Parcel Motel

does the registration text take long to come through? kind of need it quickly as i want to get a phone but have a 20 hour limit?

mmm I'm waiting on a delivery that was sent on Friday from UK.

FullblownRose wrote: »

Are Parcel Motel still offering free stays for new users?

No.

inforfun wrote: »

Need to pick up stuff from "the van" and instructions were supposed to be sent by email.
Didnt get that.

But what do they need in order to hand over your parcel?
ID, i suppose.
PM ID and tracking number?


Edit: Never mind. PM ID and name was enough.

I hope you dont mind me asking, did you need official ID like photo ID or do you mean that you needed your parcel motel id number (also known a the PM ID, it seems).

Just asking because I have used parcel motel for the 1st time for a couple of orders from a site where I usually get direct delivery under my nickname, but if Ive to show official i.d to collect my order from parcel motel, i might run into problem as obviously my nickname that i used for the orders won't match the name on my official i.d cards

Just name on the parcel and pmid is enough, collected from the bus three times myself

Orchid wrote: »

Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone can help. It used to be the case once you receive your text you have 48 hours to collect it. I received a text yesterday morning and was charged 3.95. I received a reminder this morning that the parcel will expire in 24 hours and was charged another 3.95. Has the collection time been reduced to 24 hours? I found no mention of this in their website.

they may have reduced it but have no right to. I will be having a chat with them about the service I received in the new year when things have calmed down.

FullblownRose wrote: »

Do any of ye use parcel connect? i want t use them because they can deliver much closer to me than the nearest PM depot but some site dont accept the P Connect address because they dont seem to have a postcode for their antrim address, unlike parcel motel who do give a postcode..i tried entering 0000 ..

The address should be in your Virtual Address



should looke like below

Your Name
Your ID
Fastway NI East Depot
Unit 3B Norfill Business Park
Randalstown Road
BT41 4LD
Antrim

FullblownRose wrote: »

I don't know what virtual address I was trying to enter the first time but yes I checked and there's a postcode on mine..thanks

Didn't know about these guys until I read this post. Thanks! Much closer to home
When I signed up I noticed that in the email they send out (Subject: "Collect Registration Details") there is no mention of a postcode. However it is included in the "virtual address" link on their site.

Seems to be a strange omission...

Merry Christmas!

J_

I had 2 amazon orders sent to the Parcel Motel northern ireland depot and the first was delivered to the last tuesday. When I log in to P.M website it still says ''you have not yet had any parcels checked in to Parcel Motel''.
Would it be delayed becaue of Christmas, or should I be concerned?
I'm not necessarily expecting to have recieved them yet, but I thought there's be an online record of their arrival at the n.i depot at least?

sky6 wrote: »

Yes, Basically it's 3.50 for each leg of the Journey. if you order something from the uk use the NI address as it's considered delivery in the uk. If it's free delivery in the uk you only pay 3.50 once. as the first leg is free within the uk. 3.50 from NI to wherever you live.
Your item will be delivered to your nearest PM site which are mostly located in Garage forecourts.
Any large items are delivered to their warehouse in Finglas, just off the M50.
Where you can collect.
I hope this helps.

If it's not free delivery but much lower delivery costs in the U.K, which is likely why you'd use Parcel Motel, you're paying the U.K delivery charge to the seller at the time of placing the order with them. So Parcel Motel can only charge you for the leg of the journey between their Antrim depot and your local depot. I can't see any situation where P.M could be charging you more than 3.50?

In fact I think it's something like 3.95 now..

FullblownRose wrote: »

I had 2 amazon orders sent to the Parcel Motel northern ireland depot and the first was delivered to the last tuesday. When I log in to P.M website it still says ''you have not yet had any parcels checked in to Parcel Motel''.
Would it be delayed becaue of Christmas, or should I be concerned?
I'm not necessarily expecting to have recieved them yet, but I thought there's be an online record of their arrival at the n.i depot at least?

PM don't log parcels on to their system until they reach Dublin. It's a major flaw in their system.

My parcels have turned up on the radar..in fairness, they were closed for Christam and only started back today, but they should've made that clear by putting the announcement on their main page of the website.