Parcel Motel

[lancashirelass]

I have sold an item on ebay (UK) and the sender has requested that I send to a Parcel Motel address in Northern Ireland. Looking at ebay community it appears to be a safe method, but nowhere can I find if I just take the parcel to a UK post office, and if so how much do I pay. Has anybody used them and can explain how I use to send a parcel from UK to NI. Thaks

[wolf63]

I can't directly answer your question but I think that Northern Ireland is in the UK.

I have no idea what a Parcel Motel is unless it is a way of getting things to south of their border without incurring massive charges.

[lancashirelass]

Thanks for reply, I have googled and it’s one of those systems where items get delivered to a locked box for people to pick up from (with a code) but can’t find out how much I would need to pay (have included UK postal costs on ebay sale). The purchaser hasn’t replied to my query, so think I’ll just have to take to post office and see what they say.

[kwillmott]

From what I have seen online. Parcel Motel are a parcel delivery carrier.
They handle parcels from other carriers as part of the delivery chain. So if you go to the Post Office they will weigh the parcel and advise the cost. So should be no different to sending to anywhere else. So long as you have the correct address.