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National Outboard Immersed Propeller Mono Record 103mph
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20-02-2013, 03:44 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 513
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you can borrow this
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20-02-2013, 03:50 PM
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Senior Member
Country: UK
Location: Devon
Occupation: Garage Proprietor
Interests: PowerBoat Racing
Boat name: If Only
Boat make: Bernico F3 OCR, Bernico Prototype Inboard, and some Ribs
Engines: Yamaha Pro V 115
Cruising area: UK, France
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Devon
Posts: 3,095
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Good start !!
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National Outboard Immersed Propeller Mono Record 103mph
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20-02-2013, 04:43 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Weston Super Mare
Occupation: Electrical Engineer
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Weston Super Mare
Posts: 6,351
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just put the details into www.interparcel.com and they will give you loads of options
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20-02-2013, 04:51 PM
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Senior Member
Country: UK
Location: Devon
Occupation: Garage Proprietor
Interests: PowerBoat Racing
Boat name: If Only
Boat make: Bernico F3 OCR, Bernico Prototype Inboard, and some Ribs
Engines: Yamaha Pro V 115
Cruising area: UK, France
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Devon
Posts: 3,095
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Good call, That'll do it.
Thanks
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26-02-2013, 05:17 PM
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Ringle@der
Country: England
Location: Uckfield, East Sussex.
Interests: Water Ski Racing.
Boat name: Both called ‘Irresistible’.
Boat make: Bernico F1 Twin, Monterey 265SC.
Engines: 2 x Mercury 300XS's, Yanmar 315.
Cruising area: South and east coasts. Eastbourne Marina.
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Uckfield, East Sussex.
Posts: 758
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I used Interparcel to send an aliminium ballast tank to the West Midlands, collected last Thursday from Sussex to be delivered last Friday. According to the tracking number it's still somewhere at their Crawley depot and having already spoken to them numerous times they say TNT are searching for it! I'm supposed to be out practicing at the weekend!
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26-02-2013, 07:15 PM
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On a roll
Country: England
Location: Plymouth
Occupation: Anything in metal
Interests: Bristol Rovers, Cider & Boats
Boat name: Aqua Thunder, Badboy
Boat make: Bernico F2, Phantom 21
Engines: Merc 280efi, Merc 260efi
Cruising area: Worldwide
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Plymouth
Posts: 2,249
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I think shipley us a pretty good site. Used a couple of times and never had any probs.
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27-02-2013, 07:50 AM
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Moose
Country: Jersey C I
Location: Jersey
Occupation: Thread stripper
Interests: Winding up Donkeys
Boat name: Venom
Boat make: 1990 Phantom(what else)21
Engines: Mariner 225 opti
Cruising area: Channel Islands/France
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Jersey
Posts: 111
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Originally Posted by gar163y
I used Interparcel to send an aliminium ballast tank to the West Midlands, collected last Thursday from Sussex to be delivered last Friday. According to the tracking number it's still somewhere at their Crawley depot and having already spoken to them numerous times they say TNT are searching for it! I'm supposed to be out practicing at the weekend!
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There's your problem - TNT - prbably the most useless company I have ever had the misfortune to get involved with. 3 weeks to send a 7kg parcel from Jersey to Dublin. They then wanted £195.00 for the 'service'. I spoke to them daily and was given all sorts of promises none of which came to anything. After a long letter they did do it FOC but following other repetitive problems I have now closed our account with them and recommend avoiding TNT like the plague! There's much more to this story but it only makes them look worse and would take an hour to type!!!
Moose.
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27-02-2013, 09:12 AM
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Registered User
Boat make: Phantom 23
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,693
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Parcel2go are really good they collected my powerhead parts within 15 minutes of booking online, the recipient then got a phone call an hour later to say it would be with him the next day, it was being delivered to Florida!
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27-02-2013, 10:54 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 42
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I agree parceltogo are excellent
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27-02-2013, 11:03 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 513
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I always use Interparcel, never had a problem, but then they, and parcels 2 go etc are just booking agents, and can't really be held responsible for the failings of the courier companies they negotiate with on our behalf.
If I book a holiday with Thomas Cook, I don't blame them if British Airways lose my bag.
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27-02-2013, 11:15 AM
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Senior Member
Country: England
Location: Warsash
Occupation: Boat Designer
Interests: sport
Boat name: Santana
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Warsash
Posts: 1,838
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Originally Posted by Marinautic
I always use Interparcel, never had a problem, but then they, and parcels 2 go etc are just booking agents, and can't really be held responsible for the failings of the courier companies they negotiate with on our behalf.
If I book a holiday with Thomas Cook, I don't blame them if British Airways lose my bag.
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Exactly - with the booking service companies all is fine until something goes wrong - and that wil occasionally happen with mos tcourier companies.
I have found Parcel2go after sales service really poor - whereas Interparcel have been better.
On courier companies most work very well - problems have been with the budget ones whihc is not surprising.
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27-02-2013, 06:07 PM
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Great Horwood
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Great Horwood
Posts: 2,372
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Only service I trust is Nik Keyser >> http://www.keytransport.co.uk
Boxes of bacon, forgotten suits, large engines Nik never lets anyone down.
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27-02-2013, 06:24 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 513
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Originally Posted by Ciao
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His routes are somewhat limited though
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27-02-2013, 08:50 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: NEWMARKET
Occupation: ENGINEER & LOGISTICS
Interests: SKI RACING
Boat name: ON A BUDGET
Boat make: CYCLONE 19 & 21
Engines: MERC 300 XS & 250 ETEC
Cruising area: THE WASH
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: NEWMARKET
Posts: 1
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gar163y
I used Interparcel to send an aliminium ballast tank to the West Midlands, collected last Thursday from Sussex to be delivered last Friday. According to the tracking number it's still somewhere at their Crawley depot and having already spoken to them numerous times they say TNT are searching for it! I'm supposed to be out practicing at the
weekend!
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Why use multi drop courier companies for goods which you pay good money for and are part of your pride and joy. I often take tanks to Cris and move goods around the country for a number of marine dealers, they use us because we do dedicated deliveries and no they can trust us for more info
google James Robinson couriers.
ps hope the tank turns up soon and if you need transport back let me know i have vans going all over they country
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28-02-2013, 07:09 AM
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Ringle@der
Country: England
Location: Uckfield, East Sussex.
Interests: Water Ski Racing.
Boat name: Both called ‘Irresistible’.
Boat make: Bernico F1 Twin, Monterey 265SC.
Engines: 2 x Mercury 300XS's, Yanmar 315.
Cruising area: South and east coasts. Eastbourne Marina.
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Uckfield, East Sussex.
Posts: 758
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Quote:
Originally Posted by boat924
Why use multi drop courier companies for goods which you pay good money for and are part of your pride and joy. I often take tanks to Cris and move goods around the country for a number of marine dealers, they use us because we do dedicated deliveries and no they can trust us for more info
google James Robinson couriers.
ps hope the tank turns up soon and if you need transport back let me know i have vans going all over they country
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I'm hoping Chris won't take long to make the new tank and that you will deliver it!
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