Advice on sending docs to Oz
 

Hi'a

We need to send some documents to our agents in Australia tomorrow and just wandered what was the best way to do it.

Originally i thought I would send it special delivery but now thinking about it i guess that wont work in Australia.

Should i be thinking of using a courier ??

Any advice will be greatfully received

Ozzygirl :)

Re: Advice on sending docs to Oz
 

We used DHL Couriers if I remember correctly when we sent stuff. I think you were able to track them from point of pick up to point of receipt online.

cheers

Ginny

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UPS, DHL are most expensive but do the signed for thing. The Royal Mail will send it but you dont get to track it. I ended up sending mine UPS purely from total paranoia.

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We couriered docs to Oz twice, using DHL each time. They are brilliant. You can track your package all the way through their website and get the name of the person who signs for it at the other end.

Look in the yellow pages under "couriers" and call them.

Gina

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DONT USE ROYAL FAIL !!!! They negate any responsibility once it has left UK SHORES

Use DHL !!!

Royal Fail lost our tra docs, we contacted them having waited 5 weeks to see if it was slow system, they gave us a complaint form.

This is extract from complaint form, you can get this from any P.O. I swear this is TRUE.

" mail sent via royal mail, is not deemed lost until 30 days after posting. To make a valid compensatory claim, please do so within 30 days of posting "


GO FIGURE !!!

Re: Advice on sending docs to Oz
 

Hi

Try www.interparcel.com

We have used them twice and they are very efficient.
They use DHL so items can be tracked on their website.

We sent our Police checks last Friday and they were delivered Tuesday.

Good luck

AnitaB

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Seriously - do not use royal mail. Many people have and Im sure many get their things delivered, but many have also had their med's lost, pcc''s lost which will add at least 4 weeks to your processing plus another XX$ to get the meds or pcc re-done .

DHL will hunt the earth to find your package , royal mail will send you an email saying ' after 4 weeks we will instigate an inquiry ' then you get the 'we lost it , we can't track it after it leaves england' letter.

Its about 27quid with Interparcel via DHL to Aus - its well worth it.

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By the third time I had used Parcel Farce I thought it about time to use someone better - and DHL were great.

SS

Re: Advice on sending docs to Oz
 

Thanks Guys

I have just been onto the Interparcel website and booked up with them.

They are due to come round sometime today so our docs should reach Melbourne by early next week :D

Thanks again

Ozzygirl

p.s i know what you mean about royal mail, we recently complained that our mail was going missing and all they did was send out a sorry letter with a book of stamps in it, but funnily enough we are now getting our post again :D

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I don't adam and eve it

Booked Interparcel on the internet to pick up our documents to send to oz, they said they had availability for yesterday and kindly charged our debit card and sent us an e-mail invoice but then did not turn up.


GGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR :eek:

I have left a message on there answer phone and sent them an e-mail so hopefully they will pick our docs up on Tuesday.

I suggested to hubby that we book flights to Oz for tomorrow and take it ourselves but he wouldn't have it :D it was worth a try though

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I've been asked not to send via courier - so do I have any alternative other than Royal Mail ?

Heather

Re: Advice on sending docs to Oz
 

Why have you been asked that?




Jeremy

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No idea. I'm sending TRA refs direct to Glenn Newton in Oz and his email stated 'do not send via courier', but am now worried re sending Royal Mail as the docs cost a fortune to get certified.

Re: Advice on sending docs to Oz
 

In that case I suggest you talk it over with Glenn - if you look at his address it's in southern NSW and a long way outside the metropolitan area and maybe couriers don't deliver there?



Jeremy

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Seconded!

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Its because a courier won't deliver to Glenn's PO Box address - if you send it by courier it will be held by the courier company, and Glenn will then have to arrange for it to be collected, adding time to the process.

As an alternative you can send your docs by courier to us in Melbourne, and we will then put them in an Express Post Platinum (a signed for on delivery service) bag, but that will add a day or two to the delivery process.

Best regards.

Re: Advice on sending docs to Oz
 

Thanks for that Alan but think I'll chance Royal Mail - the last form got there ok and pretty quick. If it was meds or similar I may rethink but it's Employer refs so I'd still have originals in my possession.

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We sent all our docs through Royal Mail 1st class Registered and brought their insurance and had no probs

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It may be too late for you, but for others, when you get your original docs certified, it may be worth getting at least 3 copies of each. I had all my docs certified at a magistrates court (at least 50 docs) for 8 quid. Very cheap...

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Wow - that's cheap - definitely worth looking into. Thanks