Sending luggage from Cambridge to Edinburgh

[Clive George]

I've just been asked the best way to send 3 bags, total weight about 100lb
from Cambridge to Edinburgh - they're riding up and want the other stuff
sending ahead.

Any ideas?

cheers,
clive

 

[Don Whybrow]

Clive George wrote:
> I've just been asked the best way to send 3 bags, total weight about
> 100lb from Cambridge to Edinburgh - they're riding up and want the other
> stuff sending ahead.
>
> Any ideas?

I suppose it depends how time critical it is. My mum lives in East
Anglia and we live in Edinburgh. In the past we have used a part load
distribution service. You might be able to find someone local who does
the run up and back on a regular basis.


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[Ambrose Nankivell]

Clive George wrote:
> I've just been asked the best way to send 3 bags, total weight about
> 100lb from Cambridge to Edinburgh - they're riding up and want the other
> stuff sending

Virgin Trains work with a company called

http://www.carrymyluggage.com/

I've no link with it, but it may do what you say. Services such as
Parcelforce would give a decent rate for doing that to one of their
contract customers, but for retail customers, it's probably too pricey.
They do have aggregators which keep their prices nearer to that charged
to businesses.
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[Clive George]

"Ambrose Nankivell" <firstname+'n'@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Clive George wrote:
>> I've just been asked the best way to send 3 bags, total weight about
>> 100lb from Cambridge to Edinburgh - they're riding up and want the other
>> stuff sending
>
> Virgin Trains work with a company called
>
> http://www.carrymyluggage.com/
>
> I've no link with it, but it may do what you say. Services such as
> Parcelforce would give a decent rate for doing that to one of their
> contract customers, but for retail customers, it's probably too pricey.
> They do have aggregators which keep their prices nearer to that charged to
> businesses.

Yes - I found some on ebay, and had some recommended elsewhere. Really quite
a lot cheaper than the retail rate!

cheers,
clive

 

[naked_draughtsman]

"Clive George" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I've just been asked the best way to send 3 bags, total weight about 100lb
> from Cambridge to Edinburgh - they're riding up and want the other stuff
> sending ahead.
>
> Any ideas?
>

Might be a bit too far, but we were discussing moving out in a few months
and how many car trips it would take and a random guy from London next to us
on the train suggested going to a charity shop who sell bulky items (e.g.
furniture) and will deliver it and giving them a generous donation for their
man and van!

If you know anyone who drives a lorry long distance, they might be able to
take it if they're going that way. It might fit in the back of the cab if
it can't go in the trailer.
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