Recommended courier service for shipping frame in UK?

Lefthook
Lefthook Posts: 124
edited March 2017 in Commuting chat
As the title states any recommendations for couriers to use to ship a frame inside the UK. Obviously want it to get there in one piece but not cost the earth.

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  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    AFAIK all pretty much of a muchness - it's going to depend on your packing largely.

    Two options - bit of bubblewrap and packing tape around the frame so it's obvious it's a bike frame or put it in a box where you can protect it better, but they're not going to know what it is and probably throw it around anyway.
    One thing I had heard - from importers I think - they get their bikes packed in TV boxes with a picture of a TV on the front - which for them - seems to make the handlers take a bit more care ... so perhaps get down to the local TV shop and see if they've got an old box you can pack it in?
  • secretsam
    secretsam Posts: 5,120
    The courier company known as your car with you driving?

    Other than that, I recommend a metric tonne of bubble wrap, etc
    It's just a hill. Get over it.

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