ParcelForce price rise as of 4th April 2022 - Between 76% and 105% Rise

[FaaF]

Do many of you use ParcelForce for your marketplace orders and, if so, what price increase are you seeing this morning?

I'm aware they were to remove the 15% discount for Rewards4U but they've also increased base prices. My old prices were:

Depot to Recipient
ParcelForce48 - £8 - 15% = £6.80 including VAT
ParcelForce24 - £9 - 15% = £7.65 including VAT

Post Office to Recipient
ParcelForce48 - £9 - 15% = £7.65 including VAT
ParcelForce24 - £10 - 15% = £8.50 including VAT

As of this morning, the new costs are:

Depot to Recipient
ParcelForce48 - £12 including VAT 76.47% increase
ParcelForce24 - £15.40 including VAT 101.3% increase

Post Office to Recipient
ParcelForce48 - £14 including VAT 83% increase
ParcelForce24 - £17.40 including VAT 104.7% increase

 

[Solve My Problem]

Parcel2Go would be cheaper than the rates you have.

UPS are next day for less than the rates above, even less if it's to a business based on a clients current prices (low volume shipper)

 

[japancool]

DHL Parcel are cheaper as well.

Drop at depot: 5.89 inc VAT, up to 15kg, 60x60x60 max size. Next day.

 

[Paul Norman]

I have tended to use DHL.

However, giving the increases in fuel costs, I think increases in postage costs are reasonable.

I will be putting up the costs to customers by similar amounts.

 

[stuartm1962]

Do many of you use ParcelForce for your marketplace orders and, if so, what price increase are you seeing this morning?

I'm aware they were to remove the 15% discount for Rewards4U but they've also increased base prices. My old prices were:

Depot to Recipient
ParcelForce48 - £8 - 15% = £6.80 including VAT
ParcelForce24 - £9 - 15% = £7.65 including VAT

Post Office to Recipient
ParcelForce48 - £9 - 15% = £7.65 including VAT
ParcelForce24 - £10 - 15% = £8.50 including VAT

As of this morning, the new costs are:

Depot to Recipient
ParcelForce48 - £12 including VAT 76.47% increase
ParcelForce24 - £15.40 including VAT 101.3% increase

Post Office to Recipient
ParcelForce48 - £14 including VAT 83% increase
ParcelForce24 - £17.40 including VAT 104.7% increase

What size parcels and approx weight are you sending?

 

[paulears]

I've dumped parcelforce for this very reason, apart from (as mentioned in another topic) tubes. UPS are now the cheapest for my 1-2Kg packets - typically 30 x 20 x 13 or thereabouts. Ironically, I'd opened a business account with them, but been unable to use it as the business prices were more expensive than the on-line ones. The loss of the discount means they've lost about £150 a week from me.