12-01-2021, 11:59 AM
On the bright side, I sent a package to the Orkney Islands a few weeks ago. Franked and then posted at 17:00 and on the customer's doorstep at 09:00 the next morning. Obviously flown up and, the islands being small, not too difficult to deliver. Still, an amazing service. Have you tried Royal Mail "Special Delivery"? I've found it reliable and, on the rare occasion when things go wrong, not too difficult to sort out.
"This is our guaranteed by 1pm delivery service. It allows you to send items to all UK destinations from any Post Office™ branch, for an all-inclusive price.If you send your item from a Post Office branch (or collected by our Business Collectionservice), before the latest acceptance time, we guarantee delivery by 1pm the next working day. We even offer later guaranteed delivery times to the Shetland Islands and other remote destinations, for no extra charge. Guaranteed Saturday delivery is available as an add-on to the Special Delivery™ service for the urgent items you post on Friday. Guaranteed Saturday delivery ensures that your item is delivered to the recipient by 1pm on Saturday. In the unlikely event that your item is not delivered on time, we'll refund your money. When adding on Saturday Delivery, VAT at standard rate will be added to the basic cost, then an extra fee of £3. Customers need to post items at a Post Office®.
Compensation
Your Special Delivery item has a money-back guarantee if it doesn't arrive by the guaranteed delivery time. All Special Delivery items are automatically covered with £500 compensation against loss or damage. For a small amount you can increase the level of compensation to £1,000 or £2,500 and as an added extra you can purchase consequential loss up to £10,000."
"This is our guaranteed by 1pm delivery service. It allows you to send items to all UK destinations from any Post Office™ branch, for an all-inclusive price.If you send your item from a Post Office branch (or collected by our Business Collectionservice), before the latest acceptance time, we guarantee delivery by 1pm the next working day. We even offer later guaranteed delivery times to the Shetland Islands and other remote destinations, for no extra charge. Guaranteed Saturday delivery is available as an add-on to the Special Delivery™ service for the urgent items you post on Friday. Guaranteed Saturday delivery ensures that your item is delivered to the recipient by 1pm on Saturday. In the unlikely event that your item is not delivered on time, we'll refund your money. When adding on Saturday Delivery, VAT at standard rate will be added to the basic cost, then an extra fee of £3. Customers need to post items at a Post Office®.
Compensation
Your Special Delivery item has a money-back guarantee if it doesn't arrive by the guaranteed delivery time. All Special Delivery items are automatically covered with £500 compensation against loss or damage. For a small amount you can increase the level of compensation to £1,000 or £2,500 and as an added extra you can purchase consequential loss up to £10,000."