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Parcelforce UK - who do they use here ?

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  • 16-03-2021 8:09pm
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    Discodog
    Registered Users Posts: 15,822 ✭✭✭✭


    I am considering buying an ebay item from the UK. The seller would send it via Parcelforce (Royal Mail Parcels). Does anyone who they use to deliver here ? AnPost ?


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    PommieBast
    Registered Users Posts: 2,566 ✭✭✭PommieBast


    Discodog wrote: »
    I am considering buying an ebay item from the UK. The seller would send it via Parcelforce (Royal Mail Parcels). Does anyone who they use to deliver here ? AnPost ?
    Not sure about the ParcelForce brand specifically, but letters and small packages sent to me in the past via Royal Mail were delivered by AnPost.


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    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 14,831 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    https://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?forum=144&subforums=1&sort=newest&date_to=&date_from=&query=Parcelforce


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    VG31
    Registered Users Posts: 3,390 ✭✭✭VG31


    GLS


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    SPDUB
    Registered Users Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭SPDUB


    PommieBast wrote: »
    Not sure about the ParcelForce brand specifically, but letters and small packages sent to me in the past via Royal Mail were delivered by AnPost.

    Someone I know got 5 largish parcels from Parcelforce delivered by An Post last week


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    Discodog
    Registered Users Posts: 15,822 ✭✭✭✭Discodog


    SPDUB wrote: »
    Someone I know got 5 largish parcels from Parcelforce delivered by An Post last week

    Here's hoping. Couriers are a pain for me.


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    Timfy
    Registered Users Posts: 723 ✭✭✭Timfy


    We're out in the sticks and so far everything from Parcelforce has been delivered by a local small courier company, via GLS

    No trees were harmed in the posting of this message, however a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.



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    Discodog
    Registered Users Posts: 15,822 ✭✭✭✭Discodog


    The seller quoted me £70 via Parcel Force. I just sent him a screenshot from Parcels2go showing it as £25 :)

    DPD is only £14


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    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users Posts: 28,362 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    I have a package coming via Parcelforce that is showing as "DUBLIN PARCELS INBOUND Tracked in destination country" since Wednesday with no further update. There may well be VAT due. Any idea who I could be talking to in order to nudge things along?



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    PommieBast
    Registered Users Posts: 2,566 ✭✭✭PommieBast


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117719414#Comment_117719414

    Have they not given you a tracking number for the local delivery firm? It is probably still making its way thru customs which unfortunately can take several days :(



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    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users Posts: 28,362 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117720316#Comment_117720316

    I have a Parcel Force tracking number, nothing else



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    PommieBast
    Registered Users Posts: 2,566 ✭✭✭PommieBast


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117721169#Comment_117721169

    Could try putting it into 17track and seeing if that brings up the Irish carrier.



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    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users Posts: 28,362 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117721495#Comment_117721495

    Thanks for the suggestion, but no, it's not finding it.



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    PommieBast
    Registered Users Posts: 2,566 ✭✭✭PommieBast


    Best guess is that it is taking its time to clear customs and it is just a waiting game. I've heard that orders below €150 have had particularly bad delays.



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    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users Posts: 28,362 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117722984#Comment_117722984

    That could be it. I put the tracking reference into An Post parcel tracker and they have it, showing as 'we have your parcel' on the same date as Parcel Force showed it as being in Dublin.

    Any idea if we're typically talking days or weeks?



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    PommieBast
    Registered Users Posts: 2,566 ✭✭✭PommieBast


    Back in May it took AnPost a bit over a week to deliver a package to me (from Australia) once it had appeared on their tracking system.



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    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users Posts: 28,362 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    Latest update from An Post tracking - does 'sorted' mean that it's all sorted, or sorted onto a route or what?

    10 August 2021 15:50

    Your delivery has been sorted

    10 August 2021 15:50

    We have your delivery



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    PommieBast
    Registered Users Posts: 2,566 ✭✭✭PommieBast


    Not sure. Best guess is that it has at least cleared customs.



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    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users Posts: 28,362 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    Just to say that the package was delivered today, without any mention of VAT. It had a proper commercial invoice in the paperwork, which also has no mention of VAT at all.

    So it looks like I got away with not paying any VAT to anyone, Irish or UK.



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    PommieBast
    Registered Users Posts: 2,566 ✭✭✭PommieBast


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117766326#Comment_117766326

    Nice to hear it finally arrived :)

    I have had things slip through the net once or twice in the past. Guess it down to the mood of the customs agent on duty at the time.



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