We offer two broad postage options
for most UK destinations:
Standard: This is charged at £2.50 for orders (or
pre-order dispatches) valued under £50 and £4.50 for orders valued over £50.
Standard orders receive priority and are dispatched as soon as we are able by
first class post or express courier.
No Rush: This is FREE
for orders over £50 or just £1.50 for lower
value orders. As implied, this is an economy service. No Rush orders
are packed and dispatched when time allows and are sent by 2nd Class Post or
economy courier - at busy periods a few days delay may occur.
Our No Rush postage option is available only on Internet,
fax and orders sent by post. No Rush/Free Delivery is not usually available on
Telephone orders, except diecast ADVANCE orders.
NOTE: For items which can go in the regular post
(i.e. under 2 kilos in weight) we do not make any surcharge UK Highlands and
Offshore Islands, but for larger, heavier items going to these outlying areas a
flat charge of £6 is made to cover the extra that the Parcelforce service charge
for standard delivery or a quicker service is available
for £9. A full break down of postcode areas affected is shown on our order form page.
Channel Islands:
Please place your order in the normal manner. If you are entitled to VAT refund,
please comment PLEASE REFUND VAT on the order and it will be refunded back to
you. All bulky items count as OUTLYING for postage (£6.00) - this covers most
items up to £200 in value, above this there may be a surcharge - please ask
before ordering.
In the services? Please see the
BFPO Page for more
info.
The following further Postage and Packing Options can be selected when
you order at this site - because our site is so large with so many different
products there are a lot of different options, however reading this you should
be able to decide which to select - covers all of UK except Channel
Islands for which you need to select the Worldwide Less Vat Plus Postage option:
UK: Before 9am Parcel - £14.95
A special parcel service where Parcelforce will deliver before
9am on a weekday. Please note that this is not a Next Day service but if
requested we can usually advise which day delivery should occur.
UK: Saturday Parcel Delivery - £24.95
Expensive, but order at any time in the week up to
Friday 7am and we'll hold your package and send it with Parcelforce 24
"Saturday". Guarantees Saturday delivery - great if you work all week.
OUTLYING Delivery - £6.00
The Outlying option is for large items such
as railway sets, scalextric sets, RC cars etc. If you've in one of the
areas shown on our order form you should select these options for immediate
dispatch - as otherwise we will have to contact you before we can charge which
may delay dispatch.
EU: Under 2KG, EC by Air - Add 15% (minimum £2.50)
Standard air mail to the EC. Suitable for most
products which are small or light enough to go in the post - we will let you know if it's not OK for your order.
EU: Any Weight, EC - Fully Insured by Air - At Cost
Minimum charge is 15% or £2.50. This is the
option to select if you're ordering something bulky like a RC kit - we have the
following flat rates for larger items:
Southern Ireland £20.00 for parcels up to
£150, £30 for parcels up to £300 - above that POA.
Please note everywhere else in Europe costs substantially more to courier
packages to - from £25 to £60 depending on the item and country. We can give you
an estimate if you contact us before ordering.
Worldwide: By Air - Less VAT, plus postage. (minimum £2.50)
We charge you what the post office charges us
(including insurance where required). 100% fair - if it costs us £2.50,
you pay £2.50 - if it costs us £80, you pay £80 etc etc. Small items,
spare parts, model buses etc are cheap to send, big items like RC cars cost £30
or more, really heavy items like Scalextric sets can cost £60 to £90 - we can
give an estimate if you are unsure.
