Nightline/Parcel Motel Thread Part 2 (post all related questions here)

kalych wrote: »

That's the expectation. Can't see it being anything else apart from PM closing down the NI depot entirely.

If parcel motel closes down "Republicans" may set up an alternative service to parcel motel.

Dublinandy3 wrote: »

I have a parcel2go account in both the uk and Ireland. My UK account got an email saying that any goods to NI are subject to a customs charge once Brexit kicks in.

This means if it's being sent to the parcel motel depot then you will get hit with charges I'd imagine.

I'd think that Northern Ireland would be considered as destination for all goods coming from Uk Mainlaind , therfore no charges would apply.

Gally79 wrote: »

I'd think that Northern Ireland would be considered as destination for all goods coming from Uk Mainlaind , therfore no charges would apply.

Not a chance. The Revenue weren't born yesterday. The first companies they've probably spoken to about not soliciting tariff avoidance are courier companies.

I had something signed for and delivered to Newtownabbey lunch time last Thursday. Arrived at the Dublin Depot on Monday, and was put in a locker last night. So about a week from delivery up North to locker in Dublin

Commissar wrote: »

Though in your case, Dave, did Parcel Motel (if it is PM) track the package from it's arrival or were you waiting until it arrived to the locker before the website informed you about it?

Yeah it is PM. I got the email on Monday say it has arrived in the Dublin Depot, and then the text/email last night with the pin. The tracking history on the website says the same.

14/12/2020, 12:54 Parcel Motel In Transit
17/12/2020, 00:08 Parcel Motel Stored

I was keeping an eye on the Royal Mail site as well with that tracking number so knew when it was in Belfast, but the first that PM told me anything was when it hit Dublin.


It was actually the third time someone was trying to send an order to me from mainland UK. The first was posted on the 19th of October, I got on to him after two weeks and he says that Royal Mail say it is in it's destination country as of the 22st of October. Gave it another two weeks to to see if it needed time to work through the system but no joy so he made up another one, and posted it off on the 12th of November. Got back on to him on the 4th of December, told him that I had something from Wimbledon posted on this date arrive on this date, something from outside Glasgow posted on this and arrived on this etc and asked can he confirm the addresses were as I entered or resembled something along the lines of xxxx, and that it was going as International and not Domestic. Told him that I'd no reason to suspect anything dodgy from him, that he has his website, social media, and a fairly decent sales on his etsy site and that the only thing I could offer was that as he would know, what I was ordering you would only ever need one of. You would never need two or three so he refunded and I ordered again with PM as the address. Still have no idea what Royal Mail or An Post have done with the first two though.

3wayswitch wrote: »

Just an update on this.

So it appears my parcel was put in a Nightline van instead of a Parcelmotel van. The Nightline driver then delivered my parcel to the Circle K garage itself instead of putting into a Parcel Motel locker at the same location.

Thankfully the garage kept my parcel behind their counter so I was able to get it from them.

Jesus that is staggering incompetence.

3wayswitch wrote: »

I wouldn't have minded so much, but no one reached out to me to let me know that my parcel has been behind the counter of the petrol station for the past two days. Had I not called them, god knows what would have happened to it.

I had that before a couple of times but the driver had the sense to call me and ask me if it was meant for the garage or a locker, took an extra week to get it but at least he realised I didn't live at a petrol station lol

viperlogic wrote: »

has anyone package moved on from "outbound - parcel motel dublin" in past two weeks? Mine stuck there since 8th

Outbound since the 5th, emailed 3 times now no response. I presume I'll have to waste an hour trying to call them to get any answer.

Two of my packages arrived in the Dublin depot last Saturday but they still haven't been stored in a locker.

As long as they are in before we head home for Christmas It'll be ok. Is anyone else waiting as long?

Hi, anyone having issues returning a parcel with PM? I tried 3 codes they told me each one was wrong, despite scanning the barcode and typing them in. The return is littlewoods..

Just got an email saying from December 28th they will no longer accept deliveries at Newtownabbey

Damn Brexit.

I rang them back yesterday, it was all but said to me that my parcel has 'gone missing.' Then i get that email! Amateur hour in full swing.

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Just got an email saying from December 28th they will no longer accept deliveries at Newtownabbey

Damn Brexit.

Shocking poor notice, I had a package posted yesterday, so now waiting on tender hooks if it will arrive by 24th to PM. I wrote to them saying this should have been communicated last friday.

Just ordered stuff from UK this afternoon so hopefully gets here before 28th.

Shockingly bad notice. Literally 4 working days and that too if you include Xmas eve.