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Your same day courier and getting it right

July 6, 2009 By

I started this blog with the intention of giving advice so our potential customers could establish what they needed with a same day courier and how to get the correct service for their freight or cargo delivery.

I have found since starting it many customers have appreciated the advice we have offered and the signposting we have given to other services if we couldn’t help ourselves.

Quite often I take phone calls from people who are determined to get the delivery aspect of their service just right :-) and sometimes it comes down to just a cost based quote.

When you buy just on cost how do you establish if your same day courier is insured or not? did you ask or was it just a matter of saving a fiver on delivery? We are always happy to answer questions and if by asking them we are not the right company for your delivery, we’ll tell you.

By establishing a relationship with your courier not only are you getting the best possible service but the correct service for your delivery and to your customers that means a lot.

You won’t know how good or bad a courier is until something goes wrong and then the wrong decision can cost your business more than it’s reputation.

Kevin
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The mysteries of a same day courier quote explained.

March 2, 2009 By

Ever rang for a quote from a courier and thought “how much!” and then spent the next hour ringing round trying to get it cheaper? Did you find it?  Did you find the right courier service before you asked for a quote?

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Finding the right courier and service is essential. If you want to send a letter you take it to the post office. If you want to send a valuable tender document out of hours, then you call an express or same day courier.
Often people confuse the services of a parcel carrier with that of a courier.

A parcel carrier will deliver your item in 24 to 48 hours and they are dependent on volume.

A same day courier charges by distance traveled, so whether you send an envelope of a pallet, the cost would be the same.

Quotes also depend on the items value, the Royal Mail insure to the value of £2.5k same day couriers often to the value of 10k, we have insurance to the value of 30k.

So next time you call a courier service and describe something as urgent, think… is it really? and if it really is, be prepared to pay same day prices, no courier in their right mind would be able to travel 200 miles for just £20. What / where else could your items be going? What condition would your goods arrive in?

If you ask for the right service, you will get an accurate quote and not have to spend hours on the phone chasing for the lowest price.

Sarah

PS remember, with couriers, service wise – you get what you pay for!

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