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Retired in Euskadi Feb 1st 2017 8:50 am

Shipment of goods within Spain
 
I recently bought a 2nd hand Honda rotovator that was advertised online.
It weighs approx 55kg & is 100cm x 75cm x 80cm.
It's near Barcelona & I need to ship it to Bizkaia.

Correos only deal with items up to 30kg.
DHL are useless, both their website and over the phone.

I've been quoted almost €300 to deliver it door to door but I think that's with companies that deliver as a one-off item. It'd be cheaper for me to fetch it by car, but what I really want is a company that does a "job lot" of items that would bring the cost down to around €50. Can wait a few days.
Have googled "transportes baratos españa" or similar wording, but nothing good has come up really.

Does anyone have any knowledge/experience of companies that provide such a service?
I'm sure there must be lots within Spain.
Many thanks

avocados Feb 1st 2017 9:19 am

Re: Shipment of goods within Spain
 
search with "logisticas" in the detail.

I had a new rotavator (approx 500e) delivered from Penninsula to Canarias, free of charge - they used the potential IVA as the transport cost. So, about 100e. should be much cheaper for u.

The company was TRANSAHER.

Retired in Euskadi Feb 1st 2017 10:18 am

Re: Shipment of goods within Spain
 
Great.
Many thanks

Rosemary Feb 1st 2017 10:25 am

Re: Shipment of goods within Spain
 
MRW or Ecoparcel usually have reasonable prices.

Rosemary

Retired in Euskadi Feb 1st 2017 11:19 am

Re: Shipment of goods within Spain
 

Originally Posted by Rosemary (Post 12167510)
MRW or Ecoparcel usually have reasonable prices.

Rosemary

Thanks Rosemary.
MRW has a local branch near here; they said they only deal with "paquetes" and up to about 30kg.
I'll try Ecoparcel.

spainrico Feb 1st 2017 11:40 am

Re: Shipment of goods within Spain
 
The usual companies do not ship heavy stuff, probably H&S and the logistics of a heavy load. You need a specialist company.

Rosemary Feb 1st 2017 12:08 pm

Re: Shipment of goods within Spain
 

Originally Posted by Retired in Euskadi (Post 12167581)
Thanks Rosemary.
MRW has a local branch near here; they said they only deal with "paquetes" and up to about 30kg.
I'll try Ecoparcel.

That is strange because they used to advertise that they would ship peoples bikes to their holiday destination. Maybe it depends on the size of the depot.

Rosemary

Eric S Feb 1st 2017 5:00 pm

Re: Shipment of goods within Spain
 
Why not rent a van go pick it up yourself? We rented one from Hertz a couple of years ago to move some furniture for our place in Spain. A quick check shows they have a large selection. See here.

- Eric S.

Eric S Feb 1st 2017 5:03 pm

Re: Shipment of goods within Spain
 
Oh sorry, I just re-read your post and you said you didn't want to go get it yourself. I originally thought it you might not be able to because it wouldn't fit in your car.

- Eric S.

Retired in Euskadi Feb 1st 2017 5:41 pm

Re: Shipment of goods within Spain
 
Yes, it'd be an 1100km return trip in the car, in which the rotovator would fit, but then there'd be a night in a hotel, etc, which whilst enjoyable, would also add to the costs that one is inclined to hide!


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