Well maybe the couriers are shite up North then... 
Hermes are still cheapest, £4 for a small parcel for 3-5 days, I know not everyone likes Hermes though, and I have also had problems with them in the past. However I've had more problems with royal mail tbh, and they also turn up at any time lol, doesnt seem to be any strict times for them to come round here.
Yodel do pretty much any parcel for £8.xx 48hr.....however I have loads moaning when i was couriering Golf parts that they were taking longer than the Hermes ones to arrive lol..hermes arrived in 3 days, Yodel '48hr' were taking longer than that despite costing twice as much. But even still, I posted wings, ARBs, PAS rack and loads of big heavy things for £7.50 with them at the time (it went up begining of this year) and IMO thats much better value than royal mail/parcel force....
Postage everywhere is stupidly high now....but why royal mail have suddenly added an extra pricing thing to thier system and an extra £2.50 on something that already cost £3 is beyond me!
Hermes are still cheapest, £4 for a small parcel for 3-5 days, I know not everyone likes Hermes though, and I have also had problems with them in the past. However I've had more problems with royal mail tbh, and they also turn up at any time lol, doesnt seem to be any strict times for them to come round here.
Yodel do pretty much any parcel for £8.xx 48hr.....however I have loads moaning when i was couriering Golf parts that they were taking longer than the Hermes ones to arrive lol..hermes arrived in 3 days, Yodel '48hr' were taking longer than that despite costing twice as much. But even still, I posted wings, ARBs, PAS rack and loads of big heavy things for £7.50 with them at the time (it went up begining of this year) and IMO thats much better value than royal mail/parcel force....
Postage everywhere is stupidly high now....but why royal mail have suddenly added an extra pricing thing to thier system and an extra £2.50 on something that already cost £3 is beyond me!