[Bert Coules]

I asked about this in the main forum general chat section but it occurred to me that there might be some specialist advice available here.

I'm looking for a delivery service (within the UK) which will accept - and, crucially, offer compensation insurance on - a sizeable lens.

Every company I've investigated specifically says that objects made of, or containing, glass cannot be covered and must be sent at my own risk.

Is there a solution to this?

Many thanks,

Bert

[dazza74]

I always use Royal Mail Special Delivery, you can get compensation upto £2,500 I believe with that. Last lens I sent went in it's original box first, I then bubble wrapped that and then that went in another box. Overkill maybe but better to be safe than sorry.

[Bert Coules]

Originally Posted by dazza74

I always use Royal Mail Special Delivery

Thanks for that. I just looked at their site: I was sure I'd been there already and seen a list of non-insurable items which included glass, but this time I couldn't find it, so perhaps I was dreaming. Someone on the general chat forum suggested emailing them and asking specifically, so that's what I've done.

Overkill maybe but better to be safe than sorry.

I couldn't gree more. Have you ever been in the unfortunate position of having a lens or similar lost or damaged?

Bert

[booyaka]

Originally Posted by dazza74

I always use Royal Mail Special Delivery, you can get compensation upto £2,500 I believe with that. Last lens I sent went in it's original box first, I then bubble wrapped that and then that went in another box. Overkill maybe but better to be safe than sorry.

sent a couple of lens this way and also a D40 camera i sold on here and all arrived perfectly fine using RMSD

[Bert Coules]

Excellent, that's encouraging. Thanks.

Bert

[Pirate!!]

Ahoy!

RMSD definately. And you can increase the insurance value from the standard £500.00 (inclusive) and pay the additional premium. Better safe than sorry!

I've sent and received £1000.00 lenses and cameras with them. It's a bit of a 'no-brainer'.

[Bert Coules]

Originally Posted by Pirate!!

RMSD definately.

Many thanks. And, er... yo ho ho.

Bert

[mjlamoon]

Definately Royal Mail special delivery,

I wrap well in box, bubble wrap and place in a further box, If youve bought from amaxon their boxes are good. Mark as fragile or handle with care,

[Bert Coules]

Originally Posted by mjlamoon

Mark as fragile or handle with care

I always do, but remain totally unconvinced that it makes any difference whatsoever.

Thanks for the recommendation. It looks as though Royal Mail Special Delivery is definitely the right option.

Bert

[sdb123]

RMSD is handled separately to other Royal Mail services and is probably the safest and most reliable option.

Get yourself along to somewhere like Staples and get yourself a suitable sized box and decent packing materials (should cost around £6 in total) to be absolutely sure of no breakages.

[Bert Coules]

Thanks to everyone for the replies and advice. Very useful and much appreciated.

Bert

[dazza74]

Such a pity we can't teleport stuff, I've got half a room full of various packing boxes and about 100 meters of bubble wrap

[Bert Coules]

Thanks for the thought, but if we could teleport stuff, presumably I could just despatch the lens directly to its destination with no wrapping whatsoever...

Bert

[dazza74]

Originally Posted by Bert Coules

Thanks for the thought, but if we could teleport stuff, presumably I could just despatch the lens directly to its destination with no wrapping whatsoever...

Bert

Hadn't thought of that

[Bert Coules]

It would be great, wouldn't it? Where's Scotty when you really need him?

Bert

[dazza74]

Originally Posted by Bert Coules

It would be great, wouldn't it? Where's Scotty when you really need him?

Bert

I'd teleport myself to a jessops store room, pickup a Nikon D3x and 17-35 2.8 and teleport out again before they found out