| Courier | Price - depot drop off and delivery service |
|---|---|
| ipostparcels | £4.25* (ex VAT) |
| Parcel Monkey | £5.99* (ex VAT) |
| Parcel2Go | £4.69* (ex VAT) |
| Royal Mail | £8.90* (ex VAT) |
Similarly, it is asked, what is the cheapest courier service UK?
If you're sending an item yourself and, having checked the options, have found that Royal Mail is the cheapest – or not far off it – the good news is that Royal Mail is offering to waive its usual fee of 72p per parcel (or 60p per prepaid return parcel) and collect up to five parcels a day for free until Sunday 30 May.
Similarly, how much do couriers charge? Although most couriers charge by the job, it's not uncommon to charge by the mile, especially for longer deliveries. For example, $1.50 per mile if you are using a car, $2.00 per mile if you need a pickup or van because of the size of the items.
Keeping this in consideration, how much is a UK courier?
You can send a small parcel up to 2kg from just £3.20. You can send a medium parcel up to 2kg from just £5.30. If your parcel's over the size or weight of a medium parcel, you'll need to send it via Parcelforce Worldwide (up to a maximum of 30kg and maximum size of 2.5m and 5m length and girth combined).
Are couriers cheaper than Royal Mail?
Up to 70% cheaper than Royal Mail
It is now often cheaper to use a courier service to have your parcels delivered (and faster too!) We regularly check Royal Mail and Post Office parcel prices and update our comparison tables so you can be sure that you are getting the very best deal around.
