I will have a set of wheels for disposal soon, anyone recomend a carrier who can handle this sort of shipment and who can advise me of packaging?
(FL2 off an evoque)

Sister forum BigDave
https://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/md-couriers-vf79.html Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Thats npinks.

Can i help chap?

Dave If we cant shift it - it cant be shifted.
Anything to anywhere - anytime!

Used these - great service
https://www.paisleyfreight.com/alloy-wheel-courier No Longer the owner of a 2013MY Fuji White GS

"Fiat Lux" a philosophy not a car

Thanks that is a very interesting company, they do lots of awkward shaped stuff as well as wheels!

I could post my misses then

Does she qualify as awkward, or shaped? Or both

Yep both

SYFL2 wrote:

I could post my misses then

Will you pay for return carriage if she is not as described and I have to reject her?  Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

Well, after contacting Paisley freight decided to try Simpson Transport instead!
http://www.simpsontransport.com/

3 reasons
1 Paisley required the 4 wheels to be palletised, including me doing pallet wrap and pallet straps, while the driver waited!
2 paisley were slightly more expensive than Simpsons
3 Simpson provide a door to door service not using other transport comapnies

Dealit with Nigel at Simpson, very helpful and friendly. even arranged to collect whilst i was out, unlike Paisley who would not provide even a morning or afternoon collection time. Simpson also contact delivery addresse to arrange drop off!
plus it all happend within 4 days

great result, thanks to all who offered advice and contacts

Strange how experiences differ:
Tried contacting Simpson by email - no reply to any of my contacts
Finally rang them - twice the price of Paisley!
And could only offer a 10 day possible window to do the job
(Shipping 4 rims in mfrs boxes Brighton to Gateshead) No Longer the owner of a 2013MY Fuji White GS

"Fiat Lux" a philosophy not a car

well I rang them and spoke to Nigel, who was very helpful, the 10 day window is standard, but in fact they arrived 3 days after the booking date. they rang to confirm arrival time, and even offered to collect from drive if there was no one in! delivery took place within 2 days of collection and they rang ahead to ensure he was in
I had a quote from paisley which was more expensive than simpson, and involved palletising the 4 wheels as and when lorry arrived , paisley would not offer an eta slot, just a day between 08.00 and 18.00 if I recall correctly, and I would have had to secure wheels on pallett.
It may be that for smaller wheels their price is more competitive but for freeland (ie 4*4 wheels, they are not cheap!)
I like the fact that simpson don't use other hauliers to handle to items, I guess its horeses for courses

Just to update
Paisley - gave up trying to book them really unhelpful via email
Simpsons - too expensive

Finally booked mailto:info@wheelcarrier.co.uk - let's seee how they do No Longer the owner of a 2013MY Fuji White GS

"Fiat Lux" a philosophy not a car

be interested to see how it goes...

just noticed you live in dunston, I started off in carr hill!