Next day parcel delivery by 6pm on the next working day
Next day parcel delivery for items up to 150kg and 6.5m. We collect from your door and deliver by 6pm on the working day after collection, with the price shown before you book.
How the next day courier service works
Next working day is our standard service. We collect from your door on the day you choose and the consignment is delivered by 6pm on the next working day. Collections run Monday to Friday, and delivery is counted from the collection day.
There is no timed slot: delivery can be any time up to 6pm. If a day or two doesn't matter, Economy is our lowest price and delivers 2 to 3 working days after collection.
Delivery times by area
Most of the UK mainland gets next working day delivery. Remote zones take longer, and the booking page shows your delivery date before you pay.
| Area | Next working day | Economy | Surcharge per end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mainland Great Britain | By 6pm the next working day | 2 to 3 working days | None |
| North-east Scotland and Cornwall | By 6pm the next working day | 2 to 3 working days | Rate card |
| Remote zones | 2 to 3 working days | 3 to 5 working days | Rate card |
Remote zones are Highlands, Scottish islands, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Isles of Scilly, Isle of Wight. Surcharge amounts come with your rate card, and any surcharge on a one-off booking is shown in your price before you book. See the Northern Ireland, Highlands and islands page for postcodes.
Who uses a next day delivery courier
Next working day suits stock top-ups, trade orders and customer orders you've promised for tomorrow.
What you can send next day
- Weight per item
- Up to 150kg
- Length per item
- Up to 6.5m
- Other two sides
- Up to 3m each
- Per consignment
- 1,000kg and 15 cubic metres
Several items can travel as one consignment, each priced on its own line. Measure the longest side and weigh each item before you book.
How next day delivery is priced
Every item is priced on its size or weight, whichever is greater. We work out its volumetric weight (length x width x height in cm, divided by 5000) and compare it with the actual weight. How volumetric weight works.
Fuel is included, so there is no separate fuel surcharge. You see the full price, line by line, before you book. Prices exclude VAT, which is added at payment.
If an item turns out bigger or heavier than declared, the consignment is re-priced at the actual size and weight.
- Next working day or pick a day collection
- Standard price
- Your area day collection
- Costs less
- Later today collection
- Costs more
- Two-person delivery
- Costs more
- Regional surcharge, per end
- Rate card
- Standard cover
- Included in the price
Every amount is shown as its own line in your price before you book.
Next day courier questions
Choose Next working day and we deliver by 6pm on the working day after we collect. The delivery date is shown on the booking page before you pay.
Any time before your collection. For a collection later today, book before 12 noon on a weekday: we collect between 1pm and 6pm, in mainland Great Britain outside the remote zones, and deliver by 6pm the next working day. Later today collection costs more, and the extra is shown in your price before you book.
No. Next working day delivery can arrive any time up to 6pm, so make sure someone can take it in during the day.
It is delivered by 6pm on the next working day, usually the Monday. There is no weekend delivery.
It depends on the size or weight of each item, whichever is greater, and the journey. Fuel is included and the full price is shown before you book. Enter your postcodes and items on the booking page for a live price in seconds.
No. Deliveries to or from the Highlands, the Scottish islands, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight take 2 to 3 working days, with a regional surcharge for each end in the zone, shown in your price before you book.
More answers in the help centre.
Other services
All services- Large itemsBig boxes, cartons and long, heavy or bulky goods up to 150kg, priced on size or weight.
- Business courierOne account for your team, weekly invoicing once verified, rate cards and CSV batch.
- CollectionLater today, your area day, next working day or any weekday in the next 30 days.
- Two-person deliveryTwo crew carry heavy and bulky goods into the room your recipient chooses.
- Northern Ireland, Highlands and islandsSurcharge zones, postcodes and extra days for remote areas, set out in full.
- Long parcel deliveryTubes, pipes, timber and rolls up to 6.5m long, priced on size or weight.
- Heavy parcel deliveryMachinery parts, engines and gym kit up to 150kg per item.
- Bike courierBoxed bikes, frames and wheels, collected from your shop and tracked to your customer.
- Oversized and awkward itemsDoors, panels, display stands, signs and crated one-offs that won't box neatly.
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