Transporting parts

[JohnS]

Hi, I need to ship a ducktail from London to Durham. Size 100cm x 70cm x 30cm / 5 kg approx. Not heavy - just awkward and fairly fragile.
I'm sure that things like this have been shipped many times but any useful thoughts much appreciated.
Thanks john

[Nige]

Plenty of bubble and extra layers of corrugated board around the corners and don't use Yodel, they managed to bend every corner of a steel engine lid I dispatched last year.

[Lightweight_911]

To counteract that, I've sent hundreds of parcels via Yodel & never had a problem ...

[stretch]

I use cans of expanded foam around the part when i send aluminium or GRP parts. Extra insurance.

[Jonny Hart]

I sent 30 parcels in one hit with MyHermes, lost 3, 2 broken. 16% failure is a disaster. Avoid.

[Nige]

It just goes to show that it's pot luck as I've never had any issue with MyHermes.

[Nick Moss]

Having used virtually every courier, I now only use UPS.

[Lightweight_911]

I sent 30 parcels in one hit with MyHermes, lost 3, 2 broken. 16% failure is a disaster. Avoid.

I must have been lucky so far as I've sent hundreds of parcels with Hermes too & never had any problems with them either ...

[Loz]

I'm of the opinion that it's very much luck of the draw and down to driver / handler mood at the time.

My last collection didn't even turn up!