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P1CK4D
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Anyone know of any good couriers or can recommend a cheap courier to send a car sump to New Zealand? Looking for the cheapest price poss! Best so far has been Parcel force at £160.50. Help!
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What's the dimensions and weight?
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Yeah things aint cheap going there. I ship to Oz and its not cheap.
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Its a sump off an Evo. So id hazard a guess 45 x 25 x 20cm. 20kgs to be on the safe side.

Just been quoted £75 by TNT so it's getting better but that was at a weight of 12kgs...

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Been told it'll weight about 5kgs inc packaging. TNT quoted £66.43. Any other options?
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Tbh mate that's quite cheap for it to travel thousands of miles
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Parcelmonkey are quoting Parcelforce at £56.59 for those dimensions but the weight will be critical, needs to know properly TBH
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Yeah I know it's cheap already, but i'm broke back mountain at the moment lol.

Ooo nice find Ian! I'll give Parcelmonkey a go when I have the proper details. Is that the main website you'd use?
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Yeah nothing special you just might need to sign up to send it
Graham88
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Try parcel2go
P1CK4D
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Just tried parcel2go and including insurance Parcelmonkey is cheaper with a known courier.
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quote:
Originally posted by P1CK4D
but i'm broke back mountain at the moment.


Getting bummed by a cowboy?
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In all seriousness shipping internationally is a tricky game..

You'll need to declare the value to get insurance but then you fuck the buyer on duties..

Decent agents will let you specify different insurance values to actual values
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
In all seriousness shipping internationally is a tricky game..

You'll need to declare the value to get insurance but then you fuck the buyer on duties..

Decent agents will let you specify different insurance values to actual values


What would you recommend then? I'm not actually selling anything. I'm sending something away to be modified and then it will be returned.
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For a one off you're going to have to use one of the main carriers, if you were doing this regularly I could put you in touch with an Agent.
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
For a one off you're going to have to use one of the main carriers, if you were doing this regularly I could put you in touch with an Agent.


Balls. Only a one off Really appreciate the offer though
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Tried inter parcel?

I just used them for an ARB which is obviously an odd shape. Parcel2go the cheapest quote was £60 + VAT. £10.80 on interparcel
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Tried inter parcel?

I just used them for an ARB which is obviously an odd shape. Parcel2go the cheapest quote was £60 + VAT. £10.80 on interparcel


I already sent it by Parcelmonkey at a cost of £65. I did check interparcel for shits n giggs and luckily enough they quoted £94. Phew!
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What's so special that requires it to go all the way to NZ?
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeF86
What's so special that requires it to go all the way to NZ?


I've actually blown up my second engine due to oil surge The place I am sending the sump to make the sump hold more volume, baffle it and fit 4 gates inside the sump to ensure oil is always by the pick up. The company in NZ is the only company I could find who does this work that includes 4 gates locking oil in.
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DHL - if you want any guarantee of it getting there
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I used Parcelmonkey's service, who consequently used Parcelforce. According to the tracking info, it's there! Just waiting for the New Zealand guy to wake up and confirm..

 
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